National Statement by Commerce Department on President Obama’s Submission of Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress by Gary Kopycinski on October 4, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. The following statement is attributed to Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank: