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

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Secretary Penny Pritzker (left) in an armchair discussion on the transatlantic digital economy with Andrus Ansip (right), Vice-President of the Digital Single Market in the European Commission, and Danny Weitzner (center), Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker, MIT CSAIL Director Weitzner, and EU Vice President Ansip

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Secretary Labor Thomas Perez, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County more info | view original

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Secretaries Perez, Pritzker, and Foxx at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County

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“Women In Tech” - Women's History Month Message by Secretary Penny Pritzker more info | view original

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“Women In Tech” - Women's History Month Message by Secretary Penny Pritzker

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Secretary Pritzker with Michael Mallory, President and CEO, Ron Brown Scholar Fund, and five Ron Brown Scholars more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker with Michael Mallory, President and CEO, Ron Brown Scholar Fund, and five Ron Brown Scholars

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Vice President Biden and Secretary Pritzker were in Mexico City to meet with their Mexican counterparts about advancing a number of priorities, including modern borders, regulatory cooperation, energy, workforce development, and partnership for regional and global leadership. more info | view original

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Vice President Biden and Secretary Pritzker at HLED in Mexico City

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivers a statement on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield more info | view original

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Statement From U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the opening remarks at the second U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue, which was hosted by the Departments of Commerce and Treasury in Washington, D.C. from February 17-18, 2016. Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca also delivered opening remarks. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker delivers remarks at the 2nd U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue

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On Feb. 8, 2016, we invited Secretary Penny Pritzker and other senior government officials and industry leaders to celebrate the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)'s move to new, expanded facilities. more info | view original

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

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In Lagos, Secretary Pritzker hosted a roundtable with the American Business Council which allowed PAC-DBIA members to hear about the opportunities and challenges facing the American business community in specific sectors in Nigeria, including: power, services, information and communications technology (ICT), transportation, agriculture, and healthcare. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker hosts a roundtable with the American Business Council in Lagos, Nigeria

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At an entrepreneurship event hosted by Tony Elumelu Foundation, Secretary Pritzker delivered remarks that highlighted how the American private sector, working in partnership with the African business community and entrepreneurs, can help address many of the continent’s most pressing challenges, including creating jobs and opportunity for young people across the continent. The Tony Elumelu Foundation is a nonprofit organization that ensures entrepreneurs in Africa have access to the mentorship, training, and support they need to build better businesses. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker delivers remarks at the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria

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A group photo of Secretary Penny Pritzker, U.S. Ambassador Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, and the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker, Ambassador Barks-Ruggles, and the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda

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To wrap-up the visit in Kigali, Rwanda, Secretary Pritzker and Ambassador Erica J. Barks-Ruggles hosted a roundtable with local businesswomen and gave the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) an opportunity to learn how they are contributing to the culture of entrepreneurship in the country. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Ambassador Barks-Ruggles host roundtable with local women entrepreneurs in Rwanda

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and Rwanda President Paul Kagame were joined by the PAC-DBIA members and African business executives for a roundtable about the economic benefits of increasing regional trade and integration efforts among the countries of the East African Community (EAC). more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Rwanda President Kagame hold business roundtable

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and Rwanda President Paul Kagame were joined by the PAC-DBIA members and African business executives for a roundtable about the economic benefits of increasing regional trade and integration efforts among the countries of the East African Community (EAC). more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Rwanda President Kagame hold business roundtable

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While in Kigali with the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA), Secretary Penny Pritzker met with the Rwanda Development Board and the Rwanda Revenue Authority to learn about the programs in place to encourage investment in Rwanda. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Rwanda Development Board and Rwanda Revenue Authority

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In Kigali, Rwanda, Secretary Penny Pritzker and the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) visited the Gisozi Genocide Memorial, home to the remains of victims of the 1994 genocide, which has become a permanent memorial, museum, and archive. Secretary Pritzker had the opportunity to pay tribute to those lost in the genocide and recognize Rwanda’s progress in moving beyond the tragedy. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and PAC-DBIA members visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Rwanda

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In Kigali, Rwanda, Secretary Penny Pritzker and the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) visited the Gisozi Genocide Memorial, home to the remains of victims of the 1994 genocide, which has become a permanent memorial, museum, and archive. Secretary Pritzker had the opportunity to pay tribute to those lost in the genocide and recognize Rwanda’s progress in moving beyond the tragedy. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and PAC-DBIA members visited the Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Rwanda

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson joined Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to inaugurate the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry and International Bridge in Tornillo, Texas on February 4, 2016. The port of entry will replace the Fabens-Caseta Port of Entry completed in 1938 and will connect Tornillo, Texas and Guadalupe, Mexico. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and DHS Secretary Johnson cross the Tornillo-Guadalupe International Bridge

