Press Releases January 2006 - March 2010
2006-2010 [2001-2005]
March 2010
03/31/10 ITA Trade Compliance Efforts Remove Barriers to U.S. Exports
03/29/10 Francisco J. Sánchez Sworn in as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
03/27/10 Francisco J. Sánchez Takes Lead at International Trade Administration as Under Secretary
03/22/10 Obama’s Export Promotion Cabinet Members Highlight Administration’s Effort to Boost Exports and U.S. Jobs
03/22/10 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Senator Sherrod Brown Highlight Administration’s Effort to Boost Exports and U.S. Jobs in Ohio
03/19/10 Department of Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Taiwan
03/15/10 American Companies Find Business Opportunities During Trade Mission to Senegal and South Africa
03/11/10 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Release of January 2010 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Report [ Fact Sheet ]
03/11/10 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from the People’s Republic of China
03/09/10 ITA Supports National Export Initiative Through its Market Development Cooperator Program
03/08/10 Data Confirms Manufacturing Exports Support and Sustain American Jobs
03/04/10 President Obama Signs the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 into Law
[ Fact Sheet ]
03/04/10 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Magnesia Carbon Brick from
the People’s Republic of China and Mexico
03/02/10 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality
Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from the People’s Republic of China and Indonesia
03/02/10 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from the People’s Republic of China
February 2010
02/24/10 January Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
02/24/10 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel
Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the People’s Republic of China
02/22/10 ITA Helps Atlanta Firms Find Smarter Ways to Do Business
02/16/10 Secretary Locke Announces Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
02/12/10 Suresh Kumar Confirmed as Assistant Commerce Secretary and Director General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
02/12/10 Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale Confirmed as International Trade Administration’s Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services
02/04/10 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Unveils Details of the National Export Initiative
02/01/10 President's International Trade Administration Budget Increases Export Promotion
January 2010
01/27/10 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of
Certain Woven Electric Blankets from the People’s Republic of China
01/25/10 Commerce Committed to Assisting Domestic Textile Industry
01/21/10 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of
Drill Pipe from the People’s Republic of China
01/21/10 Commerce Deputy Secretary Says Increased Exports are Key to Growing Jobs and Strengthening the Economy
01/12/10 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on November 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
01/12/10 November 2009 U.S. Export Statistics Fact Sheet
01/05/10 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of
Wire Decking from the People’s Republic of China
December 2009
12/29/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Certain Steel Grating from the People’s Republic of China
12/18/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s Republic of China
12/17/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds No Countervailable Subsidization of Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the People’s Republic of China
12/09/09 Export Promotion Linked to Job Creation
12/08/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge
from the People’s Republic of China
November 2009
11/24/09 Commerce Finds Subsidization of
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People’s Republic of China
11/23/09 Commerce Highlights India Potential for Export Success
11/23/09 United States and India Agree to Enhanced Promotion of Foreign Investment
11/20/09 International Trade Administration and Columbia Mayor Join USC's Darla Moore School of Business for International Education Week
11/20/09 ITA Helps Florida Exporters Connect with Financing Opportunities
11/16/09 ITA Touts Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative at ANS Winter Meeting
11/12/09 Aerospace Supplier Development Mission to India Opens Doors for American Companies
11/10/09 ITA Hits the Road to Promote Green Technology to Potential U.S. Exporters
11/05/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Oil Country Tubular Goods from China
11/05/09 Secretary Locke Announces Winners of Presidential Export Awards
11/03/09 Locke Statement on President Obama’s Intent to Nominate Suresh Kumar as U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Director General
11/03/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Wire Decking from the People’s Republic of China
