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Pritzker sits at the wheel of a new car — Secretary Pritzker Visits Detroit Auto Show and Sees Resilience at its Finest

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Self-driving vehicles could be crucial in enabling our cities to find better ways to reduce traffic congestion, fight crime, and foster economic development.

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Self-driving vehicles could be crucial in enabling our cities to find better ways to reduce traffic congestion, fight crime, and foster economic...

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Justin Antonipillai

Spotlight on Commerce: Breelyn S. Pete, Director of Public Affairs, U.S. Economic Development Administration

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Spotlight on Commerce: Breelyn S. Pete, Director of Public Affairs, U.S. Economic Development Administration

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Teresa R. Christopher, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Gulf Restoration

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Internet of Things (IOT) Logo

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

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

Tinisha Agramonte, Director for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Civil Rights

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Tinisha Agramonte (left), Director for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Civil Rights

U.S. manufacturing attracts foreign investment.

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NOAA Announces Significant Investment in Next Generation of Supercomputers

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Internet of Things (graphic credit: XtravaganT - Fotolia.com)

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New BEA Data Proves Valuable for Retail Industry

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New BEA Data Proves Valuable for Retail Industry

Valencia Martin-Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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Valencia Martin-Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Veronica LeGrande, Human Resources Lead, Shared Services, Office of the Secretary

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Veronica LeGrande, Human Resources Lead, Shared Services, Office of the Secretary

Broadband Key to Smart Cities

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Broadband Key to Smart Cities

United States-India Flags

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United States-India Flags

Timeline for the Creation of the NNMI Program

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The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) Program was created to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by accelerating...

Secretary Pritzker delivers remarks at the 2nd U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

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

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Global City Teams Challenge Logo

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Joins USTDA Director Zak on Smart Cities Infrastructure Business Development Mission to India

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Joins USTDA Director Zak on Smart Cities Infrastructure Business Development Mission to India

Jenna Dunay, Director of International Government Affairs for S2 Global

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Jenna Dunay, Director of International Government Affairs for S2 Global

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

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

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

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On Feb. 8, 2016, we invited Secretary Penny Pritzker and other senior government officials and industry leaders to celebrate the National...

U.S. Census Bureau Graphic on Places in the U.S. to Find a Gift for Valentine's Day

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U.S. Census Bureau Graphic on Places in the U.S. to Find a Gift for Valentine's Day...

Steven Leung, Senior Vice President and President, Emerging Markets, Xylem

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Steven Leung, Senior Vice President and President, Emerging Markets, Xylem

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Jennifer Andberg, Deputy Director of the Office of Business Liaison

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Logo for Hannover Messe: A World of Opportunity--All at One Trade Show

U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews Visits IBM Customer Service Center in Delhi

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U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews Visits IBM Customer Service Center in Delhi

Secretary Pritzker hosts a roundtable with the American Business Council in Lagos, Nigeria

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In Lagos, Secretary Pritzker hosted a roundtable with the American Business Council which allowed PAC-DBIA members to hear about the opportunities...

Secretary Pritzker delivers remarks at the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria

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At an entrepreneurship event hosted by Tony Elumelu Foundation, Secretary Pritzker delivered remarks that highlighted how the American private sector...

Secretary Pritzker, Ambassador Barks-Ruggles, and the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda

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A group photo of Secretary Penny Pritzker, U.S. Ambassador Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, and the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda.

Secretary Pritzker and Ambassador Barks-Ruggles host roundtable with local women entrepreneurs in Rwanda

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To wrap-up the visit in Kigali, Rwanda, Secretary Pritzker and Ambassador Erica J. Barks-Ruggles hosted a roundtable with local businesswomen and...

Secretary Pritzker and Rwanda President Kagame hold business roundtable

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and Rwanda President Paul Kagame were joined by the PAC-DBIA members and African business executives for a roundtable about...

Secretary Pritzker and Rwanda President Kagame hold business roundtable

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and Rwanda President Paul Kagame were joined by the PAC-DBIA members and African business executives for a roundtable about...

Secretary Pritzker meets with Rwanda Development Board and Rwanda Revenue Authority

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While in Kigali with the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA), Secretary Penny Pritzker met with the Rwanda...

Secretary Pritzker and PAC-DBIA members visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Rwanda

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In Kigali, Rwanda, Secretary Penny Pritzker and the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) visited the Gisozi...

