Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) meeting. Established over three decades ago, NSTAC brings together industry leaders to advise the President on issues related to telecommunications, national security, emergency preparedness, and cybersecurity.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the 2016 National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Induction Ceremony at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. NIHF, located on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) campus in Alexandria, Virginia, was established in 1973 to honor individuals who have contributed great technological...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Digital Transformation of Industry Conference hosted by the European Commission (EC) during the 2016 Hannover Messe. The conference provided a forum for public and private sector leaders in both the U.S. and Europe to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by the digitization of industry.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Federation of Germany Industry’s Economic Forum, her first event at the 2016 Hannover Messe. The forum provided an opportunity for public and private sector leaders in both the U.S. and Germany to discuss the event’s theme, “The Future of Advanced Manufacturing.”

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks opening the second day of the public hearing convened by the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative concerning “Policy Recommendations on the Global Steel Industry Situation and the Impact on U.S. Steel Industry and Market.” Secretary Pritzker highlighted government policies that distort markets and...

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 Ministry of Production as part of President Obama’s trip to Argentina. President Obama traveled to Buenos Aires to meet with new Argentine President Mauricio Macri, and to increase cooperation between our two governments in a...

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 leaders who are committed to making the global energy system more secure, clean, and affordable. During her remarks, Secretary Pritzker discussed the commercial and environmental impact of the Paris climate agreement, the Obama...

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 Normalization, Commerce and Investment.” The Consortium is a newly-formed assembly of public and private sector leaders, as well as representatives from academia, organized to track the normalization process in both countries and...

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 Commerce and Treasury in Washington, D.C. from February 17-18, 2016. Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca also delivered opening remarks.

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-time threats. The only way to protect our country against growing threats in cyber space, she said, is through urgent, effective, and constant collaboration among industry, government, and civil society.

On January 11, 2016, U.S. Secretary Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Presidential Town Hall Meeting of the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). The AMS Annual Meeting brings together the leading members of nation’s weather, water, and climate communities to discuss timely issues facing those in the weather enterprise.

On Tuesday, December 8, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Marillyn Hewson with the 2015 Eisenhower Global Innovation Award at the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) 31st Annual Eisenhower Leadership Awards Gala.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the opening remarks at a meeting of the President’s Export Council (PEC). The PEC serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade and meets regularly to discuss new recommendations for resolving trade-related challenges among the business, industrial, agricultural, labor and government sectors.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today led a U.S. delegation in discussions with Vice Premier Wang Yang and other Chinese government officials as part of the 26th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Guangzhou, China. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus also...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today led a U.S. delegation in discussions with Vice Premier Wang Yang and other Chinese government officials as part of the 26th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Guangzhou, China. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus also...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered keynote remarks at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Annual Update Conference in Washington, D.C. BIS’s Annual Update Conference gives companies the opportunity to interact with U.S. Government officials who are responsible for export control regulations and policies intended to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy and...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk met with a group of American executives in Kyiv to hear directly from companies on the progress they have seen from Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda. The U.S. businesses then had an opportunity to share their recommendations for additional measures needed to strengthen Ukraine’s business climate and...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker highlighted the role American communities are playing in the U.S. manufacturing resurgence during remarks at the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) Summit.

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker was honored as the inaugural recipient of the “Commercial Diplomat of the Year Award” at the Foreign Policy Diplomat of the Year Dinner. This award recognizes a business or government leader who has actively promoted their nation’s interest internationally via commercial and economic diplomacy. In 2015 alone, Secretary Pritzker has traveled to...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierca inaugurated the Regulatory Dialogue between U.S. and Cuban officials. During this meeting, representatives from the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and State will discuss the recent changes to regulations, governing trade, financial transactions, and travel applicable to Cuba.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered opening remarks at the CEO roundtable discussion hosted by the Paulson Institute and the China International Trade Promotion Committee in Seattle. During the roundtable, U.S. and Chinese CEOs had the opportunity to share their experiences and challenges surrounding conducting business in China with President Xi Jinping and the Chinese...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker addressed the Joint Plenary session of the first-ever U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD). She discussed the vital importance of building and maintaining a strong, thriving, and enduring commercial and economic partnership between our two countries, and highlighted President Obama and Prime Minister Modi’s stated goal of...

Today, Secretary Pritzker presented her vision of a path forward for American innovation in the 21st century at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the top research universities in the world.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker laid out her vision of a path forward for American competitiveness in the 21st century during remarks before the Minnesota Business Partnership, a diverse group of executives from the state’s largest employers.