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Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on International Trade in Goods and Services in February 2016

Trade and InvestmentDataInternational Trade in Goods and ServicesExportsTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Penny Pritzker

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the February 2016 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data...

Apr042016

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews Delivers Remarks at 2016 Hannover Messe Kick-Off Event

Trade and InvestmentHannover MesseForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Digital Economy

Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at “On the Road to Hannover Messe,” an event hosted by the German Embassy in cooperation with Siemens...

Apr012016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Addition of Eighth National Network of Manufacturing Innovation Institute

InnovationNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Smart FabricsTextilesPenny Pritzker

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker released the following statement on the addition of the eighth National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) institute...

Mar292016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Appointees to Inaugural Digital Economy Board of Advisors

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today the appointment of 17 distinguished leaders with a wide range of expertise on digital policy and economic issues to...

Mar252016

Secretary Pritzker moderated a panel discussion with Archer Daniels Midland CEO Juan Ricardo Luciano, The AES CorporationPresident and CEO Andres Gluski, and Dow Chemical Company Vice Chairman Howard Ungerleider

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Argentine President Macri to Increase Cooperation Between Two Governments

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Secretary Pritzker also met with U.S. and Argentine private sector leaders at the AmCham Argentina Summit to solicit their input on how to strengthen the commercial and...

Mar252016

Secretary Pritzker addressing a summit focused on the state of entrepreneurship in Cuba

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Secretary Pritzker Joins President Obama for Historic Trip to Cuba

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In addition to meeting with government officials, President Obama and Secretary Pritzker engaged with Cuban entrepreneurs to highlight the work they are doing to energize...

Mar232016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Signing of U.S.-Argentine Memorandum of Intent as Part of President Obama's Trip to Argentina

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Argentina Commercial Dialogue

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the signing of the Memorandum of Intent (MOI) between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Argentine...

Mar232016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Kiersten Todt as Executive Director of Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

InnovationCybersecurity National Action PlanCommission on Enhancing National CybersecurityCybersecurityKiersten Todt

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today that she has selected Kiersten Todt to join the Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

Mar222016

Hoja Informativa: Desarrollo económico después de los cambios en los reglamentos de exportación y viajes a Cuba del Presidente Obama

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

El 17 de diciembre de 2014 el Presidente Obama anunció que Estados Unidos cambiaría su política con respecto a Cuba y avanzaría en dirección a una normalización de las...

Mar212016

Fact Sheet: Economic development in the wake of President Obama’s regulatory changes on exports and travel to Cuba

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Cuba Regulatory DialogueEconomic Development

On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced that the United States would change its policies toward Cuba and move toward normalizing relations between the two countries...

Mar212016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Entrepreneurship-Focused Summit During President Obama's Historic Visit to Cuba

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at a summit that focused on entrepreneurship during President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba. The event...

Mar162016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the...

Mar162016

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BEA Data Provide a Look into America’s Shopping Carts

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America’s consumers spent more than $12 trillion last year on all kinds of stuff, including new cars, furniture, clothes, groceries, beauty products, electronics, visits to...

Mar152016

Commerce Department's Tariff Tool to Include Trans-Pacific Partnership Countries

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s International Trade Administration has updated its Free Trade Agreement Tariff Tool (FTA...

Mar152016

Commerce and Treasury Announce Significant Amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Regulations Ahead of President Obama's Historic Trip to Cuba

Trade and InvestmentCubaCuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR)Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced significant...

Mar142016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Attend the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit

InnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)EntrepreneurshipGlobal Entrepreneurship Summit (GES)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced she will attend the seventh annual 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), hosted by President Barack Obama in...

Mar142016

U.S. Department of Commerce Hosts First Commerce Data Advisory Committee Meeting in April, 2015

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My First Year as Chief Data Officer

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This week marks my first anniversary as the US Commerce Department’s first-ever Chief Data Officer. This past year was challenging. But it was also an incredible opportunity...

