Hello and greetings from Washington. It’s my pleasure to address this summit and share how the Department of Commerce is helping to grow the space economy. It’s our job at Commerce to improve America’s competitiveness so that our companies can succeed in the global economy. The commercial space industry is one of our key strategic priorities, as we want to ensure the United States remains a leader...

Thank you, Dean, for that kind introduction. Good morning, everyone! Ohayou Gozaimasu I am honored to be here at Temple University Japan – the first campus of an American university in Japan. This campus and the thousands of students who have passed through here are a testament to the kind of U.S.-Japan partnership between the United States and Japan that is as important today as it was four...

Thank you, Andrew, for the kind introduction, and thank you, Second Vice Minister Park, for being here today and for co-hosting this important forum. The Ministry of Science and ICT is one of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s primary Korean partners, cooperating and consulting with us in a range of areas, from cybersecurity standards to semiconductor R&D, telecommunications, and the digital...

Thank you Vice Minister Jang and President Min for the warm welcome. I’m delighted to be here at this year’s Korea-U.S. Advanced Industry and Technology Cooperation Forum in Seoul and to join this impressive gathering of government and private sector leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators. I am looking forward to witnessing the signing of MOUs between KIAT, Korean...

Thank you, Suzanne, for that introduction. Hello everyone! I’m very pleased to be here at the IDB. I’d like to thank President Goldfain for the invitation to attend today’s launch of the “BID for the Americas” Program. I applaud his leadership and efforts to evolve the Bank, making it a center of knowledge, expertise, and innovation including on the most pressing issues that face the region –...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo delivered the following remarks ahead of her bilateral meeting with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao “Good morning, thank you, Minister Wang. It’s great for me to be here with you in Beijing and to work with you and to see you again. I want to thank you, your team has been...

Thank you, Michael, for that introduction. Hello everyone! I couldn’t be more pleased to be here with you, General President Coleman, and all the dynamic and diverse SMART members gathered here today. The work of sheet metal, rail, and transportation workers is integral to our nation’s infrastructure. For more than a century, you have connected America to itself, from small rural towns to bustling...

Thank you, Rob, for that introduction. Hello everyone. I’m so pleased to be here at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to engage with you all about how the Department of Commerce is leveraging its resources to build a more resilient economy. At the Department of Commerce, our responsibilities span a wide range of issues, and one that I and many of our dedicated staff members are deeply involved in is...