On the occasion of the Trilateral Leaders’ Summit Meeting hosted by U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., in Washington, D.C., today, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Saito Ken and Philippine Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual for a groundbreaking discussion on our shared interests in strengthening...

First-of-its-kind Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines announced over $1 billion in investments Raimondo leads members of the President’s Export Council on fact-finding trip to Thailand to identify opportunities to strengthen bilateral commercial relationship Raimondo hosts virtual IPEF Ministerial and Department of Commerce publishes text of the proposed Clean Economy...

From March 11-12, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo led a delegation of senior executives from 22 prominent U.S. businesses and non-profit organizations on a first-of-its-kind Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines. The Mission delivers on President Biden’s commitment during Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s May 2023 visit to Washington, D.C. to work...

MANILA, Philippines – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with several representatives of Philippines labor organizations to hear their views on labor rights issues. The Secretary emphasized the importance that the Biden-Harris Administration places on advancing labor rights and raising labor standards globally to support more sustainable and inclusive economies.

MANILA, Philippines – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with several leading Filipino women in business for a roundtable discussion on supporting women’s economic empowerment across the Indo-Pacific. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo engaged with women leaders in different sectors to exchange best practices on the advancement of gender equality and inclusive economic growth...

MANILA, Philippines – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and the U.S. delegation of the Presidential Trade and Investment Mission met with Philippine Secretary of Information and Communications Technology Ivan Uy and the leadership of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) of the Philippines, an advisory body to the Philippine government comprising business leaders and experts...

MANILA, Philippines – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. Secretary Raimondo thanked President Marcos for welcoming her and the delegation of 22 U.S. companies participating in the Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines. The two also discussed U.S.-Philippines cooperation and joint efforts to strengthen...

MANILA, Philippines – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Alfredo Pascual and Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go. Secretary Raimondo thanked both Secretary Go and Secretary Pascual for the Government of the Philippines' support of the U.S. Presidential Trade and Investment Mission and...

Today, the White House announced the delegation for the Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines from March 11-12, 2024. The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, will lead the delegation. Presidential Trade and Investment Mission Delegation: Steven Brown, President, GreenFire Energy, Inc. Sapna Chadha, Vice President, Southeast Asia...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Alfredo Pascual to follow up on the first official in-person Ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). Secretary Raimondo expressed her gratitude for the Philippine government’s collaborative involvement in the processes leading up to and emerging from the...