Secretary Gina M. Raimondo has issued the following statement regarding the announcement today by President Biden and European Commission President Von der Leyen on the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework between both governments: “Today’s Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework announcement between the United States and the European Union reflects our shared recognition of the importance of...

Following United States Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai’s announcement of a new 232 tariff agreement with the United Kingdom, American businesses and industry and labor groups are applauding the deal, which will allow historically-based sustainable volumes of U.K. steel and aluminum products to enter the U.S. market without the...

Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo met with Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova to discuss the Department’s role in the export controls placed on Russia by the United States government and a broad coalition of partner-countries. The Secretary and Ambassador Markarova also discussed ways in which the Department of Commerce can continue to support the extraordinary...

Novel Agreement with Critical Trade Partner Showcases Historic Trade Relationship Between the Two Countries and Will Counter Unfair Trade Practices by China That Harm our Industries and Workers Today, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai announced a new 232 tariff agreement with the United Kingdom to allow historically-based...

Providing Any Form of Service to These Aircraft is Also a Likely Violation of U.S. Law Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), publicly identified commercial and private aircraft that have flown into Russia in apparent violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In so doing, BIS is notifying the public that providing any form of service...

Thank you, President Paxson, for inviting me to deliver the Ogden Memorial Lecture on International Affairs. It’s an honor to be here. And thank you to everyone attending. I’m excited to be at Brown University, I’m glad to see so many familiar faces, and I’m thrilled that we’re able to be together in person. It’s been just over a year since I was sworn in as the Secretary of Commerce, but Rhode...

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer (in country) of luxury goods to all end users in the Russian Federation (Russia) and Belarus and to certain Russian and Belarusian oligarchs and malign actors located worldwide. This action is in response to Russia’s brutal, continuing invasion of Ukraine (as...

Thank you to President Biden for convening this roundtable, and thank you Governor Whitmer, Governor Holcomb, and our guests from the private sector for joining us. From day one, President Biden has prioritized the revitalization of our manufacturing economy and has given those of us on his team a clear mission to bring those jobs back from overseas. For me, rebuilding American manufacturing is...

Today, following President Biden’s signing of an Executive Order on “Ensuring the Responsible Development of Digital Assets” that establishes a Federal government-wide approach to the development of the digital assets industry, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement: “President Biden has identified a bold and prudent path forward for a whole-of-government approach to...

The Republic of Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Moon, Sung Wook and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo are pleased to announce the formal addition of the Republic of Korea to the growing global coalition of nations that are standing against Russian aggression by implementing stringent export control policies. The U.S. Department of Commerce, through its Bureau of Industry and...