Secretary Pritzker and PAC-DBIA members visited the Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Rwanda

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In Kigali, Rwanda, Secretary Penny Pritzker and the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) visited the Gisozi...

Secretary Pritzker and DHS Secretary Johnson cross the Tornillo-Guadalupe International Bridge

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson joined Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to...

Secretary Pritzker Concludes “Commerce in the Valley” Tour

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Secretary Pritzker Concludes “Commerce in the Valley” Tour

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a meeting with the President's Export Council on Sept. 19, 2013. Seated with the President is Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a meeting with the President's Export Council, in Room 350 of the Eisenhower Executive Office...

Julie Kirk, Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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NOAA GOES East image of Hurricane Katrina, August 2005

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Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Willie May Joins Their Majesties, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at Global Cities Expo

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Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Willie May Joins Their Majesties, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands...

Commerce's NIST awards $26 million to support manufacturing in 10 states.

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The NIST team holding their award aside Deputy Secretary Andrews.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST), for cutting research time for forensic DNA typing from about 8 hours to 90 minutes – a...

Secretary Pritzker joins Tony Elumelu and his wife at an entrepreneurship event hosted by the Tony Elumelu Foundation

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Secretary Pritzker joins Tony Elumelu and his wife at an entrepreneurship event hosted by the Tony Elumelu Foundation.

Secretary Pritzker and local women entrepreneurs in Rwanda

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Secretary Pritzker met with a group of local women entrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda to learn about the successes and challenges they've...

Vice Chair and First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Wanda Felton

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Vice Chair and First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Wanda Felton

Martin Ezemma, MBDA Business Development Specialist, explains the event itinerary to a pair of attendees during the Power Africa and Agribusiness Summit Jan.13, 2016, at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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Martin Ezemma, MBDA Business Development Specialist, explains the event itinerary to a pair of attendees during the Power Africa and Agribusiness...

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker in Lagos, Nigeria with DBIA-PAC Members and ITA Staff

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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker in Lagos, Nigeria with DBIA-PAC Members and ITA Staff

Secretary Pritzker discusses clean tech and climate change in Denver armchair discussion

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker traveled to Denver, Colorado to participate in an armchair discussion, where she highlighted the...

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker at Armchair Discussion in Denver, Colorado

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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker at Armchair Discussion in Denver, Colorado

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Association

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Association

Department of Commerce’s Veteran Entrepreneur Initiative team receiving the 2015 President’s Award for Customer Service

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Department of Commerce’s Veteran Entrepreneur Initiative team receiving the 2015 President’s Award for Customer Service

U.S. energy product exports to the world grew by seven percent between 2009-2014

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U.S. energy product exports to the world grew by seven percent between 2009-2014 ...

NWS forecasters are monitoring the possibility of a major winter storm affecting the Northeast later this week

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NWS forecasters are monitoring the possibility of a major winter storm affecting the Northeast later this week

Dangerous road conditions are one of the most deadly hazards during winter.

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Dangerous road conditions are one of the most deadly hazards during winter.

Land and Ocean Temperature Percentiles for December, 2015

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Land and Ocean Temperature Percentiles for December, 2015

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker with MBDA Employees in New Orleans

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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker with MBDA Employees in New Orleans

Secretary Pritzker and Dr. Sullivan with NOAA team members from every office

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Before speaking at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Association on Monday, January 11th, Secretary Penny Pritzker met with NOAA...

Under Secretary Selig meets with the Council of the Americas in Mexico to discuss US-Mexico commercial partnership and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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Under Secretary Selig meets with the Council of the Americas in Mexico to discuss US-Mexico commercial partnership and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

IBM supercomputers used for climate and weather forecasts.

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IBM supercomputers used for climate and weather forecasts.

NOAA’s Powerful New Supercomputers Boost U.S. Weather Forecasts

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NOAA’s Powerful New Supercomputers Boost U.S. Weather Forecasts

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Logo for SelectUSA 2016 Investment Summit

Graphic on Building an Emergency Supply Kit for Your Car

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Graphic on Building an Emergency Supply Kit for Your Car

Secretary Penny Pritzker and the MBDA team

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On Wednesday, January 6, Secretary Penny Pritzker dropped by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)'s all hands staff meeting to greet...

Health IT – Exporting Critical Services to TPP Countries and Beyond

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Health IT – Exporting Critical Services to TPP Countries and Beyond

U.S. Selected Significant Climate Anomalies and Events for 2015

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U.S. Selected Significant Climate Anomalies and Events for 2015

Visit weather.gov and type your ZIP code or city, state into the box highlighted below by the yellow circle.

