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" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max" /> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Last week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Don Graves participated in the 41st Annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, where they honored the achievements of U.S. minority -owned business enterprises. Together they reaffirmed the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing economic equity and equality and ensuring that minority-owned... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/minority-enterprise-development-med-week" hreflang="en">Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6944" role="article" about="/news/blog/2024/10/building-more-equitable-and-prosperous-future-next-generation-latinos"> <h2> <a href="/news/blog/2024/10/building-more-equitable-and-prosperous-future-next-generation-latinos" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Building a More Equitable and Prosperous Future for the Next Generation of Latinos</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-10-04T17:32:35Z" class="datetime">October 4, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/blog/2024/10/building-more-equitable-and-prosperous-future-next-generation-latinos" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2024-10/HHMgraphic2024.png?itok=srRjozXo" width="150" alt="U.S. Department of Commerce Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max" /> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Since taking office, the Biden-Harris Administration has created nearly 16 million jobs, unemployment among Latinos is at a record low, and Latino entrepreneurs have started new businesses at the fastest rate in over 25 years. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Secretary Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Graves participated in two events that both honored these achievements. They reiterated the... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/hispanic-heritage-month" hreflang="en">Hispanic Heritage Month</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6943" role="article" about="/news/press-releases/2024/10/secretary-raimondo-and-minister-goyal-convene-6th-us-india-commercial"> <h2> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/10/secretary-raimondo-and-minister-goyal-convene-6th-us-india-commercial" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Secretary Raimondo and Minister Goyal Convene 6th U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue Meeting</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-10-03T20:03:07Z" class="datetime">October 3, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Press releases</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal convened the 6th ministerial level meeting of the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue (Commercial Dialogue). The Secretary and the Minister took stock of the following achievements since the 5th ministerial meeting took place in March 2023 in New Delhi, India: Semiconductor Memorandum of... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/export-and-investment-promotion" hreflang="en">Export and investment promotion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/ict-supply-chain" hreflang="en">ICT Supply Chain</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/critical-minerals" hreflang="en">Critical Minerals</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/workforce-development" hreflang="en">Workforce Development</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/us-india-ceo-forum" hreflang="en">U.S.-India CEO Forum</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/us-india-commercial-dialogue" hreflang="en">U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/indo-pacific-economic-framework-prosperity" hreflang="en">Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6920" role="article" about="/news/blog/2024/09/biden-harris-administration-delivering-promise-connect-everyone-america-reliable"> <h2> <a href="/news/blog/2024/09/biden-harris-administration-delivering-promise-connect-everyone-america-reliable" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Biden-Harris Administration Delivering on Promise to Connect Everyone in America to Reliable High-Speed Internet Service </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-09-27T14:49:29Z" class="datetime">September 27, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/blog/2024/09/biden-harris-administration-delivering-promise-connect-everyone-america-reliable" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2022-09/NTIA-Internet-for-all.png?itok=TFKwr5a_" width="150" alt="NTIA Internet for all" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max" /> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> The Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative is delivering on its promise to connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service by 2030. Since the President took office, more than 2.4 million previously unserved homes and small businesses have been connected to high-speed Internet service. President Biden and Vice President Harris are investing $90... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/infrastructure" hreflang="en">Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/digital-economy" hreflang="en">Digital Economy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-deia" hreflang="en">Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/internet-all-initiative" hreflang="en">Internet for All Initiative</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6908" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2024/09/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-cbc-reception-hosted-minority"> <h2> <a href="/news/speeches/2024/09/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-cbc-reception-hosted-minority" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the CBC Reception Hosted by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the Commerce Department </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-09-12T15:17:49Z" class="datetime">September 12, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Speeches</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Thank you, Eric, for your leadership, partnership and for being with us tonight. Thanks to Meeks, Green, Ivey. Michigan’s fantastic Lt. Gov. Garland Gilchrist. It is great to be together this week of the CBC Annual Legislative Conference. As we all know, the Biden-Harris Administration has been historic and productive for the American people. We’re making major investments in infrastructure. We’re... