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Sep292015

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker: Meaningful Progress Made During President Xi Visit

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today made the following statement about progress achieved on a number of issues facing the U.S.-China bilateral relationship.

Sep282015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Travel to Cuba

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Havana on October 6-7, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since President Obama called for the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Sep292015

Next Century Cities Exec Director Deb Socia welcomes attendees to the Digital New England regional summit in Portland, Maine

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Expanding the Benefits of Broadband in New England

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA team, together with Next Century Cities, a nonprofit initiative of over 100 mayors and community...

Sep292015

Secretary Pritzker met with some Etsy sellers about the opportunities they have and the challenges they face in selling their good overseas. They also discussed how the Department of Commerce can help them export their products.

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Secretary Pritzker Samples Tech Innovation, Big Apple-Style

The digital economy is critical to America's continued competitiveness. It is a source of jobs; key to the formation of new businesses, and an enabler of new services...

Sep292015

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NOAA Brings Precision Navigation to the Busy Port of Long Beach

Our country’s marine transportation system is an essential driver of the U.S. economy. Every day, U.S. ports and waterways handle millions of tons of domestic and...

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United States Department of Commerce Plan for Orderly Shutdown Due to Lapse of Congressional Appropriations

Prior to a potential lapse in funding, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires the Department to submit a draft plan for agency operations in the absence of appropriations (a “shutdown plan”).

Sep182015

Commerce and Treasury Announce Further Amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Regulations

Today, the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury are announcing additional revisions to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), building off the changes put into place by Treasury and Commerce on January 16, 2015 and further delivering on the new direction toward U.S. relations with Cuba that President Obama laid out last...

Secretary Penny Pritzker speaking with the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico

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Secretary Pritzker and Steve Case viewing a demonstration at RoadTrippers during a stop on the Rise of the Rest Tour. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Discusses the Importance of a Globally Competitive Workforce at the 2014 CGI America Annual Meeting more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker discussed America’s leadership in empowering entrepreneurs at home and abroad

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Secretary Pritzker highlighted the Department’s focus on entrepreneurship as an important tool for economic growth during armchair discussion with 1776 cofounder, Evan Burfield

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Secretary Pritzker speaking with Evan Burfield at 1776 about the Open for Business Agenda

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Secretary Pritzker meeting with CEOs representing the Alaska Native Corporations

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Secretary Pritzker delivering remarks on the leadership of the Department of Commerce and the entire Obama Administration in promoting entrepreneurship across the U.S. at the 2015 State of Entrepreneurship Address, hosted by the Kauffman Foundation.

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Secretary Pritzker Speaks at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker sits down with Bob Morgan, President and CEO of the Charlotte Chamber, for an armchair discussion. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker sits down with Bob Morgan for an armchair discussion.

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Secretary Prtizker featured on "Outlook for the United States" at the World Economic Forum as part of a panel discussion with Susan Glasser, Editor, Politico; John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado; Andrew Liveris, President and CEO, Dow Chemical Company; Patrick McHenry, Republican Congressman from North Carolina; Cecilia Rouse, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Tours Research and Technology Park In Monterrey, Mexico more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and her Chief of Staff, Bruce Andrews, Meet with Mayor Bloomberg in his City Hall Office more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Tours Solar Park in Dubai more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Wraps Up Successful Trade Mission with Visit to Qatar more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Concludes “Commerce in the Valley” Tour more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker addresses over 150 businesses at New Hampshire Day on Capitol Hill

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Secretary Pritzker Joins PAGE Member Steve Case on Cincinnati Leg of “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour more info | view original

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today outlined a bold new policy agenda for the Department of Commerce, centered on U.S. trade and investment, innovation, and data. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Visits Chicago to Discuss Tools Needed for Continued Economic Growth and Commercial Diplomacy

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Secretary Pritzker enjoying NNMI Day with Senator Sherrod Brown and Congressmen Joe Kennedy and Tom Reed

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Representative Barbara Lee, Secretary Penny Pritzker, Clifton Burch, President at Empire Engineering & Construction, Inc. and MBDA National Director Alejandra Castillo more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Co-Chairs First-Ever U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. The Dialogue included Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz as well as Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker tours the Walmart Distribution Facilities in Bentonville, Arkansas after announcing the 12 new IMCP manufacturing communities during the Walmart Manufacturing Summit. more info | view original

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Commerce's Advocacy Center Supports Jobs at Boeing Facility in Arizona more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Vice Premier Yang stand in front of "JCCT 2014" in lights more info | view original

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JCCT Day One Emphasizes A Shared Vision of Global Economic Partnership

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Highlights Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Growth in U.S.-Mexico Relationship more info | view original

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Commerce Department Recognizes Outstanding Employees at 65th Annual Honor Awards more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker’s Oregon visit included touring Leatherman Tools, Inc.'s manufacturing site and connecting with company employees.

