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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 12, 2021
Media Contact:
Office of Public Affairs, publicaffairs@doc.gov
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, Seremban
- 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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