October 2009
10/28/09 Department of Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Indonesia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
10/27/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s Republic of China
10/27/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Certain Steel Grating from the People’s Republic of China
10/27/09 Columbus Firms Showcase Practices for Sustainability and Competitiveness in Manufacturing
10/23/09 Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Announces Export Promotion Priorities
10/23/09 Commerce Secretary Locke Chairs First Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Meeting
10/21/09 Secretary Locke to Highlight Trade, Intellectual Property Rights and Energy During China Trip
10/21/09 Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Joint Commission On Commerce and Trade
10/21/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations of Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico and the People’s Republic of China
10/20/09 Department of Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Taiwan
10/16/09 Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Commodity Matchbooks from India
10/16/09 Commerce Offical Highlights Textile and Apparel Export Promotion Efforts
10/15/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Certain Sodium and Potassium Phosphate Salts from the People’s Republic of China
10/14/09 Commerce Spotlights Green Building Competitiveness and Opportunities
10/14/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Standard
Steel Fasteners from the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan
10/14/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Certain Coated Paper from Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China
10/07/09 Deputy Assistant Secretary Walter Bastian Honored by the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America
10/07/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from
the People’s Republic of China
10/06/09 U.S. Commercial Service Export Promotion Activities Highlighted
10/06/09 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Cuts Ribbon on CommerceConnect—Department’s First One-Stop Shop
September 2009
09/22/09 August Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
09/22/09 USTR, U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and International Customs Experts Hold First Meeting to Address Semiconductor Counterfeiting
09/18/09 U.S. Departmenet of Commerce to Host Forum on Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing in Toledo, Ohio
09/09/09 Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Imports of
Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's Republic of China
August 2009
08/31/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
08/25/09 July Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
08/19/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from
Mexico (AD) and the People’s Republic of China (AD/CVD)
08/12/09 Secretary Locke Statement on June 2009 Trade Numbers
08/12/09 June 2009 U.S. Export Statistics Fact Sheet
July 2009
07/30/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from Taiwan (AD) and the People’s Republic of
China (AD/CVD)
07/28/09 June Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
07/21/09 Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks from the People’s Republic of China
07/21/09
Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Woven Electric Blankets from the People’s Republic of China
07/13/09 Commerce Official Promotes Sustainable manufacturing at Four Seattle Area Firms
07/10/09 Secretary Locke Statement on May 2009 Trade Numbers
07/10/09 May 2009 U.S. Export Statistics Fact Sheet
June 2009
06/30/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds No Subsidization of Ni-Resist Piston Inserts
from the Republic of Korea
06/30/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of
Ni-Resist Piston Inserts from Argentina
06/29/09 May Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
06/26/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Wire Decking from the People’s Republic of China
06/19/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Steel Grating from the People’s Republic of China
06/17/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s Republic of China
06/15/09 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Meets With Korea’s Minister of Knowledge Economy Lee Youn Ho, Signs Memorandum of Understanding
06/15/09 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Commerce of the United States of America and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea on Commercial Cooperation
06/15/09 Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China
06/10/09 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
06/10/09 April 2009 U.S. Export Statistics Fact Sheet
May 2009
05/28/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Commodity Matchbooks
from India
05/20/09 U.S. Commerce Department Forecasts Rebound in International Travel to the United States by 2013
[ Fact Sheet ]