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Penny Pritzker Sworn in as 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Appears on Morning Joe To Discuss Ways the Administration is Working to Grow the Economy and Create Jobs more info | view original

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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 Building of the White House, Sept. 19, 2013. Seated with the President, from left are: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker; Council Vice-Chair Ursula Burns, Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox; and and Council Chair Jim McNerney, Jr., President and CEO, The Boeing Company (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) more info | view original

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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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Secretary Pritzker thanked and posed for a photo with the Commercial Service team in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 26, 2014. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Commercial Service team in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Secretary Pritzker met with young entrepreneurs, who are the future of a stronger Ukrainian economy, during her commercial diplomacy trip to Kyiv, Ukraine. more info | view original

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Future Business Leaders Roundtable in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Secretary Penny Pritzker to Lead High-Level U.S. Business Delegation to Poland and Turkey

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Secretary Pritzker and CEOs from the President’s Export Council Explore Market Opportunities with Turkish Business Leaders

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Makes First Official Trip to India for U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker joined by U.S. Ambassador Wayne and Mexico's Secretary of Economy, Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal during her trade mission to Mexico City and Monterrey. more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Kicks Off Middle East Trade Mission in Abu Dhabi more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Meets with Government Leaders on Mexico Business Development Mission more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Visits Shanghai Ahead of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue

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Secretary Pritzker Discusses Trade and Investment with Ghanaian President Mahama and Other Officials more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker speaking with the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico alongside Ernesto M. Hernández, President & Director General of General Motors Mexico, and Jose Zozaya, President and Executive Representative, Kansas City Southern de Mexico. more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met with her Mexican and Canadian counterparts, Canadian Minister of International Trade Ed Fast and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker with her Mexican and Canadian counterparts, Minister Fast and Secretary Guajardo

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Over the last 2 days, Secretary Pritzker emphasized the importance of North American growth and competitiveness through increased trade, investment, and innovation, and North America’s commitment to completing the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) - a high-standard trade agreement that opens new markets across the Asia-Pacific to goods and services made in the United States, Canada and Mexico. more info | view original

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Trilateral press conference with Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo and Minister Ed Fast

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Prizker Co-Chairs Economic and Commercial Dialogue with Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Piechocinski more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box about the President's change in policy toward Cuba more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker, Ambassador Froman and Vice Premier Yang took questions from the audience after speaking at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' US-China: A Shared Vision of Global Economic Partnership. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker, Ambassador Froman and Vice Premier Yang at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' US-China: A Shared Vision of Global Economic Partnership

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined President Obama to hear recommendations from the President’s Export Council on policies that will increase U.S. economic growth through international commerce.

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Exports are a huge part of the Chicago economy, and Secretary Pritzker was happy to meet the Commercial Service team in the Windy City that is helping area businesses sell their quality goods and services around the world. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker appears on MSNBC's Morning Joe more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker, Ambassador Froman and Vice Premier Yang prepare for the final day of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker greets Vice Premier Yang on the first day of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker signs new regulations that are the U.S.'s first step toward expanding economic engagement with Cuba. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker signs Cuba regulations

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Secretary Penny Pritzker Tours the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thin Film Deposition Lab with Professor Kim Kimmerling ahead of her remarks on the importance of policies related to immigration, infrastructure, manufacturing, and the digital economy, all of which support innovation, entrepreneurship, and American competitiveness in the 21st century. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Tours MIT's Thin Film Deposition's Lab

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Secretary Pritzker Speaks about the importance of changes to our visa policy for Chinese visitors to the American economy more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker with GM CEO Mary Barra, Senior Editor at Large for Fortune Patricia Sellers, and Washington Editor for Fortune Nina Easton at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker outlined a bold new policy agenda for the Department of Commerce, centered on U.S. trade and investment, innovation, and data. This "Open for Business" agenda reflects the department's role as the voice of business, and the Obama Administration's focus on economic growth and job creation. Additionally, this new vision recognizes the demands of a globally competitive economy. more info | view original

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The "Open for Business Agenda" - Remarks delivered at 1776 DC on November 14, 2013

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The Secretary salutes Michelle Lee's new role as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling with members of the Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Committed to Strengthening the Role of Women in Business and Technology more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker met with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, and Japan’s Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Yasuhisa Shiozaki on the Tokyo stop of the Trade Mission

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Global Entrepreneurship Summit Preview more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and PAGE members on a panel at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015. more info | view original

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Four PAGE ambassadors attended the Global Entrepreneurship Summit with Secretary Pritzker. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and PAGE Members at GES 2015

