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Free Downloadable Report – National Export Initiative
by Robert Ackerman View and/or download the free report A comprehensive report to the president by the Export Promotion Cabinet on the National Export Initiative (NEI) highlights the efforts multiple federal agencies are already making to support U.S. exports and emphasizes the next steps that must be taken to meet the administration’s five-year goal of [...]
U.S. Exports Rise 17.9 Percent in First Seven Months of 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – / N2N / – Exports of U.S. goods and services increased 17.9 percent during the first seven months of 2010, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Commerce Department. The United States remains on track to meet President Obama’s goal of doubling exports and supporting two [...]
National Distracted Driving Summit Set for September
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the second National Distracted Driving Summit will be held on September 21, 2010, in Washington, DC. To build on the growing momentum sparked by the first summit last fall, Secretary LaHood will convene leading transportation officials, safety advocates, law enforcement, industry [...]
Obama Signs Executive Order for National Ocean Policy
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – The Obama administration has charted a new course for our ocean. President Obama signed an Executive Order, which establishes a national ocean policy and creates a framework for protecting our ocean, coasts and Great Lakes through coastal and marine spatial planning. The Executive Order is based on recommendations developed [...]
Billionaire Proposes Natural Gas Big Rigs to Cut Foreign Oil Dependancy
DALLAS, Texas – / N2N / – T. Boone Pickens today launched the first in a new series of whiteboard video presentations, outlining the role natural gas can play in helping to achieve President Barack Obama’s campaign pledge to cut all imports of oil from the Middle East in 10 years. The video can be [...]
UPS Chairman & CEO Appointed to President’s Export Council
- / N2N / – Scott Davis, the chairman and CEO of UPS (NYSE:UPS), today was named by President Barack Obama to the President’s Export Council. “Boosting America’s exports strengthens our economic growth and supports millions of good, high-paying American jobs,” Obama told a White House gathering. “That’s why I set a goal during my [...]
U.S. Exports Up 16.9% in First 4 Months of 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – / N2N / – U.S. exports of goods and services increased by 16.9 percent during the first four months of 2010, according to data released by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Commerce Department. The United States is on track to meet President Obama’s goal of [...]
Obama Urged to Waive Jones Act to Help Gulf Oil Cleanup
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – The nation’s premier taxpayer watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), today urged President Obama to take a significant step toward resolving the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by waiving the Jones Act, which prohibits foreign ships from carrying cargo and passengers between U.S. ports. European countries [...]
U.S. Exports Up 16.7 Percent in First Quarter of 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – / N2N / – U.S. exports of goods and services increased by 16.7 percent during the first quarter of 2010, putting the country on track to meet President Obama’s goal of doubling exports and supporting 2 million American jobs over the next five years. “This is a great progress report, but what [...]
Expanding Global Middle Class Means Export Opportunities
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – Increased global trade and the growing interdependence among nations of the world has resulted in an expanding middle class and an historic opportunity for U.S. exporters, was the message delivered by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez at today’s Washington International Trade Association breakfast. “Our nation’s [...]
Billionaire Financier Applauds Obama’s Call for Natural Gas in Transportation
DALLAS – / N2N / – T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in response to remarks by President Obama at the signing of the Presidential Memorandum on Fuel Efficiency Standards: “The President’s statement indicates that he clearly understands the national security and economic threats associated with our escalating dependence on foreign oil. He [...]
22 U.S. Companies Get Award for Outstanding Exports
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today presented 22 companies and organizations with the 2010 Presidential “E” Award and “E” Star Award for outstanding contributions to growing U.S. exports, strengthening the economy and creating American jobs. The Presidential “E” Awards are the highest U.S. government honor for increasing exports. These [...]
March Trade Deficit Rises to More Than $40 Billion
WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis today released a report on March 2010 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports in March 2010 increased by 3.2 percent to $147.9 billion from their February 2010 level. Imports in March increased 3.1 percent over [...]
