Speeches
Statements and Remarks by International Trade Administration Senior Officials
2024
- 12/12/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at at U.S.-Japan Tourism Year Reception
- 12/11/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at U.S.-China Business Council 2024 Gala
- 12/10/24 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis Grant T. Harris at the Financial Times: Investing in America Summit Assistant Secretary Grant T. Harris Remarks Next Generation Supply Chains
- 11/13/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago to the Press in Manila, Philippines
- 10/22/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago Partnerships for Reconstruction: Road to Rome, Ukraine Reconstruction Conference 2025
- 10/22/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at Virtual Conference on Supporting Ukrainian Businesswomen
- 10/10/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at 61st Annual U.S.-Japan Business Conference
- 10/8/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at USTDA Civil Nuclear Energy Workshop
- 9/25/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute’s Annual Trade and International Affairs Symposium
- 9/10/24 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis Grant T. Harris at Supply Chain Summit “A Proactive and Strategic Approach to Supply Chain Resilience”
- 8/26/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at U.S.-Indonesia 75th Anniversary Business Forum
- 7/26/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at a Press Conference in Kyiv
- 7/24/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC)
- 6/25/24 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets, and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Arun Venkataraman at the Coalition of Services Industries (CSI) Global Services Summit
- 6/24/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at Women in Manufacturing Panel at 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit
- 5/16/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Sustainability and Circular Economy Summit 2024
- 5/22/24 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis Grant T. Harris at the 14th U.S.-China Tourism Leadership Summit
- 5/16/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at SGH Warsaw School of Economics
- 5/14/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at Trade Winds 2024 Plenary Lunch
- 5/13/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at EMPOWER HER Event at Trade Winds 2024
- 5/7/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Newlab Pilot Showcase
- 5/2/24 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets, and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Arun Venkataraman at the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) World Trade Dinner
- 4/23/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the 2024 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit’s Building Bridges to Global Markets Session
- 4/23/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the 2024 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit
- 4/16/24 Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel & Tourism Alex Lasry at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Thematic Event on Tourism
- 4/10/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Signing of U.S.-Uruguay Memorandum of Understanding
- 3/20/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago Women’s Empowerment Roundtable in Brussels, Belgium
- 3/13/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the 2024 Reservation Economic Summit
- 2/21/24 Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Field Kendee Yamaguchi for the Tory Burch Foundation Small Business Webinar
- 2/13/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking (PITF)
- 2/1/24 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC) Embassy Dinner Series
- 1/26/24 Transcript of Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago’s Interview at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
2023
- 12/6/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the COP28 U.S. Center Event, “U.S. Industry Solutions for Global Partners”
- 9/5/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Women Executives Leadership Development Initiative (WELDI) Event
- 8/21/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting
- 8/20/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the High-level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy and the Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting
- 8/14/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Microsoft Garage Electric Vehicle Hackathon
- 8/10/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Opening Session of the 2023 U.S.-Ghana Business Expo
- 7/17/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Foreign Commercial Service Officer Swearing-In Ceremony
- 6/14/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council and Center for Strategic and International Studies Indo-Pacific Conference
- 6/7/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Asia Tech x Singapore Conference’s U.S. Pavilion Opening
- 6/1/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technology Museum’s Mars Rover Replica Dedication Ceremony
- 5/18/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce & AmCham Egypt Luncheon
- 5/17/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Inaugural U.S. Egypt Joint Economic Commission in Cairo, Egypt
- 3/14/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Trade Winds ASEAN Luncheon Plenary
- 2/14/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the 2023 Washington International Trade Conference
- 2/13/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Annual Meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
- 2/9/23 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at Media Availability with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema at State House in Lusaka, Zambia
- 2/8/23 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis Grant Harris at the 2023 Annual Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Seminar
- 1/30/23 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Enforcement and Compliance for International Trade Lisa Wang at the Annual Sugarbeet Growers’ Association on “Enforcing the Mexican Suspension Agreements”
2022
- 11/29/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the AAPA Latino Opening Panel on “Scenarios and Predictions for Trade, Shipping and Ports”
- 11/17/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at American Chamber of Commerce Germany Transatlantic Business Conference
- 10/20/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Astana Airport Expo
- 10/17/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at AmCham Uzbekistan’s 25th Anniversary Gala
- 10/4/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at Niche Cocoa’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- 9/23/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Offshore Wind Business Forum
- 9/23/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum
- 9/12/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the APEC Business Ethics for Small and Medium Enterprises Forum
- 8/31/22 Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Global Markets Arun Venkataraman at the Andicom 2022 Trade Show
- 8/22/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Central America Trade Mission
- 6/28/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago on the Launch of a New Report on Foreign Direct Investment and Intellectual Property at the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit
- 6/27/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago during the Opening Plenary of the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit
- 6/23/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Future of Economic Order in the Asia-Pacific Region Conference
- 6/6/22 Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Pamela Phan at the Clean EDGE Asia Business Development Mission
- 5/3/22 Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Lisa Wang at the Annual Meeting of the Customs and International Trade Bar Association
- 4/5/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Eurasia Small Modular Reactor Forum
- 4/4/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the U.S.-Croatia Forum
- 4/3/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago outside the Ron Brown Memorial House
- 3/22/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at Meridian International Center
- 3/8/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago to the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs
- 3/8/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago to Celebrate International Women’s Day
- 3/7/22 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago at the Trade Winds 2022 Plenary Session
- 2/16/22 Remarks by Under Secretary for International Trade Marisa Lago to the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean
2020
- 9/1/20 Remarks by Deputy Under Secretary, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar at the Greater Houston Partnership USMCA Day Webinar
- 6/30/20 Remarks by Deputy Under Secretary, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar at the Wilson Center’s USMCA: Launching a New Phase of Prosperity in North America Webcast Event
- 2/28/20 Remarks by Acting Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar at South Carolina Auto Summit
- 02/06/20 Remarks by Acting Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar at Prosper Africa Panel on USG Toolkit
- 02/06/20 Remarks by Acting Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar at Prosper Africa Opening Ceremony
- 01/27/20 Remarks by Acting Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar at Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
2019
- 12/17/19 Remarks by Acting Under Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar at Launch of Expanded America Crece Growth an Americas Initiative
- 09/18/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at the Investment Advisory Council Meeting in Washington, D.C.
- September 10, 2019 - Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at the ICARE Conference in Santiago, Chile.
- 09/09/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at the APEC Business Ethics SMEs Forum in Santiago, Chile.
- 06/27/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at the American Association of Exporters and Importers in Washington, D.C.
- 06/12/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at SelectUSA Summit in Washington, D.C.
- 05/23/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at the President’s Export Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
- 05/22/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at World Trade Day in Smithfield, Rhode Island
- 04/09/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at the ITA-AmCham Korea MOA Signing Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
- 03/27/19 Remarks by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan at the Trade Finance Advisory Council Meeting in Washington, D.C.