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Press Releases from 2009

Date Title
12/23/2009 Statement from Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on Personal Income and Outlays in November 2009
12/22/2009 Statement from Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on the Third Estimate of Gross Domestic Product in the Third Quarter 2009
12/18/2009 Commerce Deputy Secretary Dennis F. Hightower Spotlights $39.7 Million Investment to Increase Broadband Access in New York
12/18/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $15.6 Million Grant to Restore St. Louis Port
12/17/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $25.4 Million Investment to Increase Broadband Access in Maine
12/16/2009 Statement from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on New Residential Construction in November 2009
12/15/2009 Secretary Locke Commends European Union and Member State Ratification of WIPO Internet Intellectual Property Treaties
12/11/2009 Commerce Deputy Secretary Dennis Hightower Promotes Export Opportunities to Small Businesses in the Detroit Area
12/11/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on November 2009 Retail Sales Numbers
12/10/2009 Secretary Locke to Travel to Copenhagen to Discuss Administration's Commitment to Spur Clean Energy Technology, Reinvigorate the Economy
12/10/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on October 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
12/09/2009 Commerce Department Announces New Open Government Initiatives
12/07/2009 Secretary Locke and Ambassador Kirk Welcome New Strategic Framework with Turkey
12/07/2009 U.S. Commerce Department's Patent and Trademark Office to Accelerate Review of Green Technology Patents to Speed Deployment to Marketplace
12/01/2009 Department of Commerce Committed to Enhancing Trade with Caribbean and Central America Region
11/25/2009 Statement From Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on New Home Sales in October 2009
11/25/2009 Statement From Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on Personal Income and Outlays in October 2009
11/24/2009 Statement from Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on the Second Estimate of Gross Domestic Product in the Third Quarter 2009
11/23/2009 U.S.-Egypt Memorandum of Intent, Washington (PDF)
11/23/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid
11/18/2009 Secretary Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services
11/18/2009 Statement from Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on New Residential Construction in October 2009
11/13/2009 Statement from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services in September 2009
11/12/2009 Secretary Locke to Attend APEC Singapore Ministerial Meetings
11/06/2009 Senate Confirms Dr. Patrick Gallagher as 14th NIST Director
11/05/2009 Secretary Locke Announces Winners of Presidential Export Awards
11/04/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Locke Keynotes District Export Council Conference to Highlight Importance of Exporting
11/03/2009 Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Suresh Kumar as U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Director General
11/03/2009 A New Beginning: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship Now Accepting Nominations for Delegates
11/03/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's Statement on U.S. Tourism and the Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu
10/30/2009 Statement from Commerce Chief Economist Mark Doms on September 2009 Personal Income and Outlays
10/29/2009 China Agrees to Improve Access for U.S. Energy Companies, Reopen Market to U.S. Pork, Clamp Down on Internet Piracy at the 20th Session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
10/29/2009 Eleven Agreements Signed at the 20th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
10/29/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Third Quarter GDP
10/28/2009 District Export Council Conference Recognizes Excellence in Exporting
10/28/2009 Transcript-U.S. Delegation Media Availability at the 20th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, Hangzhou, China
10/28/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces Support for U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program
10/28/2009 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Witness the Signing of Commercial Agreement During China Visit
10/27/2009 U.S. Commerce Department Forecasts Rebound in International Travel to the United States by 2013
10/26/2009 Commerce Announces Five New Public-Private Partnerships Promoting the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing and Services Firms
10/23/2009 Commerce Secretary Locke Visits West Virginia Plant to Highlight Recovery Act Success, Job Creation, with Senator Rockefeller
10/23/2009 Commerce Secretary Locke Chairs First Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Meeting
10/22/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Co-Chairs U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue at the Commerce Department
10/21/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and USTR Ronald Kirk Convene 20th Session of U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Hangzhou, China
10/20/2009 Statement from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on New Residential Construction in September 2009
10/19/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Highlight Trade, Intellectual Property Rights and Energy During China Trip
10/16/2009 U.S.-Russia Business Development and Economic Relations Working Group Discusses Positive Role of Trade
10/14/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Retail Sales in September 2009
10/09/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
10/06/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Cuts Ribbon on CommerceConnect, Department's First One-Stop Shop
10/05/2009 Commerce Announces Eight New Public-Private Partnerships, Promoting U.S. Exports and U.S. Jobs
10/02/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Appoints Sharon Barner Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
10/01/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Proposes Reforms to America's Export Controls System to Enhance National Security and Improve Competitiveness
10/01/2009 Statement from Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on August 2009 Personal Income and Outlays
09/30/2009 U.S.-Iraqi Business and Investment Conference Set for October 20-21 in Washington, D.C.
09/30/2009 Statement from Commerce Chief Economist Mark Doms on the Third Estimate of Gross Domestic Product in the Second Quarter 2009
09/29/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Mayor Shirley Franklin Announce 2010 Americas Competitiveness Forum to be Held in Atlanta
09/28/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Peru's Minister of Production Mercedes Aráoz
09/28/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Ministers from Central America
09/28/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Urges Western Hemisphere to 'Resist the Protectionist Temptation' at the Americas Competitiveness Forum in Chile
09/25/2009 Statement From Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on August New Home Sales
09/25/2009 U.S. Commerce Department Invests $6 Million in recovery Act Funding to Spur Innovation, Create Jobs in Bethlehem, Pa.
09/25/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Launches Twitter Account
09/24/2009 Commerce Secretary Locke Announces New Commerce Initiatives to Foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship
09/21/2009 Commerce Secretary Locke Meets with Defense Secretary Gates on Export Controls and Business Visa Reform
09/18/2009 NOAA Awards Nearly $40 Million in Grants to Restore Salmon Habitat in Pacific Northwest
09/18/2009 Transcript-MSN.com's Business On Main, "Voices that Matter" Interview
09/17/2009 Secretary Locke Joins President Obama in Announcing the 2008 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates
09/17/2009 Statement From Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on August 2009 New Residential Construction
09/16/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with France's Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac
09/15/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Breaks Ground on Major San Diego-Area Recovery Act Project
09/15/2009 Under Secretary Blank Statement on August 2009 Retail Sales Numbers
09/11/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Eric L. Hirschhorn as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
09/11/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on the President's Section 421 Safeguard Remedy Decision
09/10/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Patrick Gallagher as Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
09/10/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Report
09/10/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
09/04/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Approves New Foreign-Trade Zone in Michigan
09/03/2009 Commerce Department Implements President's Directive to Ease Restrictions on Humanitarian Aid, Gift Parcels to Cuba
09/02/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Discusses Goals for a Clean Energy Economy with Governors Granholm and Doyle in Saginaw
09/01/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on China's Decision to Remove Discriminatory Taxes on Imported Auto Parts
08/31/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Participate in Americas Competitiveness Forum in Santiago, Chile
08/28/2009 Statement From U.S. Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on July 2009 Personal Income and Outlays
08/27/2009 Statement From U.S. Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on the Second Estimate of Gross Domestic Product in the Second Quarter of 2009
08/26/2009 Statement from U.S. Commerce Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank on July 2009 New Home Sales
08/24/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $4.7 Million Recovery Act Grant to Create Jobs, Boost Development in Tucson, Arizona
08/20/2009 Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke Approves Fisheries Plan for Arctic
08/20/2009 Secretary of Commerce Announces $40 Million in Recovery Act Projects to Support Efficient Marine Navigation and Create Jobs
08/19/2009 Federal Guidelines Encourage Employers to Plan Now for Upcoming Influenza Season
08/18/2009 Statement of Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank on July New Residential Construction
08/13/2009 Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on July 2009 Retail Sales
08/12/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
08/07/2009 Dennis F. Hightower Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Commerce
08/07/2009 Locke Statement on Confirmation of David Kappos as Patent and Trade Director
08/07/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on July Unemployment Numbers
08/05/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $45 Million in Grants to Accelerate the Manufacturing and Deployment of the Next Generation of U.S. Batteries and Electric Vehicles
08/04/2009 Statement from ESA Under Secretary Blank on June Personal Income
07/31/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on 2nd Quarter GDP
07/27/2009 Under Secretary Blank Statement on June 2009 Residential Sales Numbers
07/24/2009 Secretary Locke Reminds Consumers to Apply for TV Converter Box Coupons Before July 31st Deadline
07/22/2009 Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Dennis Hightower as Commerce Deputy Secretary
07/17/2009 Secretary Gary Locke Applauds 'Swift, Bipartisan' Congressional Action on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Budget Fix
07/17/2009 Statement From DOC Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on Housing Permits and Starts for June 2009
07/15/2009 Obama Administration Announces CEOs for U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum
07/15/2009 Locke Announces St. Louis Native to Lead Minority Business Development Agency
07/15/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming in Beijing
07/15/2009 The U.S. Department of Commerce Applauds Taiwan's Accession to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement
07/14/2009 Blank Statement on June 2009 Retail Sales Numbers
07/14/2009 Michigan Manufacturers, Government Officials Discuss New Initiative to Aid American Businesses
07/13/2009 Dr. Robert Groves Confirmed as Census Director
07/10/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
07/07/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces Commerce Department Efforts to Support Minority Business Access to Recovery Act Opportunities
07/07/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Takes Key Step to Address Patent and Trademark Office Challenges
07/07/2009 Secretaries Locke and Chu to Travel to China Next Week
