Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross discusses economic growth at May 14 Luncheon

Wilbur Ross, the 39th Secretary of Commerce, will discuss how the Department of Commerce is creating conditions for economic growth and opportunity for the people of the United States at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, May 14.

Ross is a regular fixture on cable news discussing our nation’s looming trade war with China and his recent decision to overrule officials in the Census Bureau, an agency housed within the Department of Commerce, on the inclusion of a controversial citizenship question in the 2020 census.

Lunch will be served in the Club’s Ballroom at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for Club members (members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $39 for all other non-member tickets. They can be reserved here.

For all ticketing-related questions, please email [email protected]. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. To submit a question for the speaker in advance, put COMMERCE in the subject line and email to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting questions in advance is 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.

UPCOMING NEWSMAKERS

April 26 – Newsmaker with Anthony Scaramucci

May 1 – Newsmaker event with Friends of the National Zoo

May 14 – Luncheon with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

May 17 – Luncheon with SBA Administrator Linda McMahon

May 22 – Luncheon with Former Mexican President Vincente Fox