05/15/09 Secretary Locke Statement on National Travel and Tourism Week
05/15/09
Commerce Department’s Task Force Secures Extension of Metric Labeling Provision that Benefits U.S. Companies
April 2009
04/29/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People’s Republic of China
04/29/09 March Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
04/21/09 Commerce Initiates Countervailing Duty Investigation on Imports of
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
04/21/09 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations on Imports of Polyethylene Retail
Carrier Bags from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Indonesia, and Taiwan
04/09/09 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on Trade Numbers
04/09/09 February 2009 U.S. Export Statistics Fact Sheet
04/07/09 China and Canada Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
March 2009
03/31/09 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Commodity Matchbooks
from India
03/24/09 February Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
03/24/09 United States Records 58 Million Visitors in 2008
03/24/09 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the People’s Republic of China
03/13/09 January 2009 U.S. Export Statistics Fact Sheet
03/09/09 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Frontseating Service Valves
from the People’s Republic of China
03/06/09 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of
1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from India and the People’s Republic of China
February 2009
02/25/09 January Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
02/23/09 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China
02/18/09 Commerce Initiates Countervailing Duty Investigations on Imports of Ni-Resist Piston Inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea
02/11/09 2008 Export Statistics Fact Sheet: U.S. Exports of Goods and Services Increased 12 Percent in 2008
January 2009
01/27/09 December Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
01/22/09 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe
from the People’s Republic of China
01/22/09 Commerce Finds Preliminary Dumping of
Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof
from the People’s Republic of China
01/06/09 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From China [ Fact Sheet ]
December 2008
12/24/08 November Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
12/23/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Subsidization of Kitchen Appliance Shelves and Racks from China [ Fact Sheet
]
12/22/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Innerspring Units from China [ Fact Sheet
]
12/18/08 Commerce Official Releases Report on Promoting U.S. Competitiveness
November 2008
11/25/08 October 2008 Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
11/21/08 Commerce Finds Insufficient Evidence to Self-Initiate Vietnam Apparel Dumping Case
11/19/08 Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Imports of Commodity Matchbooks from India
11/18/08 Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks at the Small Business Administration International Trade Symposium
11/18/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Subsidization of Welded Line Pipe From China
[ Fact Sheet ]
11/18/08 Commerce Prelimarily Finds Unfair Subsidization of Tow Behind Lawn Groomers From China
[ Fact Sheet ]
11/13/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Citric Acid and Citrate Salts from China and Canada
[ Fact Sheet ]
11/07/08 Commerce Announces Final Results in the Reconsideration of Sunset Review of Order on
Large Newspaper Printing Presses from Japan
11/06/08 Commerce Official Promotes Investment in America With Foreign Trade Commissioners - November 6, 2008
11/06/08 International Visitor Spending Hits All Time High - November 6, 2008
October 2008
10/31/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Welded Line Pipe from China and Korea [ Fact Sheet
]
10/28/08 The Trade Stimulus Fact Sheet
10/16/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Frontseating Service Valves
from the People’s Republic of China
[ Fact Sheet ]
10/16/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of
Certain Chemical Product from India and the People’s Republic of China
[ Fact Sheet ]
10/15/08 U.S. Tourism Industry Sees Record Spending Growth
10/15/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Innerspring Units from South Africa and Vietnam [ Fact Sheet ]
10/14/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Sodium Metal from France
[ Fact Sheet ]
10/06/08 Secretary Gutierrez Travels to Brazil for Third U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum to Address Bilateral Trade
10/02/08 Commerce Deputy Secretary to Host U.S.-Georgia Business Summit in Tbilisi
10/02/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel Threaded Rod from China
[ Fact Sheet ]
September 2008
09/29/08 Secretary Gutierrez Leads CAFTA-DR Business Development Mission
09/29/08 U.S. Signs Market Economy Suspension Agreement on Cut-To-Length Steel Plate from Ukraine
09/26/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of Lightweight Thermal Paper
[ Fact Sheet ]
09/23/08 U.S. Commerce Official Promotes Sustainable Manufacturing at Three Rochester Area Firms
09/23/08 August Monthly Steel Fact Sheet
09/19/08 Statement by Secretary Gutierrez after Meeting with Georgian Minister of Economic Development
09/18/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of PET Film From China, Brazil, Thailand and the UAE [Fact Sheet]
09/17/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Subsidization of Citric Acid and Citrate Salts from China [Fact Sheet]
09/16/08 Commerce Official Kicks Off First Trade Mission to Mongolia
09/10/08 International Tourism to the U.S. Booming
09/03/08 U.S. Commerce Official Promotes Sustainable Manufacturing at Four Grand Rapids Area Firms
09/03/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the People’s Republic of China
August 2008
08/28/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping on
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe from the People’s Republic of China
[ Fact Sheet ]
08/28/08 Commerce Announces 19 U.S. Clean Energy and Enviornmental Companies Will Join Trade Misison to China and India
08/21/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks from the People’s Republic of China
08/19/08 Secretary Gutierrez Statement on the Closing of the 2008 Americas Competitiveness Forum
08/15/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from China
[ Fact Sheet ]
08/12/08 Commerce Department Announces New Export Office in El Paso
08/11/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from China and Australia [Fact Sheet]
08/08/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel Wire Gament Hangers from China[ Fact Sheet ]
08/06/08 Gutierrez Announces the 2008 Americas Competitiveness Forum Participants
July 2008
07/31/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Uncovered Innerspring Units from China, South Africa and Vietnam
[ Fact Sheet ]
07/31/08 International Visitation to the U.S. on the Rise: Visitor Spending Hits Record High in May
07/29/08 June Steel Monthly Fact Sheet
07/25/08 FTA Fact Sheet
07/23/08 U.S. Manufacturing Exports Swing from Deficit to Surplus with Free Trade Agreement Countries
07/22/08 Secretary Gutierrez Appoints New Members to Manufacturing Council
07/17/08 Clean Energy Exporter Guides Released
07/15/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China
07/14/08 77 U.S. Cities Boast Billion Dollar Export Markets
07/14/08 International Visitation Up in April 2008 Spending at $11.6 Billion for the Month
07/08/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of Off-The-Road Tires From China [ Fact Sheet ]
07/03/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Raw Flexible Magnets [ Fact Sheet ]
07/01/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Subsidization of Stainless Pressure Pipe From China [ Fact Sheet ]
07/01/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of Sodium Nitrite [ Fact Sheet ]
June 2008
06/25/08 May Steel Monthly Fact Sheet
06/25/08 Commerce Hosts Contract Signing Ceremony Between The Boeing Company and Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd.
06/24/08 Secretary Gutierrez Witnesses Contract Signings Between U.S. and Vietnamese Companies
06/23/08 Travel and Tourism in the United States is Booming
06/19/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of Laminated Woven Sacks from the People’s Republic of China
06/19/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the
People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico
06/17/08 U.S. Commerce Department Launches India Business Center
06/09/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel Nails From China [ Fact Sheet]
06/02/08
Commerce Announces 2007 Top U.S. Destinations for Global Travelers
May 2008
05/30/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of Standard Pipe from China [ Fact Sheet ]
05/29/08 Department of Commerce to Lead Clean Energy and Environment Trade Mission to China and India
05/28/08 April Steel Monthly Fact Sheet
05/22/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Sodium Metal From France [Fact Sheet ]
05/20/08 Presidential Award Recognizes American Export Excellence
05/20/08 U.S. Continues to Attract Global Visitors
05/15/08 Chinese Group Leisure Travel to the United States to Begin in June 2008
05/07/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Lightweight Thermal Paper from China and Germany [ Fact Sheet ]
05/06/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada (AD) and the People’s Republic of China (AD/CVD)
05/06/08 Commerce Completes Second Review of Vietnam Import Data
05/05/08 Department of Commerce Announces Inaugural "Invest in America" Week
April 2008
04/29/08 World Travelers Flock to the United States
[ Fact Sheet ]
04/28/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of PET Film From Brazil, China, and the UAE [ Fact Sheet ]
04/28/08 Commerce Under Secretary Celebrates 175 Years of U.S.-Thai Trade Relations
04/25/08 Administration to Apply Temporary Safeguard on Cotton Socks from Honduras
04/22/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe
from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea
04/22/08 March Steel Monthly Fact Sheet
04/22/08 U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Commerce Appeal of Key Antidumping Case on Uranium
04/21/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Raw Flexible Magnets from the People’s
Republic of China and Taiwan [ Fact Sheet ]
04/17/08 Commerce Under Secretary to Lead Health Care Mission to China
04/17/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Sodium Nitrite from Germany and the
People’s Republic of China [ Fact Sheet ]
04/17/08 Commerce Department Releases Updated Trade Finance Guide
04/09/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from India and the People’s Republic of China
04/09/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of Frontseating Service Valves from the People’s Republic of China
04/08/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey [ Fact Sheet ]
04/08/08 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Sodium Nitrite from the People’s Republic of China [ Fact Sheet ]
04/07/08 Statement by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez on the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Promotion Agreement
March 2008
03/26/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of Steel Threaded Rod
from the People’s Republic of China
03/25/08 February Steel Monthly Fact Sheet
03/24/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Glycine from India [ Fact Sheet ]
03/20/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Australia and China [ Fact Sheet ]
03/19/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel Wire Garment Hangers from China [ Fact Sheet ]
03/17/08 Statement by Assistant Secretary William G. Sutton on Interagency Manufacturing Report
03/11/08 2007 Sets All Time International Tourism Record For U.S. [ Fact Sheet ]
03/10/08 Commerce Finds Subsidization of Lightweight Thermal Paper From China [ Fact Sheet ]
03/06/08 U.S. Commerce Department Announces Winners of Student Video Contest - March 6, 2008
03/05/08 Department of Commerce Official Testifies Before Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee [ Testimony ]
February 2008
02/26/08 January Steel Monthly Fact Sheet
02/21/08 Under Secretary Padilla to Review CAFTA-DR Implementation and Expanded Trade Opportunities During Visit to Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
02/20/08 Commerce Finds Subsidization of Raw Flexible Magnets from China [ Fact Sheet ]
02/20/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe from the People’s Republic of China
02/07/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation on Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People’s Republic of China
02/06/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Off-Road Tires From China [Fact Sheet]
02/01/08 United States and Russian Uranium Agreement
January 2008
01/29/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the People’s Republic of China
01/25/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Laminated Woven Sacks from China [Fact Sheet]
01/24/08 116 U.S. Cities Make Up “Billion Dollar Markets” [Fact Sheet]
01/24/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Rectangular Pipe and Tube [Fact Sheet]
01/23/08 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations on Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People’s Republic of China, South Africa, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
01/22/08 Commerce Signs New Agreement Suspending Antidumping Duty Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico [Fact Sheet]
01/18/08 Administration Announces Intent to Apply Safeguard on Cotton Socks From Honduras [Federal Register Notice]
01/17/08 Competitiveness Report Reveals Economic Benefits of Cellulosic Ethanol
01/16/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Certain Steel Nails from China [Fact Sheet] [Separate Rates]
01/11/08 Secretary Gutierrez Says Exports Important to U.S. Growth, Opening Markets Overseas is Goal
01/11/08 Import Administration Commends the Service of Joseph A. Spetrini, Retiring Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Policy and Negotiations
01/04/08 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Certain Steel Pipe from China [Fact Sheet]
December 2007
12/21/07 U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 18 U.S. Clean-Energy Companies Will Join Trade Mission to China and India
12/20/07 Secretary Gutierrez Statement on the Senate Confirmation of Christopher A. Padilla as Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade
12/20/07 WTO Panel Finds for United States in "Zeroing" Dispute with Mexico
12/14/07 Secretary Gutierrez Statement on President Bush Signing the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
12/14/07 United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Fact Sheet
12/11/07 The U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) Fact Sheet
12/11/07 Gutierrez Signs U.S.-China Tourism Agreement to Boost Visits to U.S.
12/11/07 The United States-China Government Signing Ceremony Fact Sheet
12/10/07 Commerce Finds Subsidization of New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the People’s Republic of China
12/04/07 Commerce Announces Launch of New Textile and Apparel Internet Resource
November 2007
11/30/07 Joint Statement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration
11/29/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of
Sodium Nitrite from Germany (AD) and the People’s Republic of China (AD/CVD)
11/27/07 October Steel Monthly Fact Sheet
11/27/07 Commerce Finds Subsidization of Laminated Woven Sacks from the People’s Republic of China [Fact Sheet]
11/27/07 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People’s Republic of China [Fact Sheet]
11/21/07 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Glycine from Japan and the Republic of Korea
11/19/07 Gutierrez Applauds Record Summer for International Visitation and Spending
11/14/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Sodium Metal from France
11/13/07 White Paper-Visas and Foreign Direct Investment (PDF)
11/07/07 U.S. Commerce Department and Kauffman Foundation Announce Public-Private Partnership on Entrepreneurship
11/06/07 Commerce Finds Subsidization of Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China
October 2007
10/30/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations on Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People’s Republic of China (AD/CVD), Germany (AD) and Korea (AD)
10/29/07 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Glycine from India
10/26/07 Commerce Completes First Review of Vietnam Import Data
10/19/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Investigations on Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and
Strip from Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates
10/18/07 Commerce Announces Final Decision on Unfair Dumping and Subsidization of Glossy Paper
China Fact Sheet
Indonesia Fact Sheet
Korea Fact Sheet
10/12/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations on
Raw Flexible Magnets from the People’s Republic of China (AD/CVD) and Taiwan (AD)
10/12/07 White House Fact Sheet-Free Trade Agreements
10/12/07 White House Transcript-Remarks by the President on Trade Policy7
10/11/07 Fact Sheet-August 2007 Exports (PDF)
10/11/07 Secretary Gutierrez Praises Record U.S. Exports
10/11/07 The U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue Joint Statement
10/03/07 Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Travel to Uruguay and Brazil for Trade Discussions
September 2007
09/25/07 Steel Imports in August 2007 Decreased 22 Percent from July 2007
09/14/07 Commerce Announces Dialogue to Enhance Trade and Investment
09/12/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations on
Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Australia and the People’s Republic of China
09/11/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of Steel Wire Garment Hangers
from the People’s Republic of China
09/10/07 Commerce Suspends Antidumping Duty Investigations on Imports of
Lemon Juice from Mexico and Argentina
09/07/07 Gutierrez to Lead Congressional Delegation to Panama, Peru and Colombia to Urge Action on Pending FTAs
09/07/07 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Glycine
from Japan and the Republic of Korea
09/07/07 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Sodium Hexametaphosphate
from the People’s Republic of China
09/05/07 International Visitors Set Record in June Pumping More Than $10 Billion into the U.S. Economy
August 2007
08/28/07 Steel Imports in July 2007 Increased 6 Percent from June 2007
08/21/07 Commerce Announces Launch of North American Steel Trade Committee NAFTA Steel Monitor
08/10/07 Rear Admiral William G. Sutton, U.S. Navy (Ret.) joins the Commerce Department as Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
08/09/07 Commerce Announces Final Results of First Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order
on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China
08/06/07 Senior Commerce Official to Lead Carpet Trade Mission to Afghanistan
08/01/07 Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and USTR Schwab Announce December Meeting of U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
July 2007
07/24/07 Steel Imports in June 2007 Decreased 10 Percent from May 2007
07/19/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Laminated Woven Sacks from the People’s Republic of China
07/18/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations on Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People’s Republic of China (AD/CVD), Korea (AD), Mexico (AD), and Turkey (AD)
07/10/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations of Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates
07/09/07 Commerce Department Publishes Export Yellow Pages
June 2007
06/29/07 Secretary Gutierrez Statement Calling for the Renewal of the
Trade Promotion Authority
06/28/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s Republic of China
May 2007
05/30/07 Commerce Announces Preliminary Decision on Unfair Dumping of Coated Free Sheet Paper From China, Indonesia, and Korea [Fact Sheet]