Mar112016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Launches Digital Attache Program to Address Trade Barriers

InnovationTrade and InvestmentDigital EconomyU.S. Foreign Commercial ServicePenny Pritzker

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the launch of the Digital Attache program, a new initiative that establishes an expert network of “digital attaches...

Mar112016

Commerce Launches Digital Attaché Program to Address Trade Barriers

InnovationTrade and InvestmentDigital EconomyU.S. Foreign Commercial ServiceEU-U.S. Privacy ShieldPenny Pritzker

Our country and the entire world are living through one of the most remarkable economic and societal transformations in history and it is being driven by technology. In this...

Mar112016

First EU-U.S. Innovation and Investment in the Digital Economy Dialogue

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker hosted the first Innovation and Investment in the Digital Economy Dialogue with Vice President of the European Commission,...

Mar112016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Join President Barack Obama in Cuba and Argentina

Trade and InvestmentCubaU.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will join President Barack Obama on his historic trip to Cuba and Argentina later this month. President’s Export Council Chair...

Mar112016

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Making a Difference to the World's Digital Economy: The Transatlantic Partnership

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Europe and the United States have a long history of deep political and economic ties. Our economic relationship is the largest in the world, with goods and services trade...

Mar072016

Secretaries Perez, Pritzker, and Foxx at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County

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U.S. Ports: Investing in Engines of Economic Development and American Competitiveness

Trade and InvestmentPenny PritzkerThomas PerezAnthony FoxxInfrastructure

To support U.S. competitiveness in a global economy, it is essential that we expand, upgrade, modernize and maintain our maritime transportation infrastructure and strengthen...

Mar042016

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit

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Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs

About the U.S. Department of CommerceInnovationScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)Women's History Month

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the impact of women entrepreneurs and tech leaders. From Sheryl Sandberg to Daphne Koller to Natalie Massenet, women are shaping the...

Mar032016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the Advanced Energy Economy Annual Dinner

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On March 2, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) Annual Dinner. AEE is a national association of private sector...

Mar022016

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews Delivers Remarks to American Business Group of Riyadh

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered keynote remarks to the American Business Group of Riyadh (ABGR), which serves as a platform for American businesses...

Mar012016

Obama Administration Announces New Chair of Restore Council and Reaffirms Commitment to Gulf Region

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The Obama Administration announced today that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council chair position will rotate from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to U.S...

Feb292016

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Tours Exhibit at PayPal’s Headquarters in San Jose

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A Look at How Commerce Data Fuels Innovation

DataApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs)Open for Business AgendaCommerce Data Service

The U.S. Commerce Department is responsible for producing troves of data – including weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), patent...

Feb292016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Release of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Text

DataTrade and InvestmentEU-U.S. Privacy ShieldPenny Pritzker

Today, the full text of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework is publicly available. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker made the following statement surrounding the...

Feb262016

Vice President Biden and Secretary Pritzker at HLED in Mexico City

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Strengthening the U.S.-Mexico Economic Relationship

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue

On February 24-25, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker TRAVELED to Mexico City, Mexico, with Vice President Joe Biden and other U.S. officials for the third U.S.-Mexico...

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DataTrade and InvestmentEU-U.S. Privacy ShieldDigital Economy

‎The Privacy Shield Framework provides a set of robust and enforceable protections for the personal data of EU individuals. This page includes related statements and fact...

Feb252016

Stefan M. Selig, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade

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Miami: Expanding Trade Through TPP and Global Expansion in the Western Hemisphere

Trade and InvestmentStefan SeligTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of joining several business leaders and state officials for a series of trade events in the Miami, Florida area. Miami has a record for...

Feb242016

Statement by U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on Signing of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

Trade and InvestmentTrade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015Intellectual Property (IP)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the following statement on the President’s signing of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. “By...

Feb232016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Testifies on Commerce Department's FY 2017 Budget Request Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science

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Feb192016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Submits Annual Report and Strategic Plan for First Manufacturing Institutes

InnovationNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has submitted to Congress the first legislative reports required of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The...

