Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining today’s conversation. I am delighted to be here in Côte d’Ivoire and to have spent the last few days speaking with private sector and government leaders working to bolster trade and investment. But I am especially excited to learn from today’s exchange. According to a 2019 World Bank report, Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest rate of...

Good evening. It’s a pleasure to join you. The Netherlands and the United States share a long history of partnership based on shared democratic values. We are NATO allies. And our trade and investment relationship continues to promote economic growth and benefits workers in both of our nations. In 2021, two-way trade between our countries totaled more than 88 billion dollars. Approximately 9...

Thank you, Ambassador Osius, for that introduction. It’s an honor to be here. Since I became Commerce Secretary last year, I’ve had the opportunity to speak to ministers from most of your governments and travel to the region. We’ve discussed the U.S. commitment to ASEAN and our desire to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth together. And I’ve heard you speak about the principle of...

Thank you, Michelle, for that introduction. And thank you all for joining us today. At the Commerce Department, we have one overarching goal: to improve America’s competitiveness so that our workers and companies succeed in the global economy. From day one, President Biden has recognized that if we want to compete globally, we need to invest domestically. A major part of that is rebuilding...

Good morning and thank you all for joining us today. I am so excited to be back in Detroit! Thank you, Mayor Duggan for welcoming us again to your beautiful city and thank you to Representative Lawrence and Senators Stabenow and Peters for all the work you do in Washington to deliver for the people of Michigan. I’d also like to thank Lt. Gov Gilchrist and Gov. Whitmer for working tirelessly with...

Thank you to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for inviting me to speak today. We have one overarching goal at the Commerce Department: to improve America’s competitiveness so that our workers and companies can succeed in the global economy. And a major part of achieving that goal is revitalizing of our alliances around the world. I am especially heartened by the cooperation between the U.S. and our...

Thank you, Miguel, for that introduction and for your leadership at MBDA. And thank you to Cedric Richmond for joining us from the White House. And thanks to all our attendees for joining, and for your work to support minority business enterprises, which are crucial to our nation’s economic well-being, global competitiveness, and closing the wealth gap. At our previous MBDA stakeholder meeting, we...

Thank you, Lori, for that kind introduction. And thank you, NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad and National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham for inviting me to join you today. I’d also like to welcome our interagency colleagues from the Air Force as well as FEMA Deputy Associate Administrator David Bibo. Their presence today proves that predicting, preparing for, and responding to hurricanes...