National Export Initiative

In his State of the Union address on January 27, 2010, President Barack Obama announced the National Export Initiative stating that, "We will double our exports over the next five years, an increase that will support two million jobs in America." The federal government’s lead export promotion agency, the International Trade Administration, is ready to meet this challenge.

Information about the National Export Initiative (NEI) can be found on this page. To learn more about exporting, visit Export.gov.

National Export Initaitive Information

Special Edition of International Trade Update on the Second Anniversary of the National Export Initiative

Blog Posts

• How Has Exporting Helped Your Business?

• On the Two-Year Anniversary of the National Export Initiative Successes Abound

• The NEI's Second-Year Anniversary: Supporting American Jobs

• U.S. Exports of Goods Continue to Grow

• Minority-owned Firms: America’s Key to the Global Marketplace

• National Export Initiative Second Anniversary

• More Blog Posts...

Videos

• National Export Initaitive Two Year Anniversay Timeline

• Watch the President's Export Council Meeting on Novmeber 16, 2011 (on YouTube.com)

• "Boosting American Exports"

• President Obama's Introduction of the National Export Initiative in his State of the Union Address

Press Releases

• Senior Commerce Official Highlights International Trade Opportunities for Baltimore Businesses

• Exports From U.S. Metropolitan Areas Totaled $1.13 Trillion in 2010

• U.S. Commerce Department Releases Data Showing the Number of Export-Supported Jobs Increased By 1.2 Million between 2009 and 2011

• More Press Releases

Speeches

• Remarks by Francisco Sánchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
  Presentation of Peace Through Commerce Award, Followed by Keynote Address
  American Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong

• Remarks by Michael C. Camuñez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance
  "Good Governance" Keynote
  United States Mission to the OSCE: Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting
  Vienna, Austria

• Remarks by Joseph K. Hurd III, Senior Director Export Promotion and Trade Policy
  The New England Trade Development Summit
  New Bedford, Massachusetts

• More speeches...