Detailed Public Schedule: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo’s Official Visit to Asia

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Friday, November 12, 2021

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Detailed Public Schedule: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo’s Official Visit to Asia

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo will make her first official visit to Asia from Nov. 15-18. During her visit, Secretary Raimondo will meet with government officials and business leaders in Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Raimondo’s public itinerary is as follows (all times local). Meetings and schedules are subject to change.

NOVEMBER 15: TOKYO, JAPAN

Meeting with Minister of Trade, Economy, and Industry, Hagiuda Koichi

  • Location: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • Press: Photo spray and brief comments

Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hayashi Yoshimasa

  • Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
  • Press: Photo spray 

Meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary, Matsuno Hirozaku

  • Location: Prime Minister’s Office
  • Press: Photo spray

Media interested in covering these meetings should contact the relevant Japanese ministry.

 

NOVEMBER 16: SINGAPORE

Meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

  • Location: The Istana
  • Press: Closed

Meeting with Minister of Communications and Information, Josephine Teo

  • Location: NUS Enterprise – National University
  • Press: Closed

2:45 p.m.
SelectUSA Women in Tech: Seizing Opportunities in the Digital Economy

Hosted by Secretary Raimondo and Singapore Minister of Communications and Information, Josephine Teo

  • Location: NUS Enterprise – National University
  • Press: Open

Meeting with Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim​ Yong

  • Location: Details forthcoming ​
  • Press: Photo spray

 

NOVEMBER 17: SINGAPORE

Meeting with New Zealand Minister of Trade and Export Growth, Damien O’Connor

  • Location: Bloomberg New Economy Forum
  • Press: Closed

11:40 a.m.
Bloomberg New Economy Forum Fireside Session with John Micklethwait

  • Location: Bloomberg New Economy Forum
  • Press: Open to pre-credentialed press and livestreamed

Meeting with Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan

  • Location: Bloomberg New Economy Forum
  • Press: Closed

3:​15 p.m.
Partnership for Growth and Innovation Event

Hosted by Secretary Raimondo and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim ​Yong

  • Location: Singapore Federation Business
  • Press: Open press

Bloomberg New Economy Forum events are only open to credentialed media at the Forum. Media interested in covering open press events in Singapore should contact: SingaporePASMedia@state.gov

 

NOVEMBER 18: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob

  • Location: Prime Minister’s Office
  • Press: Photo spray

Meeting with Senior Minister, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Yang Berhormat (YB) Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali

  • Location: ​Details forthcoming
  • Press: Photo spray

Semiconductor Roundtable with ​Senior Minister of ​International Trade and Industry, ​Mohamed Azmin Ali

  • Location: Le Méridien Putrajaya Hotel
  • Press: Photo spray

Meeting with Minister of Communications and Multimedia Tan Sri Annuar Musa

  • Location: Ministry of Communications
  • Press: Photo spray

Tour of ON Semiconductor Malaysia

  • Location: Senawang Industrial Estate, Ser​emban
  • Press: Photo spray

Secretary Raimondo to hold press teleconference

  • Logistics: Details forthcoming
  • Press: Open press with Q&A

Media interested in covering these meetings should contact the relevant Malaysian ministry.

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