Yesterday, I met with @SpaceX President @Gwynne_Shotwell to discuss satellite broadband connectivity and space mission authorization.
Deputy Secretary Don Graves
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Deputy Secretary Don Graves
@DepSecGraves
The archived X account of the 19th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves (2021- 2025). This is an inactive account.
Joined May 2021
- Yesterday, I met with Cabinet Secretary @HonMoses_Kuria to discuss 🇰🇪 efforts to drive private sector development & explore ways the U.S. and Kenya can increase two-way trade and investment. #USAfricaLeadersSummit22 commerce.gov/news/press-rel…
- I come from a long line of small business owners. My ancestors ran a horse-and-buggy taxi service where the Commerce Department stands today. Their story is my story. And I am ready to get to work on behalf of the American people as the next Deputy Secretary of @CommerceGov.
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- Thank you to the Ambassador of Pakistan to the US @asadmk17 and his wife, Mrs. Zunaira Asad Khan, for the Pakistani mangoes! I look forward to meeting you and strengthening @CommerceGov ties with @PakinUSA.
- As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. It was an honor to join @SecretaryPete, @AmeriCorps, and others at Hart Middle School to see the incredible work @CityYear does and to lend a helping hand.
- Last week, I was sworn in on an antique copy of the 13th Amendment that was signed by President Lincoln and more than 150 members of Congress, gifted to my third-great-grandfather by his friend, U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and passed down through my family for generations.
- Semiconductors are the building blocks of our modern economy. Great day with @SenSchumer and @GovKathyHochul in New York to discuss how we must increase our manufacturing of chips in America.
- The people who have benefited most from Putin’s rule should know that they are international pariahs and that their money cannot insulate them from the unlawful actions they have facilitated. Commerce’s latest action here:
- Today, I met with Minister @aalswaha of Saudi Arabia. Under Minister Al-Swaha’s leadership, Saudi Arabia is making impressive strides in the digital economy. During our meeting, we discussed the importance of safe, secure, & interoperable cross-border data flows.
- Yesterday, Prime Minister of #Kosovo @albinkurti & I met to discuss 🇺🇸-🇽🇰 commercial ties & opportunities to deepen collaboration in the clean energy & ICT sectors. I also thanked PM Kurti for 🇽🇰 ’s cooperation in responding to Russia’s unlawful aggression commerce.gov/news/press-rel…
- 27 years ago today, Secretary Ron Brown and 11 Commerce employees perished in a plane crash near Dubrovnik, Croatia while on an official trade mission. All of the people on that flight were working on behalf of peace, prosperity, and making our world a better place.
- #BlackHistoryMonth is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the African American community & their impact on our society and culture. Check out this powerful video by @NMAAHC showcasing American History through the African American lens.
00:00 - Great meeting with @mayorbibb of Cleveland, OH ahead of today’s CHIPS Bill signing. The CHIPS and Science Act will allow us to invest in American manufacturing, so that we can create more semiconductor chips here at home in the United States.