07/02/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Accompany President Obama to Russia
07/01/2009 Commerce Secretary Locke Highlights Recovery Act Initiative to Bring Broadband, Jobs to Urban and Rural America
07/01/2009 Commerce Secretary Locke, Vice President Biden Launch Initiative to Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans
06/30/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Takes Key Step to Address Census Challenges
06/29/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Colombian President Álvaro Uribe
06/26/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Approves New Foreign-Trade Zone in Montana
06/24/2009 Secretary Locke and USTR Ronald Kirk Call on China to Revoke Mandatory Internet Filtering Software
06/23/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces Expansion of Manufacturing Initiative in Ohio
06/18/2009 Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate David Kappos as Patent and Trademark Director
06/18/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma
06/17/2009 Locke Announces First Indian Company to Receive Express Lane Status for U.S.-Indian Trade
06/16/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces Administration's New Initiative to Aid American Businesses
06/16/2009 U.S. Commerce Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank Statement on May 2009 New Residential Construction
06/15/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets With Korea's Minister of Knowledge Economy Lee Youn Ho, Signs Memorandum of Understanding
06/15/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Assures Americans that TV Converter Box Coupons are Still Available
06/12/2009 The National Switch to Digital Television is Today
06/11/2009 One Day Until DTV Transition
06/11/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on May 2009 Retail Sales Numbers
06/10/2009 White House-Press Conference on DTV Transition
06/10/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
06/09/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Hosts Meeting of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Board
06/09/2009 Dr. Rebecca Blank Sworn In as Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Top Economic Advisor to Commerce Secretary
06/08/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Mongolia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Sukhbaatar Batold
06/05/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Urges Unprepared Consumers to Ensure At Least One Television Set is DTV-Ready
06/04/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Singapore's Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang
06/04/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces Recovery Act Grant to Create Jobs, Boost Development in Montana
06/03/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces the Availability of $27 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Help Midwestern Communities
06/01/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $4.6 Million Investment to Boost Disaster Recovery Efforts in the Cedar Rapids Region
06/01/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Mexico's Secretary of Economy Gerardo Ruiz Mateos
05/28/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Encourages Americans to Act Now to Receive TV Converter Box Coupons Before June 12 Digital TV Switch
05/28/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $19.5 Million More for Ike/Gustav Recovery Efforts
05/27/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Urges Los Angeles Residents to Prepare for June 12 Switch to Digital Television
05/26/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Urges Sacramento Residents to Prepare for June 12 Switch to Digital Television
05/26/2009 Blank Confirmed as Top Economic Advisor to Commerce Secretary
05/21/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Canada's Minister of Industry Tony Clement
05/18/2009 Locke, Chu Announce Significant Steps in Smart Grid Development
05/15/2009 Secretary Locke Statement on National Travel and Tourism Week
05/14/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Indonesia's Minister Of Trade Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu
05/13/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Urges Seattle Residents to Prepare for June 12 Switch to Digital Television
05/13/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Korea's Trade Minister Kim Jong-Hoon
05/13/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on April Retail Sales Numbers
05/12/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on March 2009 Trade Numbers
05/12/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Urges Americans to Prepare for June 12 Switch to Digital Television
05/05/2009 Commerce Department Announces Key Legislative Affairs Appointments
05/05/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai
05/01/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Urges China, Russia to End Ban on U.S. Pork
05/01/2009 Secretary Locke Letters to Russian Trade Officials (PDF)
05/01/2009 Secretary Locke Letter to Chinese Minister of Commerce (PDF)
05/01/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Discusses Trade Promotion Agreement with Colombian Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism
04/30/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Extends 2008 Disaster Declaration Due to Poor Salmon Returns
04/29/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Governor Martin O'Malley Urge Americans to Get Ready for National Switch to Digital TV
04/29/2009 Department of Commerce Progress Report, April 29, 2009
04/28/2009 Salazar and Locke Restore Scientific Consultation under the Endangered Species Act to Protect Species and their Habitats
04/27/2009 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets with China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming
04/26/2009 Secretary Locke Statement on World IP Day
04/17/2009 Secretary Locke Announces $5.25 Million Investment in Arkansas Job Creation, Economic Development
04/09/2009 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
04/02/2009 Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Groves as Census Director
03/24/2009 U.S. Senate Confirms Gary Locke as Commerce Secretary
03/10/2009 Vilsack, Copps and Wade Kick Off American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Broadband Initiative
02/25/2009 Commerce Department Receives $7.9 Billion in Recovery Act Funding Essential to U.S. Job Creation and Economic Growth