05/24/07 U.S. Organizations and Trade Specialists Recognized at the White House
April 2007
04/24/07 - Steel Imports for March 2007 Increased 12 Percent from February 2007
04/20/07 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Lemon Juice from Argentina and Mexico
04/20/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations on Glycine
from India, Japan, and the Republic of Korea
04/13/07 U.S. Commerce Department Announces 17 U.S. Clean-Energy Companies Will Join Trade Mission to India and China [Business Delegation]
04/12/07 Commerce Department Publishes First-Ever Trade Finance Guide
04/11/07 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Polyester Staple Fiber from China
04/11/07 Top 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Counterfeiting and Piracy
March 2007
03/30/07 Commerce Applies Anti-Subsidy Law to China [Fact Sheets: China, Korea, Indonesia]
03/30/07 Statement From International Trade Deputy Under Secretary Michelle O' Neill Regarding the Anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement
03/28/07 Department of Commerce Announces Plan to Shift Resources to World's Emerging Markets
03/27/07 Steel Imports for February 2007 Decreased 10 Percent from January 2007
03/14/07 Commerce Lauds Jump in Foreign Direct Investment to the United States
03/07/07 Commerce to Launch New Federal Initiative to Attract Foreign Investment [Fact Sheet]
03/01/07 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sodium Hexametaphosphate
from the People’s Republic of China
February 2007
02/27/07 Steel Imports for January 2007 Decreased 10 Percent from December 2006
02/23/07 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Activated Carbon from China [Separate Rates]
02/22/07 Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Attend Security and Propsperity Ministerial Meeting February 23
02/15/07 U.S. Travel and Tourism Exports Rebound from 9/11 Decline
02/01/07 Commerce, USTR Release Subsidies Enforcement Report [Press Release]
02/01/07 Commerce, USTR Release Subsidies Enforcement Report [Fact Sheet]
January 2007
01/30/07 International Visitation to U.S. Up 11 Percent in November 2006
01/30/07 Steel Imports for December 2006 Decreased 13 Percent from November 2006
01/29/07 Department of Commerce to Lead Clean-Energy Technologies Trade Mission to India and China
01/18/07 U.S. Commerce Department Celebrates an Afghan Economic and Cultural Revival at the International Rug Show in Atlanta
01/05/07 U.S. Commercial Service and Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Asia) Inc. Launch Initiative to Promote U.S. Small Business Exports
December 2006
12/27/06 Steel Imports for November 2006 Decreased 13 Percent From October 2006
12/20/06 Matt Priest Named U.S. Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel
12/18/06 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People’s Republic of China
November 2006
11/28/06 Steel Imports for October 2006 Decreased 2 Percent from September 2006
11/21/06 Commerce Initiates Countervailing Duty Investigation on Coated Free Sheet Paper from the People’s Republic of China
11/21/06 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Coated Free Sheet Paper from the Republic of Korea
11/21/06 Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Coated Free Sheet Paper from Indonesia
11/21/06 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation on Coated Free Sheet Paper from the People’s Republic of China
11/20/06 Commerce Department to Bring 238 on Mission to India [Participants] [Fact Sheet]
October 2006
10/31/06 Commerce Announces Preliminary Results in the Reconsideration of Sunset Review of Order on Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled From Japan
10/24/06 Steel Imports for September 2006 Decreased 12 Percent from August 2006
10/18/06 U.S. Commerce Department Forecasts Record Arrivals and Spending from Travelers to the United States
10/12/06 United States Implements Softwood Lumber Agreement
10/12/06 Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations on Imports of Lemon Juice from Argentina and Mexico
10/05/06 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Activated Carbon from China
10/02/06 Commerce Finds Mixed-Wax Candles Are Later-Developed Products of Petroleum Wax Candles
September 2006
09/26/06 Steel Imports for August 2006 Decreased 8 Percent from July 2006
09/18/06 Commerce Announces Trade Zone Changes to Keep Manufacturers Competitive
09/14/06 U.S. Commerce Department Announces Business Development Mission to India Will Be Largest Ever
09/5/06
U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Recommends New National Strategy to Attract International Visitors [Report]
August 2006
08/31/06 Commerce Finds Unfair Trade in Paper From China [Press Release]
08/31/06 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Lined Paper Products from China [Determination]
08/29/06 Steel Imports for July 2006 Increased 14 Percent From June 2006
08/10/06 Commerce Finds Unfair Trade in Paper From Indonesia
08/10/06 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidies on Certain Lined Paper Products from Indonesia
08/01/06 Commerce Promotes Fair Trade with India
08/01/06 Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping and Subsidies on Lined Paper Products from India
