On May 15-16, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to Paris, France to join Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and European Commission leaders at the U.S.-E.U. Trade and Technology Council meeting. Secretary Raimondo will meet with her European counterparts and industry leaders to discuss strengthening the transatlantic partnership...

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law brought together Republicans, Democrats, and Independents to better connect the American people through roads, bridges, airports, and the internet. The law included a $65 billion investment to ensure all Americans can access affordable, reliable, and high-speed internet – Internet for All. Reliable, high-speed internet is vital to work, learn, and...

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Governor Roy Cooper Announce $45 Billion “Internet for All” Initiative During Durham Visit Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo will visit Durham, N.C., to announce the launch of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative, which will invest $45 billion to provide affordable, reliable, high-speed internet for everyone in America by...

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...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Prime Minister of Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính as part of his official visit to the United States for the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Prime Minister Chính discussed the U.S.-Vietnam commercial relationship and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. The Secretary and Prime Minister also discussed two...

Yesterday, Secretary Raimondo and Malaysia’s Senior Minister for International Trade and Industry, Mohamed Azmin Ali met and signed the U.S.-Malaysia Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience. The MOC aims to provide guiding principles for both nations as they collaborate on strengthening semiconductor supply chain resiliency efforts. In signing the MOC, the...

Innovation, Supplier Diversity, and Semiconductors Front and Center in the Motor City Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, U.S. Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, hosted a Supply Chain Summit, bringing innovation, resilience, and supplier...

These days, most of us know how to tell where we are. Advances in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology allow us to find our location from anywhere our GPS-enabled smartphones are working. So, what about when our smartphones are not working? Networks get jammed, infrastructure goes down, or sometimes you’re just inside of a concrete building. If you’ve ever been to a subway station...