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

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Secretary Pritzker Concludes “Commerce in the Valley” Tour

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Secretary Pritzker met with a group of local women entrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda to learn about the successes and challenges they've experienced in starting their businesses. The Secretary traveled to Nigeria and Rwanda for a fact-finding mission with senior U.S. business executives who comprise the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and local women entrepreneurs in Rwanda

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker traveled to Denver, Colorado to participate in an armchair discussion, where she highlighted the significant opportunities that clean energy technology and new policies to address climate change offer U.S. businesses. Secretary Pritzker’s Denver’s visit was part of the “State of the Union: Cabinet in Your Community” road tour, an extension of President Obama’s ongoing conversation with the American people about our nation’s remarkable progress and the Administration’s efforts to continue to move the country forward. The armchair discussion was held at the Commons on Champa, Denver’s public campus for entrepreneurship. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker discusses clean tech and climate change in Denver armchair discussion

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Association more info | view original

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Association

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Before speaking at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Association on Monday, January 11th, Secretary Penny Pritzker met with NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan and a group of staff representing every line office of NOAA. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Dr. Sullivan with NOAA team members from every office

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On Wednesday, January 6, Secretary Penny Pritzker dropped by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)'s all hands staff meeting to greet the team, thank them for their hard work and dedication to the Department of Commerce's mission, and discuss the agency's key priorities for the coming year. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and the MBDA team

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews spent time greeting Commerce employees as they came into work this week. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker greets Commerce employees on their way into work

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On October 6, 2015, Secretary Penny Pritzker landed in Havana, Cuba, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker visits Havana, Cuba in October 2015

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Secretary Penny Pritzker speaks with Jonathan Capehart at inGENuitY 2015. (Photo credit: Kate Warren/The Washington Post) more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker Speaks at inGENuitY 2015

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

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Secretary Pritzker announcing the launch of Regional Investments to Support Entrepreneurship (RISE) at the Investment and Entrepreneurship Conference in Tunis, Tunisia.

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Secretary Pritzker and 10 female U.S. Ambassadors at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and 10 female U.S. Ambassadors at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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During her trip to Hong Kong, Secretary Pritzker met with government and business leaders to learn more about the unique aspects of Hong Kong’s system. more info | view original

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Consul General Hart (left), Secretary Pritzker (center), and General Counsel Welsh (right) meet with business leaders in Hong Kong

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung to learn more about the unique aspects of Hong Kong’s system and how it balances the interests of China with those of more market-driven economies. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung

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While in Silicon Valley, Secretary Pritzker visited Google's headquarters. more info | view original

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While in Silicon Valley, Secretary Pritzker Visited Google's Headquarters

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While in Silicon Valley, Secretary Pritzker looks at Google’s self-driving car. more info | view original

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While in Silicon Valley, Secretary Pritzker Looks at Google’s Self-Driving Car

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Secretary Penny Pritzker with the Google Self-Driving Car. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker with the Google Self-Driving Car

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Jacob Pritzker and his family, along with most of the Jewish population, left Bila Tsirk’va after 1855 to move to Podol, where Nicholas was born. Jacob’s son, Nicholas, was only ten years old when the Anti-Jewish pogroms broke out in Kyiv in 1881. Nicholas sailed for the U.S. in 1922, and moved to Chicago where Secretary Pritzker’s grandfather, Jay, was born that same year. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker visits Jewish museum in Bila Tsirk'va

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At the State Archives in Kyiv, Secretary Pritzker was able to view the birth certificates of her great-grandfather Nicholas and his siblings. Secretary Pritzker’s great grandfather was born in Podol, the historic Jewish ghetto in Kyiv, in 1871. He opened a grain wholesale store on Zhitney Rynok, the prominent market square in the city. While the store was destroyed during World War II, Secretary Pritzker was able to visit the square during her visit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker visits the State Archives in Kyiv

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Today, the core of the Jewish community is represented through the school, which has about 150 students (K-12). The school contains a small museum depicting the history of the Jewish people in Bila Tsirk’va. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker visits local Jewish school in Bila Tsirk'va

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Jacob and many members of the Pritzker family moved north to Bila Tsirk’va in the middle of the 19th century when Jews were permitted to move to larger towns. In Bila Tsirk’va, Secretary Pritzker visited the cemetery where members of the Pritzker family are buried, and the local, Jewish school. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker visits cemetery in Bila Tsirk'va