July 2006
07/25/06 Steel Imports for June 2006 Decreased 14 Percent From May 2006
07/20/06 International Visitation to U.S. Up 22 Percent in April
07/17/06 U.S. Commerce Department Welcomes Afghan Rug Delegation
07/14/06 Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People’s Republic of China
07/03/06 Final Determination in the Scope and Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
June 2006
06/28/06 U.S. Under Secretary for International Trade Announces Business Development Mission to India in November
06/28/06 Guevara Joins Commerce as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services in the International Trade Administration
06/27/06 Steel Imports for May 2006 Increased 7 Percent from April 2006
06/19/06 Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Metal Calendar Slides from Japan
06/16/06 U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary Addresses Manufacturing Council
06/01/06 Amended Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Certain Lined Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China
06/01/06 Preliminary Results of the 3rd Administrative Reviews: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Softwood Lumber from Canada
May 2006
05/31/06 U.S., Vietnam Sign Bilateral Trade Agreement
05/24/06 Preliminary Determination in the Anticircumvention Inquiry under the Later-Developed Merchandise Provision: Antidumping Duty Order On Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China
05/18/06 U.S. Commerce Department Avocates for U.S. Firm, World's Largest Coal Mine Methane Gas Power Plant
05/16/06 Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigations on Imports of Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea
05/03/06 Statement by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the Release of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue 2006 Recommendation for a Barrier-Free Transatlantic Marketplace
05/02/06 United States and India Boost Trade Ties: Commercial Dialogue Enhanced
April 2006
04/27/06 Gutierrez Statement on U.S.-Canadian Lumber Agreement
04/27/06 International Visitation to the U.S. Continues Growth into 2006
04/11/06 Transcript: U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
04/11/06 United States Welcomes Chinese Action on Key Trade Issues [Fact Sheet]
04/10/06 Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations on Imports of Certain Lined Paper Products from India and the People’s Republic of China
04/06/06 U.S. Exports to Chile Nearly Double Since 2004 Free-Trade Agreement
March 2006
03/30/06 U.S. Commercial Service Targets Hurricane-affected Companies for Special Export Promotion, Costs for Key Services Cut in Half
03/29/06 Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Certain Activated Carbon from the People's Republic of China
03/28/06 Steel Imports for February 2006 Increased Less than 1 Percent from January 2006
03/23/06 Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China
03/21/06 Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Certain Lined Paper Products from Indonesia
03/20/06 U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez - Remarks to Detroit Economic Club - Detroit, Michigan
03/17/06 NAFTA Panel Decision: Fifth Remand Determination Countervailing Duty Investigation on Softwood Lumber from Canada [Fact Sheet]
03/14/06 U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez - Remarks to Asia Society - Washington, DC
03/08/06 International Visitors to the U.S. Spend Record Dollars in 2005 Passing Mark Set Before 9-11
03/06/06 United States and Mexico Sign Cement Agreement [Fact Sheet] [Agreement]
03/02/06 Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof from Japan: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
03/02/06 U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue
February 2006
02/22/06 Committee for the Implementation of Textiles Agreements (CITA) Implements Interim CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability Provision Procedures
02/17/06 Graduation of Ukraine to Market Economy Status
02/16/06 Preliminary Determination in the Scope and Circumvention Inquiries on The Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
02/14/06 Valentine's Day Sweetness Comes at a Price for U.S. Industry
02/13/06 International Visitation to the U.S. Expands Through November
02/07/06 Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations on Imports of Certain Lined Paper Products from India and Indonesia
January 2006
01/26/06 Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Metal Calendar Slides from Japan
01/20/06 International Visitation to the U.S. Grows Through October
01/19/06 U.S. and Mexico Reach Agreement in Principle on Cement Trade [Fact Sheet]
01/12/06 Final Results of 14th Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico
01/09/06 Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Orange Juice from Brazil
01/09/06 International Trade Administration Welcomes New Senior Officials
01/06/06 Bush Administration Official Honors South Florida Hispanic Company for Export Achievements
01/06/06 Senior Bush Administration Official Honors New Jersey Companies For Export Achievements IDT of Newark and Maddak of Wayne Receive Awards