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Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the National Association of District Export Councils’ Annual Export Conference

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Thank you, Jonathan, for that introduction. You, Vice-Chair Anne Burkett and your amazing team have done an excellent job putting this event together. It’s so great to be with you again this year to speak with you about our work at Commerce to support our exporters. It was 50 years ago that then-Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent established the District Export Councils program to help...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the NOAA Heat Risk Tool Press Event

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Thank you, Dr. Elliott, for that introduction. Good morning, everyone! I’m pleased to join you all today to speak about our National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s important work in building a climate-ready nation. I’d like to thank Dr. Spinrad and the entire NOAA team for helping make this event possible. Millions of Americans are impacted by extreme heat waves, which are growing in...

Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the U.S.-UK Artificial Intelligence MOU Signing

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Thank you, Secretary Donelan, for traveling here for this historic day. It’s wonderful to be with you. Last November, at the AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park hosted by Secretary Donelan and Prime Minister Sunak, I committed to establishing a formal partnership between the U.S. AI Safety Institute and the UK’s Safety Institute. Today’s signing of this Memorandum of Understanding between us is the...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the BIS Update Conference

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Hello everyone! I’m very pleased to be back here today speaking with you all. I’d like to give a big thank you to the BIS team for putting together this remarkable conference. The last time I spoke at this conference was in 2022. Looking back, I don’t think anyone expected that in two years’ time, Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine would still be ongoing. But I believe that is a...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit

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Thank you, Troy, for that introduction. Hello everyone! I am thrilled to be here with our partners at U.S. Customs and Border Protection to kick off the Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit. This summit could not come at a better time, as all of us here – business and government – remain focused on ensuring the continued reliability, safety, and security of cross-border trade in goods and...

Remarks by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at the Intel Announcement

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Good afternoon. It’s a big day here in Arizona. It’s also a big day in Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon. In fact, it’s a monumental day for the country because today we mark one of the largest investments ever in the history of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. I want to begin by thanking all the hardworking people making this possible – starting with the building trades who are working hard to build...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the U.S. Caribbean Extreme Heat Summit in Puerto Rico

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Hello, everyone! I’m so pleased to be here at the very first US Caribbean Meeting on Extreme Heat – organized by the Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network, one of 13 NOAA CAP/RISA teams and co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation. I’d like to take a moment to recognize Dr. Pablo Mendez-Lazaro, Lead of the Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network, for chairing this summit, as well as Dr. Zheng O...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves Elevate Summit in Puerto Rico

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Thank you, Manolo, for that introduction. Hello everyone! I’m thrilled to be here to speak with you all about the efforts being made across the Biden-Harris Administration, including over at the Department of Commerce, to support the economic growth and development of Puerto Rico. I’m so pleased to be joined here by Governor Pierluisi and Secretary Cidre, who you all just heard from. I’d like to...