Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, along with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, meet with Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and Carnegie Mellon University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Jim Garrett in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before the start of the inaugural U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial on September 29, 2021.