Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to Speak at Club Headliners luncheon, Monday, May 14

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, who recently announced his department’s plans to become a “one-stop shop” for regulating the space industry, will discuss at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, May 14, how the his department is creating what he calls conditions for economic growth and opportunity for the people of the United States.

Ross, a former bankruptcy specialist and investor, has been an increasingly common fixture on CNBC amidst the United States’ looming trade negotiations with China (a result of President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs and changes to U.S. trade policies) and Trump's recent decision to overrule officials in the Census Bureau, an agency housed within 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 Q&A 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.