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Secretary Pritzker Affirms U.S. Support for Burmese Political and Economic Reforms

Trade and InvestmentAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsU.S.-ASEAN Business Council

As part of her week-long commercial diplomacy mission to Asia this week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met today with supporters of Burma’s transition to...

Jun052014

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Secretary Pritzker First-Ever Commerce Secretary to Visit Burma

Trade and InvestmentAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsU.S.-ASEAN Business Council

As the first-ever U.S. Commerce Secretary to visit Burma, Secretary Penny Pritzker today encouraged Burmese leaders to continue making positive political and economic reforms...

Jun042014

Secretary Pritzker meets with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III

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Secretary Pritzker Meets with Philippine President Aquino, Trade and Industry Secretary Domingo, and Finance Secretary Purisima

Trade and InvestmentAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsU.S.-ASEAN Business Council

As part of a week-long commercial diplomacy trip to the Asia-Pacific region, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker is in the Philippines to demonstrate the Obama...

Jun042014

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse at Sunset in Acadia National Park. Photo: Jeremy Stevens (www.sharetheexperience.org)

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Data Expands the Tourism Industry

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Every year thousands of visitors flock to the United States to explore the country and experience the culture.

Jun042014

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on the Confirmation of Stefan Selig as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade

About the U.S. Department of CommerceTrade and InvestmentStefan Selig

“I am very pleased that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Stefan Selig as Under Secretary for International Trade at the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration...

Jun062014

Opinion Editorial -- LinkedIn Influencer -- America Is First in the World for Investment — and Getting Stronger

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Guest oped by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Jeff Zients, Director of the National Economic Council - Opinion Editorial, LinkedIn Influencer

Jun042014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks on America’s Economic Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region

Trade and InvestmentAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Association of Southeast Asian NationsU.S.-ASEAN Business CouncilSelectUSATrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

As part of her commercial diplomacy mission to the Asia-Pacific this week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks today on the United States'...

May302014

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Leads CEO Mission to Show U.S. Commitment to Asia

Trade and InvestmentAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsU.S.-ASEAN Business Council

The United States is committed to its commercial relationship with Asia.

May302014

Protecting Your IP Overseas - Three Things to Know

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Protecting Your IP Overseas – Three Things to Know

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Planning to export? Don’t forget about your intellectual property!

May302014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Alistair Jessop, Senior Vice President, Development, SolarReserve

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Reliable Electricity and Energy Independence: Exporting Game Changing U.S. Developed Solar Energy Storage Technology to West Africa

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade MissionSolarReserveAlistair Jessop

SolarReserve has participated in two extremely well-organized and worthwhile business development trade missions led by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

Jun032014

Secretary Pritzker with members of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council in Vietnam.

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Discusses Trade Ties with Vietnamese Government Leaders

Trade and InvestmentAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsU.S.-ASEAN Business Council

Yesterday U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker was in Vietnam on the first leg of her Asia commercial diplomacy trip.

May272014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Concludes Successful Africa Trade Mission

Trade and InvestmentAfrican Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)U.S.-Africa Business ForumWest Africa Trade MissionCongresswoman Karen Bass

May222014

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on President Obama’s Executive Actions to Welcome More International Visitors

Trade and InvestmentNational Travel and Tourism StrategyBrand USATravel and Tourism

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued a statement today on the announcement that President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum to help welcome more...

May212014

U.S. Department of Commerce & Bloomberg Philanthropies Host Inaugural "U.S.-Africa Business Forum"

Trade and InvestmentBloomberg PhilanthropiesU.S.-Africa Business Forum

On August 5, 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Bloomberg Philanthropies will co-host the first-ever U.S.-Africa Business Forum, a day focused on trade and investment...

May202014

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Investing in America

Trade and InvestmentForeign Direct Investment (FDI)SelectUSA

Obama Administration Announces Second-Ever SelectUSA Investment Summit Will Be Held March 23-24, 2015 in National Harbor, MD

May142014

U.S. Commerce Secretary Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Fromman Promote Expanded U.S.-Turkey Commercial Relationship

Trade and InvestmentU.S.-Turkey Business CouncilSelectUSANational Export Initiative (NEI)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today co-chaired the third meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) at the...

May132014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Next Phase of the National Export Initiative -- NEI/NEXT

Trade and InvestmentNEI/NEXTNational Export Initiative (NEI)Exports

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced NEI/NEXT – a data-based, customer service-driven initiative to ensure that more American businesses can fully...

May222014

Opinion Editorial -- Forbes -- Making America More Welcoming For International Visitors

Trade and InvestmentGlobal EntryTravel and Tourism

Over the last 5 years, the United States has seen an increase of 15 million annual international travelers and this growth has SUPPORTED roughly 175,000 American jobs.

