![]() The heads of both the State Department and Commerce Department will meet early next year with their global counterparts in an effort to tackle the supply chain imbroglio. The White House has announced that State Secretary Antony Blinken, and Gina Raimondo, the head of the Commerce Department, will additionally bring together representatives from an array of interests including corporations and labor unions to look at what needs to be done to make the chain more resilient. The announcement comes after President Biden met with world leaders during a G20 meeting in Rome to discuss, in part, the supply chain matter. In a statement released by the White House after the global meeting it was announced that “secure, sustainable, and resilient global supply chains are foundational to our economic prosperity, national security, and collective interests.” Besides causing a lack of construction supplies, the ongoing supply chain problems are also seeing a shortage of semiconductors needed in automobiles, appliances, and smartphones, among other products. But in an interview with the CBS interview program Face the Nation, Raimondo indicated that the problem won’t be solved soon: “You can’t just turn the economy back on overnight,” the Secretary said in noting that some U.S. manufacturing plants had closed down during the pandemic. “It takes a little bit of time,” she continued. “I will say we are making progress.” To that end, Raimondo also said the Commerce Department is moving to incentivize the domestic production of semiconductors. During the Rome meeting, Biden remarked that his fellow heads of state were determined to make sure we have “access to all the product we need, from shoes to furniture to electronics to automobiles.” Biden also suggested financial aid may be in the offing for Southeast Asian nations to help them streamline their customs procedures, as well as Mexico and Central American countries in an effort to untangle logistical back-ups. By Garry Boulard
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