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker delivers remarks at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Meeting in Los Angeles more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker watches as Georgia Tech biomedical engineering student Sara Khalek works on a medical device design. Khalek is an apprentice at the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI). Pritzker visited GCMI on August 23rd. (Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt) more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker is joined by Commerce employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Western Regional Center in Seattle, Washington. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker Delivers Keynote Remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Los Angeles, California more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker laying a wreath at the Canadian War Memorial, extending her deepest sympathy for the loss of Canada's heroes. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker speaks to the Minnesota Business Partnership. It is composed of more than 100 men and women representing a broad range of business interests, political perspectives, and personal philosophies. As chief executives of Minnesota’s largest employers, they are united by the Partnership’s mission: maintain a high quality of life for all Minnesotans by ensuring that the state’s economy remains strong, globally competitive, and its prospects for growth bright. more info | view original

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Swiss executives announce $3 billion investment in the US during meeting with Secretary Pritzker

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Secretary Pritzker Joins Bipartisan Roundtable on the Benefits of Trade during National Governors Association Winter Meeting.

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Secretary Penny Pritzker with Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the country’s economy.

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Secretary Pritzker Addresses Importance of Supply Chain Innovation and Public-Private Partnerships at Global Supply Chain Summit 2015 more info | view original

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Encouraging Innovation, Not Litigation more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker meets with Eduardo Leite, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Baker & McKenzie LLP, the new chair of the U.S. section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum more info | view original

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined U.S. and Mexican government leaders in Brownsville, Texas, at a ceremony to inaugurate the West Rail Bypass International Bridge, the first new international rail crossing between the United States and Mexico since 1910. more info | view original

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined U.S. and Mexican government leaders in Brownsville, Texas on the front of a locomotion engine

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Secretary Penny Pritzker met with Mandela Washington Fellows as part of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative to support their continued engagement in promoting digital literacy and technology education . more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker poses with four Mandela Washington Fellows

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Secretary Penny Pritzker meets with European Commission Vice President for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and European Commission VP of DSM Ansip

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Secretary Pritzker gives remarks at the National Council of La Raza on Tuesday, touching on immigration reform and the importance of the Hispanic community in keeping America “Open for Business.” more info | view original

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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Addresses the National Council of La Raza Annual Conference more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker signs a joint declaration of intent between the U.S. and Switzerland with Swiss Vice President Johann Schneider-Ammann on apprenticeships, building skills, and expanding careers. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Sworn-In by Vice President Biden more info | view original

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UK Trade Minister Lord Maude stopped by for a meeting with Secretary Pritzker about strengthening U.S.-UK economic & commercial ties. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker visited by Lord Maude in the Secretary's Conference Room

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Commerce Department's Newest Foreign Commercial Officers are Sworn in by Secretary Pritzker more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Swearing in 27 Foreign Commercial Service officers and one Intellectual Property Attaché from the Patent and Trademark Office to the Commerce team. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk met this week to discuss bolstering economic opportunities between the two countries. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk posed before their official meeting began.

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Secretary Pritzker joins members of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations at the 2015 NOAA Fish Fry. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and OMAO at the 2015 NOAA Fish Fry

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Secretary Penny Pritzker joins Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu, Assistant Secretary Jay Williams, German Ambassador to the United States Peter Wittig, Assistant Secretary of Labor Portia Wu, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor Johan Uvin, and Thomas Rachel, Parliamentary Secretary of State at the German Marshall Fund for a joint declaration of intent between the United States and Germany to promote cooperation in career and technical education and training. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker, Assistant Secretary Williams and other dignitaries pose for a group photo after the MOU signing

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joins Under Secretary Sullivan and other officials at the ribbon cutting ceremony at the National Water Center at the University of Alabama. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker delivered remarks at the “Discover Global Markets: The Americas” event hosted by the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration and the Florida District Export Council. more info | view original

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(Left to right) Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Stefan Selig, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and Devin Wenig, Chief Executive Officer of eBay at a “Listen and Learn” session. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker joined Steve Rattner, Jacqueline Hinman, Joe Kaeser, and Jim McNerney on a panel entitled, "The Competitive Landscape: Prospects for Growth in 2016 and Beyond" at the Ex-Im Bank’s Annual Conference. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker, Deputy Secretary Sherwood-Randall, and Ambassador Baucus join the leaders from 24 businesses on a Business Development Trade Mission to China more info | view original

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Deputy Energy Secretary Sherwood-Randall tours Microsoft's Beijing Campus with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker before delivering remarks. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Senator Kaine tour World Art Group in Richmond, Virginia. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Takes “Open For Business Agenda” to World Economic Forum more info | view original

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