US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo had meetings with high-profile technology heads from companies including apple inc AAPL chairman Tim cook and Amazon, Inc AMZN Andy Jassi In April 2021, Bloomberg reported, citing a copy of Raimondo’s calendar it had received.

Raimondo initiated the meeting with Jassy, ​​which took place on April 5, 2021, while the meeting with Cook took place on April 21 at the behest of the Apple CEO, the report said.

Bloomberg noted that the calendar did not include an agenda, although it is not uncommon for US companies to meet with the Commerce Department to discuss trade issues.

The report also noted that Raimondo met with CEOs from companies in other industries, such as Maria Barra from General Motors Corporation GM.

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Raimondo’s meetings with the tech stars gain traction after she has been criticized for her ties to big techs. Left-leaning groups have claimed they are acting as the biden the US government’s mouthpiece for supporting policies that benefit American businesses, Bloomberg noted.

While Raimondo opposed antitrust legislation targeting the big US tech companies in Europe, she supported them similar legislation in the USstated the report.

The release of the trade chief’s calendar is in response to requests from activists, Bloomberg said. The proximity between the Department of Commerce and some of the world’s largest companies is worrying, said Jeff Hauser, founder of the state ethics group Revolving Door Project, according to Bloomberg.

“The interests of Big Tech and the interests of the American people are not correlated,” he reportedly said.