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Secretary Pritzker’s great, great grandfather, Jacob Pritzker, was born in 1831 in Veliky Pryts’ky, the town in which her family name is derived. Secretary Pritzker toured the site of the manufacturing plant that her family may have jointly co-owned in Veliky Pryts’ky. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker tours historic factory in Veliky Pryts'ky

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Later in the week, Secretary Pritzker visited the towns of Veliky Pry’tsky and Bila Tsirk’va, and the State Archives of Ukraine to learn more about her family history and heritage. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker is welcomed to the village of Velyki Pryts'ky

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Secretary Pritzker also heard from the company members of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council during her visit to Kyiv. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with the U.S-Ukraine Business Council

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In Kyiv, Secretary Pritzker announced that the Obama Administration intends to work with Congress to move forward with a third, $1 billion loan guarantee for Ukraine. Over the past 18 months, Ukraine has made progress with its ambitious reform agenda and the U.S. remains dedicated to working with international partners to ensure Ukraine has the support needed to continue these efforts. This loan guarantee fulfills a U.S. commitment to consider providing a third, $1 billion loan guarantee in late 2015 if conditions warrant. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker announces further support for Ukraine

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The American executives also met with Secretary Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk to hear directly from companies on the progress they have seen from Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda. The U.S. businesses then had an opportunity to share their recommendations for additional measures need to strengthen Ukraine’s business climate and improve trade and investment. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and U.S. CEOs meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk

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The American executives also met with Secretary Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk to hear directly from companies on the progress they have seen from Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda. The U.S. businesses then had an opportunity to share their recommendations for additional measures need to strengthen Ukraine’s business climate and improve trade and investment. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and U.S. CEOs meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk

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The American executives also met with Secretary Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk to hear directly from companies on the progress they have seen from Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda. The U.S. businesses then had an opportunity to share their recommendations for additional measures need to strengthen Ukraine’s business climate and improve trade and investment. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker at a business roundtable in Ukraine

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The American executives also met with Secretary Pritzker and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk to hear directly from companies on the progress they have seen from Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda. The U.S. businesses then had an opportunity to share their recommendations for additional measures need to strengthen Ukraine’s business climate and improve trade and investment. more info | view original

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk greets Secretary Pritzker

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued statements to the press following their bilateral meeting on October 26 in Kyiv. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and Ukrainian President Poroshenko give press statements

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During her trip, Secretary Penny Prizker and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with a group of American executives to discuss essential steps needed to make additional concrete progress to curb orruption; improve tax administration; strengthen intellectual property rights protection; deepen gas sector reform; and support the rule of law. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and U.S. CEOs meet with Ukranian President Poroshenko

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During her trip, Secretary Penny Prizker and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with a group of American executives to discuss essential steps needed to make additional concrete progress to curb orruption; improve tax administration; strengthen intellectual property rights protection; deepen gas sector reform; and support the rule of law. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker and U.S. CEOs meet with Ukranian President Poroshenko

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Both teams of the Department of Commerce CFC 3rd Annual Kickball Challenge. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker throws the first pitch at the start the game. more info | view original

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Members of Team Commerce 1- Open For Business cheering on their team during the annual kickball game. more info | view original

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Team Commerce 1- Open For Business discusses strategy during the game more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and team manager WIllie Ramos discuss the game. 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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Secretary Pritzker and her Chief of Staff, Bruce Andrews, Meet with Mayor Bloomberg in his City Hall Office

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PAGE Ambassador Helen Greiner, alongside Secretary Penny Pritzker, presents a PAGE coin to South Korean President Park Geun-Hye as a token of partnership in innovation and entrepreneurship. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (center) and a PAGE Ambassador (left) meet with President Park (right)

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On October 6, 2015, Secretary Penny Pritzker landed in Havana, Cuba, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker lands in Havana, Cuba

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Charles Baker, Container Port Director at the Mariel Port in Havana, Cuba, welcomes Secretary Penny Pritzker during her October 6 visit to the port. more info | view original

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Director of the Mariel Container Port welcomes Secretary Pritzker (left)

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Container Port Director Charles Baker presents the Mariel Port's development plan to Secretary Penny Pritzker during her visit to Cuba. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (left) learns about plans for developing Mariel Port in Cuba

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Secretary Penny Pritzker tours Mariel Port in Cuba with U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis and Container Port Director Charles Baker. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (second from right) tours Mariel Port in Cuba

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Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, greets Secretary Penny Pritzker. more info | view original

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Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Malmierca (center) welcomes Secretary Pritzker (right)

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis meet with Cuban officials for the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue Meeting on October 7, 2015. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (center) and Ambassador DeLaurentis (left) at the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue Meeting

