It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as the 39th Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve our Nation as we improved the lives of all Americans across this beautiful country.

Awardees’ projects will foster the future of work while supporting high-growth, high-wage entrepreneurial ventures, industries of the future, and other innovation-driven businesses.

The Trump Administration is proud to support the seven STEM Talent Challenge grant recipients which are doing tremendous work to prepare America’s workforce for tomorrow and beyond.

Under @POTUS, @NIST improved privacy protections for all Americans and U.S. businesses with the release of the NIST Privacy Framework, which provides a voluntary tool for organizations to better identify, assess, manage, & communicate about privacy risks: https://t.co/SQEDrm8Uqn

I am proud that the Department’s work will keep the Administration’s promise to protect the national security, economy, and critical infrastructure of our Nation.

Working with the White House and other key departments and agencies, the Department of Commerce will lead this initiative, with a particular focus on research and development, standards development, spectrum management, vendor diversity, and free and fair international trade.

President Trump’s authorization of the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy to Secure 5G, a capstone achievement in the development, deployment, and management of secure and reliable 5G, is a remarkable victory for all Americans.

Under @POTUS, @USMBDA created pathways to economic empowerment for minority women entrepreneurs through the “Enterprising Women of Color Initiative,” connecting women business owners to mentors, training, capital, partnership & contract opportunities: https://t.co/5VGVlyOIII.

Thank you @IvankaTrump for your commitment to increasing economic opportunity for women at home and around the world. Read #WGDP’s 2nd annual report detailing how 25,000,000 of the world’s most vulnerable women were empowered through our programs: https://t.co/11OHtg6DCq

Since day one, @POTUS has been committed to protecting the national security of all Americans, and the implementation of this rule is a pivotal moment in this Administration’s efforts to put America First and hold bad actors accountable.

Tune in today at 12 p.m. as @SecretaryRoss joins @DavidWestin on @BloombergTV.

CNOOC acts as a bully for the People’s Liberation Army to intimidate China’s neighbors, and the Chinese military continues to benefit from government civil-military fusion policies for malign purposes.

China’s reckless and belligerent actions in the South China Sea and its aggressive push to acquire sensitive intellectual property and technology for its militarization efforts are a threat to U.S. national security and the security of the international community.

We must ensure our controls prevent U.S. persons, wherever located, from supporting unauthorized WMD activities around the globe. Today’s important updates to the U.S. export control system achieve these two goals and enhance our national security.

We cannot allow the foreign military-intelligence organizations of our adversaries in China, Cuba, Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and other terrorist-supporting nations to benefit from U.S. technology or U.S. services to support their destabilizing activities.

Over the past four years, the Department’s @TradeGov fought unfair trade practices by reducing, removing, or preventing more than 464 foreign trade barriers, ensuring continued access to overseas markets for over $125 billion of U.S. exports: https://t.co/F0vVNW3sEo

This MoU is but one such example of our mutual commitment and close relationship, and the International Trade Administration is committed to working with the Kingdom of Bahrain toward the realization of this unique free trade zone.

The Kingdom of Bahrain has been, and continues to be, an important strategic and trade partner of the United States, maintaining stability and ensuring the free flow of commerce in the Gulf. The Department of Commerce remains committed to our deep partnership with the Kingdom.

We have accomplished countless goals in support of @POTUS' promises to stimulate economic growth, protect national security, as well as ensure fair & reciprocal trade:

The work of @CommerceGov has proven to be essential to millions of American businesses & communities.