May142014

U.S. Commerce Secretary Pritzker Delivers Remarks on U.S.-Turkey Commercial Relationship

Trade and InvestmentFramework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC)SelectUSAU.S.-Turkey Business Council

Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. I want to recognize and thank my fellow FSECC co-chairs: Deputy Prime Minister Babacan and Minister Zeybekci as well as my colleague...

May212014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks on Africa Trade Mission Announcing U.S.-Africa Business Forum

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade MissionNigeria

Speaking this morning to a group of business leaders in Lagos, Nigeria, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said that the United States sees tremendous economic...

May282014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at 2014 President’s “E” Awards Ceremony

Trade and InvestmentE AwardsExports

Thank you, Acting Undersecretary Hyatt, and thanks to Arun and everyone in our International Trade Administration for their work to support thousands of American exporters...

May132014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Next Phase of the National Export Initiative -- NEI/NEXT

Trade and InvestmentNEI/NEXTNational Export Initiative (NEI)Exports

This month is World Trade Month, and this week is National Small Business Week. Let me start with a story at the intersection of trade and business.

May282014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Honors 65 Companies For Export Successes

Trade and InvestmentE AwardsExports

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today honored 65 U.S. companies and organizations that export goods or services during the 2014 President’s “E” Awards ceremony.

May282014

Icelantic Skis was one of 65 companies and organizations recognized by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker with a President's E Award for supporting U.S. exports.

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Recognizing Those Supporting American Exports

Trade and InvestmentE AwardsU.S. Foreign Commercial Service

We at the Department of Commerce produce a lot of numbers, but we always try to see behind the export numbers into what they create – jobs, growth, and development.

May272014

EDA Investment Suppport Business and Workforce Development in Southern New Hampshire

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EDA Investment Supports Business and Workforce Development in Southern New Hampshire

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May272014

Secretary Pritzker joins Jay Ireland, GE Africa President and CEO, after a roundtable discussion with representatives from General Electric (GE) Healthcare and the Government of Nigeria

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Secretary Pritzker Highlights General Electric Investment in the Nigerian Community

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade Mission

While in Nigeria, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker participated in a roundtable discussion with representatives from General Electric (GE) Healthcare and the...

May092014

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Commerce and Department of Homeland Security: A new partnership built on shared principles

Trade and InvestmentJeh JohnsonCompetitivenessEconomic Security

About a month ago, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and I each sent our respective workforces (around 280,000 people combined) a declaration of joint principles we...

May122014

Commerce in the Community: The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. works to strengthen businesses, increase exports and create jobs in communities around the country

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Commerce in the Community: The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. works to strengthen businesses, increase exports and create jobs in communities around the country

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Below is an interview with Toya Powell, Vice President of Operations for the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC). A former real estate economist at Property & Portfolio...

May132014

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What’s NEXT for U.S. exports?

Trade and InvestmentMade in AmericaNational Export Initiative (NEI)NEI/NEXTExports

Exports are critical to the U.S economy. They fuel economic growth in our communities, support good middle class jobs, and unlock opportunity for American companies,...

May142014

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Commerce Department Supports Small Businesses

Trade and InvestmentSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)Entrepreneurship

This week marks National Small Business Week – an opportunity to recognize the invaluable role entrepreneurs and small businesses play in America’s economy. It’s also a time...

May152014

ExporTech™ Helps Manufacturers Develop Strategies for International Markets

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ExporTech™ Helps Manufacturers Develop Strategies for International Markets

Trade and InvestmentExporTechManufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)U.S. Export Assistance CenterExportsManufacturing

With more than 80 percent of the world market residing outside the U.S., there is clearly great opportunity for U.S. companies to find new customers and grow. But it is much...

May222014

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Coming Soon: A More Detailed Look at U.S. Trade and International Investment

Trade and InvestmentDataInternational Trade in Goods and Services

International data will soon be getting a new look, giving users more detail on the U.S. economy’s relationship with the rest of the world in the most significant...

May212014

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Empowering West Africa

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade MissionExports

By no stretch of the imagination, I am a very lucky man. Aside from sharing a great life with my wife and daughter, I’ve had the great pleasure of waking up each day for 30...

May202014

Secretary Pritkzer Tours Entrepreneur School of Technology and Meets Ghanaian Entrepreneurs

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Secretary Pritkzer Tours Entrepreneur School of Technology and Meets Ghanaian Entrepreneurs

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade MissionPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Entrepreneurship

After meeting with Ghanaian Minister of Trade and Industry Haruna Iddrisu and Minister of Finance Seth Terkper, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker stopped by the...