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Secretary Penny Pritzker and Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierca co-chaired the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue meeting on October 7, 2015. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (second from left) co-chairs the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue meeting

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Secretary Penny Pritzker held a bilateral meeting with Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, following the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue meeting. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (center left) meets with Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Malmierca (center right)

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Secretary Penny Pritzker tours the historic El Capitolio in Havana, Cuba, which is currently under restoration. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (center) tours El Capitolio restoration in Cuba

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Secretary Penny Pritzker stands in a courtyard of the historic El Capitolio in Havana, Cuba, which is currently under restoration. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (second from left) tours El Capitolio restoration in Cuba

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During her visit to Cuba on October 7-8, 2015, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker walked around Old Havana to tour the historic architecture and speak with Cuban citizens in the plaza. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (third from right) touring Old Havana in Cuba

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Secretary Penny Pritzker enjoyed a walking tour of Old Havana on October 7, 2015. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (center) tours Old Havana

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Secretary Penny Pritzker stopped to speak with a group of Cuban citizens sitting in a plaza during her walking tour of Old Havana. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (left) speaks with Cuban citizens in the plaza

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Secretary Pritzker stopped to speak with a group of Cuban school children during her walking tour of Old Havana. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker speaks with schoolchildren in Havana

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Secretary Penny Pritzker stopped to buy some local coffee from a Plaza Vieja shop during her walking tour of Old Havana. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (right) buys local coffee in Havana

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Bruno Rodriguez, Cuba's Foreign Minister, welcomes Secretary Penny Pritzker. more info | view original

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Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez (left) welcomes Secretary Pritzker (right)

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Secretary Penny Pritzker held a bilateral meeting with Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban Foreign Minister. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker (center left) meets with Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez

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Secretary Penny Pritzker holds a bilateral meeting with Ricardo Cabrisas, Cuba's Vice President of the Council of Ministers. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Cuban VP of the Council of Ministers Cabrisas

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in Havana on October 6, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015. Her first event in Cuba was a visit to Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), where she visited the container terminal and the warehouse and was briefed by representatives of ZED Mariel’s Office on the plans for the zone. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker (second from left) visits the Mariel Special Development Zone in Cuba

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

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker watches an advanced plasma cutter at work in the M. Davis production facility in Delaware. This machine cuts pipes so quickly that the manufacturer hired more people to assemble the product, increasing both outputs and employment at the plant. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker (center) observes an advanced plasma cutter at work

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker speaks with high-school students at the M. Davis production facility in Delaware during their Manufacturing Day 2015 event. These students are participating in a vocational tech co-op program where they spend time working at the facility to explore career opportunities in manufacturing. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker (left) speaks to two high school students (right) in a manufacturing plant

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, along with Senator Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney, tours the Accudyne Systems production facility in Delaware during their Manufacturing Day 2015 event. This machine produces hail balls that are used to test impact damage on homes. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker (third from left) holds a hail ball next to a large machine

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Secretary Pritzker Visits Montgomery College to Discuss Importance of Training America’s Workforce more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Visits Montgomery College to Discuss Importance of Training America’s Workforce

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Secretary Pritzker Welcomes President Barack Obama to the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker Welcomes President Barack Obama to the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker huddles with 10 female U.S. Ambassadors at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker huddles with 10 female U.S. Ambassadors at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Governor Malloy of Connecticut at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Governor Malloy of Connecticut at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Penny Pritzker Meets with Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Penny Pritzker Meets with Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Josué Gomes da Silva, CEO of Coteminas at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Josué Gomes da Silva, CEO of Coteminas at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Governor Beshear of Kentucky at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Governor Beshear of Kentucky at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Mike Mcnamara, CEO of Flextronics at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker meets with Mike Mcnamara, CEO of Flextronics at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Pritzker addresses the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker addresses the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Pritzker addresses the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker addresses the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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Secretary Pritzker addresses the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit. more info | view original

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Secretary Pritzker addresses the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

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The 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit aimed to build on the tremendous success of the inaugural event, which connected investors from 60 countries with representatives from nearly every U.S. state and territory. At this year’s Summit, economic development organizations from across the United States gathered to showcase investment opportunities to companies from around the world. more info | view original

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2015 SelectUSA Summit Recap

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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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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Co-Chairs First-Ever U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue

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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 and Steve Case viewing a demonstration at RoadTrippers

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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 Discusses the Importance of a Globally Competitive Workforce at the 2014 CGI America Annual Meeting

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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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The Commerce Department's 66th annual Gold and Silver Honor Awards ceremony

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