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Visit weather.gov and type your ZIP code or city, state into the box highlighted below by the yellow circle.

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Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Logo

Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems lays out a six-step process to help communities improve their resilience by setting priorities and allocating resources to manage risks for their prevailing hazards.

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Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems lays out a six-step process to help communities improve their resilience...

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Glenn Davidson, Executive Director of Shared Services for the U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Census Bureau 2016 Population Projections for the U.S. and World

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U.S. Census Bureau 2016 Population Projections for the U.S. and World

Projected 2016 population for the United States and World

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Projected 2016 population for the United States and World

Holiday Season 2015: Test Your Knowledge of Census Bureau Statistics During this Festive Season

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Holiday Season 2015: Test Your Knowledge of Census Bureau Statistics During this Festive Season

Secretary Pritzker greets Commerce employees on their way into work

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews spent time greeting Commerce employees as they came into work this week.

Secretary Pritzker visits Havana, Cuba in October 2015

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On October 6, 2015, Secretary Penny Pritzker landed in Havana, Cuba, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since the re-...

Manufacturing Relies on the Strengths of American Communities

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Manufacturing Relies on the Strengths of American Communities

Photo of Legendary NIST Laboratory Director Katharine Blodgett Gebbie

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Photo of Legendary NIST Laboratory Director Katharine Blodgett Gebbie

NIST Materials Scientist Michael Riley prepares a sample of material for a drop test that will reveal its ability to absorb and dissipate energy. This was one of a series of tests that helped the Head Health III judges identify five materials that held th

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NIST Materials Scientist Michael Riley prepares a sample of material for a drop test that will reveal its ability to absorb and dissipate energy...

Clip courtesy of Sony Pictures Television and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Shark Tank airs Fridays at 9/8c on ABC

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Clip courtesy of Sony Pictures Television and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Shark Tank airs Fridays at 9/8c on ABC

Director of USPTO Speaks on Women and Innovation at Politico Summit

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Director of USPTO Speaks on Women and Innovation at Politico Summit

Secretary Pritzker and Council on Foreign Relations Fellows

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Secretary Pritzker met with the Council on Foreign Relations Fellows to discuss the role of the Department of Commerce in commercial diplomacy.

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Madhura Valverde, Former Director of the Office of Executive Secretariat

The “Historical Probability of a White Christmas” map shows the climatological probability of at least 1 inch of snow being on the ground on December 25 in the contiguous United States.

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The “Historical Probability of a White Christmas” map shows the climatological probability of at least 1 inch of snow being on the ground on December...

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and Operation HOPE sign a memorandum of understanding designed to provide U.S. minority business enterprises (MBEs) with greater opportunities to access technical and financial resources

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Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and Operation HOPE sign a memorandum of understanding designed to provide U.S. minority business...

Devices Used to Access the Internet; Percent of Americans Ages 3+, 2011-2013

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Devices Used to Access the Internet; Percent of Americans Ages 3+, 2011-2013

A diver examines the gunner's forward turret on a PBY-5 Catalina resting on its right side in Kāne‛ohe Bay, Hawaii. The plane was sunk at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Credit: UH Marine Option Program

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A diver examines the gunner's forward turret on a PBY-5 Catalina resting on its right side in Kāne‛ohe Bay, Hawaii. The plane was sunk at Pearl...

The American Community Survey helps local officials, community leaders and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities.

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The American Community Survey helps local officials, community leaders and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities.

Secretary Penny Pritzker Speaks at inGENuitY 2015

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Secretary Penny Pritzker speaks with Jonathan Capehart at inGENuitY 2015. (Photo credit: Kate Warren/The Washington Post)

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Tiffany Wilson, NACIE Member and Executive Director, Global Center for Medical Innovation

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Tiffany Wilson, NACIE Member and Executive Director, Global Center for Medical Innovation

The Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative incorporates the coastline and barrier islands from the Suwannee River in the Florida panhandle west to the Pearl River, at the state line between Mississippi and Louisiana.

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The Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative incorporates the coastline and barrier islands from the Suwannee River in the Florida panhandle...

Secretary Pritzker and OMAO at the 2015 NOAA Fish Fry

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Secretary Pritzker joins members of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations at the 2015 NOAA Fish Fry...

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