Feb192016

Timeline for the Creation of the NNMI Program

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Keeping America on the Cutting Edge of Innovation: The NNMI’s Explosive Progress

InnovationNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Manufacturing

With a powerful call to action made four years ago, President Barack Obama announced an historic initiative designed to maintain America’s competitiveness in the global...

Feb192016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Travel to Mexico City for the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Mexico High Level Economic DialogueTornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry

On February 24-25, 2016, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Mexico City, Mexico for the third U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) along with...

Feb182016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Cuba Consortium's First Annual Washington Conference

Trade and InvestmentCubaU.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Cuba Consortium’s first annual Washington Conference themed “Prospects for United-States Cuba...

Feb182016

Secretary Pritzker Joins FinTech Participants at Second Open for Innovation Event in New York City

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Secretary Pritzker Kicks Off Second Open for Innovation Event with FinTech Companies

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It’s rare that you get to see innovation happen before your eyes, but that’s exactly what happened at last Thursday’s Open for Innovation (O4I) Event in New York City. O4I is...

Feb172016

SECRETARIA DE COMERCIO DE PENNY PRITZKER OFRECE PALABRAS EN EL SEGUNDO DIÁLOGO REGULATORIO ENTRE EE.UU. Y CUBA

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

Hoy, la Secretaria de Comercio de EE.UU., Penny Pritzker, ofreció las palabras de apertura en el segundo Diálogo Regulatorio entre EE.UU. y Cuba, celebrado por los...

Feb172016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Moderate Business Leaders Panel at First-Ever Smart Fabrics Summit

Trade and InvestmentSmart Fabrics

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker was announced as the moderator for a panel of senior level business leaders for the Smart Fabrics Summit on April 11, 2016...

Feb172016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Second U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Cuba Regulatory DialogueCuba

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the opening remarks at the second U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue, which is being hosted by the Departments of...

Feb162016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Largest-Ever Delegation to Attend 2016 Hannover Messe

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that she will lead the largest-ever U.S. delegation to Hannover Messe, the world’s foremost trade fair for...

Feb122016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers J. Ira Harris Lecture Hosted by the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

About the U.S. Department of CommerceTrade and InvestmentOpen for Business AgendaCommercial Diplomacy

On February 11, 2016, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered a J. Ira Harris Lecture, hosted by the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public...

Feb102016

Commerce and Treasury Announce Second U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue in Washington, D.C., February 17-18, 2016

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

Today, the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury announced the second round of the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue in Washington, DC, February 17-18, 2016. U.S. Secretary of...

Feb092016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Announces Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request

About the U.S. Department of CommerceDataEnvironmentInnovationTrade and InvestmentPresident’s FY 2017 BudgetOpen for Business Agenda

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the fiscal year 2017 budget request for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The FY17 budget request supports and builds...

Feb092016

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Cybersecurity National Action Plan

InnovationPenny PritzkerCybersecurity

"Today, President Obama announced a Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP), the culmination of more than seven years of work to develop near-term actions and a long-...

Feb092016

Fact Sheet: FY 2017 U.S. Department of Commerce Budget

About the U.S. Department of CommerceTrade and InvestmentEnvironmentDataInnovationPresident’s FY 2017 Budget

Under the President’s leadership, we have turned our economy around and created 14 million jobs. Our unemployment rate is below five percent for the first time in almost...

Feb082016

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Celebrates New National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

InnovationNational Cybersecurity Center of ExcellenceDigital Economy

During her remarks, Secretary Pritzker highlighted the importance of addressing cyber threats with as much urgency as we do public health crises, natural disasters, and war-...

Feb082016

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

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Strengthening Public-Private Cooperation on Cybersecurity's Toughest Issues

InnovationCybersecurityNational Cybersecurity Center of ExcellencePenny PritzkerWillie E. May

Strong cybersecurity starts at the top. When the CEO or the president of a company truly understands how critical cybersecurity is to their organization’s reputation and...

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