May202014

Secretary Pritzker Kicks Off Second Day of West Africa Energy Business Development Mission and Visits Electric Company of Ghana

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Secretary Pritzker Kicks Off Second Day of West Africa Energy Business Development Mission and Visits Electric Company of Ghana

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade MissionPower AfricaExports

Today, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker kicked off her second day in Ghana at the Electric Company of Ghana (ECG) as part of the Commerce Department’s West Africa Energy...

May202014

Simple Steps to Expanding Your Business through Exports

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Simple Steps to Expanding Your Business through Exports

Trade and InvestmentWorld Trade MonthTrade Stats ExpressExports

At the Department of Commerce and the Minority Business Development Agency we are dedicated to helping more minority-owned business leverage their competitive advantage and...

May192014

Secretary Pritzker Discusses Trade and Investment with Ghanaian President Mahama and Other Officials

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Secretary Pritzker Discusses Trade and Investment with Ghanaian President Mahama and Other Officials

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade Mission

Building on a strong bilateral relationship with Ghana, the United States is committed to partnering with the country as a beacon of stability and democracy in West Africa.

May162014

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Grow Your Business With U.S. Foreign Trade Data

Trade and InvestmentUSA Trade OnlineExports

In today's economy, businesses are continually looking for new ways to remain competitive and may not know there are resources available from the Census Bureau and the...

May162014

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Leads Energy Business Development Mission to West Africa

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade MissionEnergyExports

With more than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lacking access to electricity, the power development challenge is enormous. More than two-thirds of the population is...

May162014

Acorn Energy, Inc., Joins Commerce Department Sponsored Trade Mission Because of Enormous Potential in West African Energy Market

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Acorn Energy, Inc., Joins Commerce Department Sponsored Trade Mission Because of Enormous Potential in West African Energy Market

Trade and InvestmentWest Africa Trade Mission

On behalf of Acorn Energy, Inc., I am honored and excited to join US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on her upcoming West Africa Energy Business Development Trade Mission...

May062014

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on International Trade in Goods and Services in March 2014

Trade and InvestmentU.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the March 2014 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data.

May022014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Recognizes May as World Trade Month

Trade and InvestmentWorld Trade Month

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today kicked off World Trade Month 2014 by reiterating the government’s commitment to making international trade an integral part of...

May012014

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May is World Trade Month 2014

Trade and InvestmentWorld Trade Month

For years, May has been the time to not only recognize the benefits of international trade, but also for organizations around the country to support more American companies...

Apr282014

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New Expansion to Support New Opportunities

Trade and InvestmentGold Key MatchmakingTrade AfricaPower Africa

Last week, Commerce Secretary Pritzker made an important announcement that demonstrates the United States’ commitment to supporting developing economies and the Department of...

Apr252014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Business Delegation to Join Her West Africa Trade Mission

Trade and InvestmentU.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan AfricaWest Africa Trade MissionExports

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that she will lead 20 American companies on an Energy Business Development trade mission to West Africa, which will...

Apr242014

Driving German FDI – the U.S. as a Manufacturing & Distribution Hub, and an Export Platform

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Driving German FDI – the U.S. as a Manufacturing & Distribution Hub, and an Export Platform

Trade and InvestmentSelectUSAManufacturingForeign Direct Investment (FDI)

SelectUSA just finished another successful event at the Hannover Messe manufacturing trade fair – the largest in the world – and now we’re gearing up for another big event in...

Apr242014

Commerce's Advocacy Center Supports Jobs at Boeing Facility in Arizona

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Commerce's Advocacy Center Supports Jobs at Boeing Facility in Arizona

Trade and InvestmentNational Export Initiative (NEI)Boeing

As the country’s Chief Commercial Advocate, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker works to ensure that U.S. companies have the best possible chance of selling their goods and...

Apr242014

Spurring Economic Growth through Infrastructure and Planning

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Spurring Economic Growth through Infrastructure and Planning

Trade and InvestmentForeign Direct Investment (FDI)

Generally, when people think about economic growth, they think in terms of big ideas: workforce development, increasing exports, foreign-direct investment. Most people don’t...

Apr222014

Commerce Connects U.S. Businesses to Opportunities in Africa’s Power Sector

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Commerce Connects U.S. Businesses to Opportunities in Africa’s Power Sector

Trade and InvestmentU.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa

With its fast-growing middle class and tremendous human, agricultural, and mineral resources, the continent of Africa is attracting investors and businesses from all around...

Apr172014

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Secretary Pritzker Delivers Remarks on America’s Economic Future in the Asia-Pacific

Trade and InvestmentAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Association of Southeast Asian Nations

In her remarks, Secretary Pritzker discussed the United States’ commitment to strengthening commercial and economic ties throughout the Asia-Pacific, which is a critical...

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