Today, Deputy Secretary Graves held an introductory meeting with the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko. During their meeting, the Deputy Secretary and First Deputy Prime Minister discussed the U.S.-Ukraine commercial relationship, as well as opportunities to increase commercial engagement between our countries. The Deputy Secretary underscored the...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo is pleased to announce that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has begun awarding its historic $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to build back better by accelerating the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and building local economies that will be resilient to...

Good afternoon! It’s great to be here with all of you. Thank you, President Marrs, for that kind introduction and thank you to British American Business for inviting me to speak today. Following the trade dip during the 2020 lockdown, I’m proud to say that trade between the United States and the UK has rebounded strongly. Just look at the data. Today the United States is the UK’s single largest...

NOAA’s Climate Program Office today launched a newly redesigned version of Climate.gov , NOAA’s award-winning, flagship website that provides the public with clear, timely, and science-based information about climate. The redesign expands the site’s already significant capacity to connect Americans with the resources they need to understand and plan for climate-related risks. Americans are facing...

Alongside more than 20 major federal agencies as part of President Biden’s whole of government approach to confronting the climate crisis, the Department of Commerce released its Climate Action Plan for Adaptation and Resilience on October 7, 2021 . With a substantial portion of the United States gross domestic product dependent on weather and climate, supporting economic growth and resiliency and...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong signed a Memorandum of Understanding implementing the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (the Partnership), which aims to strengthen U.S.-Singapore trade and investment collaboration. The Partnership expands and elevates work done under the U.S.-Singapore Infrastructure...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor to discuss opportunities for the United States-New Zealand commercial relationship. The Deputy Secretary and Minister also discussed the importance of interoperability in data flow regulations that ensure privacy and protection for consumers and businesses. They also discussed their mutual...

Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo and Minister for Foreign Trade of Sweden, Anna Hallberg, met and discussed opportunities to cooperate on climate and other green economy initiatives. The Secretary and Minister Hallberg also discussed other areas to improve bilateral trade and investment, including cloud services and other digital economy topics. The Secretary and Minister committed to deepen...

Section 1. Pittsburgh Statement The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) met for the first time in Pittsburgh on 29 September 2021. It was co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis...

Between September 20-24, Deputy Secretary Don Graves joined Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for the re-launch of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Ministerial and Business Forum, an international platform that provides policymakers and civil society stakeholders across 22 European countries with resources and tools to build secure, resilient, climate...