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/capital-readiness-program" hreflang="en">Capital Readiness Program</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/diversity-and-inclusion" hreflang="en">Diversity and Inclusion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/climate-resilience" hreflang="en">Climate Resilience</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-deia" hreflang="en">Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6842" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2024/07/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-2nd-annual-access-capital-forum"> <h2> <a href="/news/speeches/2024/07/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-2nd-annual-access-capital-forum" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the 2nd Annual Access to Capital Forum</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-07-18T19:40:24Z" class="datetime">July 18, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Speeches</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Thank you, Eric, for that introduction, and for your continued leadership. Hello everyone, and welcome to the Department of Commerce! It’s such a pleasure to join you all here to speak about the efforts we’re undertaking to ensure that all Americans and businesses have the resources they need to succeed and thrive. Let me just start by saying, there has never been a more important time for this... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/capital-readiness-program" hreflang="en">Capital Readiness Program</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6805" role="article" about="/news/press-releases/2024/06/statement-secretary-gina-raimondo-and-deputy-secretary-don-graves"> <h2> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/06/statement-secretary-gina-raimondo-and-deputy-secretary-don-graves" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Statement by Secretary Gina Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Don Graves on Nuziard v. MBDA Court Ruling</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-06-28T16:40:56Z" class="datetime">June 28, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Press releases</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Since it was founded in 1969 by President Nixon, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has been committed to its mission of promoting the growth of minority business enterprises through the mobilization and advancement of public and private sector programs, policy, and research. This mission is grounded in the knowledge that achieving the full potential of the U.S. economy requires that... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6752" role="article" about="/news/blog/2024/05/secretary-raimondo-and-deputy-secretary-graves-reiterate-biden-administration"> <h2> <a href="/news/blog/2024/05/secretary-raimondo-and-deputy-secretary-graves-reiterate-biden-administration" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Secretary Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Graves Reiterate Biden Administration Commitment to Equity and the Success of AA and NHPI Businesses and Communities</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-05-21T20:37:17Z" class="datetime">May 21, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Blog</div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/news/blog/2024/05/secretary-raimondo-and-deputy-secretary-graves-reiterate-biden-administration" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_image_150x150max/public/2024-05/SGRAANHPI3.jpg?itok=iSgr9ZX7" width="150" alt="Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Addresses the Minority Business Development Agency’s Second Annual AANHPI Business Summit" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-small-image-150x150max" /> </a> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Last week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Don Graves provided opening remarks at the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) second annual AANHPI Business Summit . They reaffirmed the Biden Administration’s commitment to an equitable and prosperous future for Asian American (AA), Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NHPI) workers, entrepreneurs, and businesses... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month" hreflang="en">Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/secretary-gina-raimondo" hreflang="en">Secretary Gina Raimondo</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6619" role="article" about="/news/press-releases/2024/03/president-bidens-fiscal-year-2025-budget-would-strengthen-commerce"> <h2> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/03/president-bidens-fiscal-year-2025-budget-would-strengthen-commerce" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Would Strengthen Commerce Department’s Mission to Boost American Innovation and Competitiveness</span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-03-11T17:08:25Z" class="datetime">March 11, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Press releases</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Proposed Budget Supports Key Commerce Department Initiatives and Programs to Increase Access to Good Jobs, Strengthen Competitiveness in the 21st Century Today, the Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Following historic progress made since the President took office—with nearly 15 million jobs created and inflation down two-thirds—President... </div> <div class="field field--name-field-issues field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/artificial-intelligence" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/export-and-investment-promotion" hreflang="en">Export and investment promotion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/ict-supply-chain" hreflang="en">ICT Supply Chain</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/infrastructure" hreflang="en">Infrastructure</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/investing-communities-and-workers" hreflang="en">Investing in communities and workers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/issues/minority-business-growth" hreflang="en">Minority business growth</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/broadband" hreflang="en">Broadband</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/chips-and-science-act" hreflang="en">CHIPS and Science Act</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/climate-change" hreflang="en">Climate Change</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/national-security" hreflang="en">National Security</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/satellites" hreflang="en">Satellites</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tags/presidents-budget" hreflang="en">President's Budget</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="6598" role="article" about="/news/speeches/2024/02/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-elevate-summit-puerto-rico"> <h2> <a href="/news/speeches/2024/02/remarks-deputy-secretary-commerce-don-graves-elevate-summit-puerto-rico" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves Elevate Summit in Puerto Rico </span> </a> </h2> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-release-datetime field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-02-27T16:05:02Z" class="datetime">February 27, 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Speeches</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> 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. 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