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JUST ANNOUNCED: Canadian Trade Minister to Speak at Washington Trade Conference
For the few of you who have yet to register for the Washington Trade Conference on November 21 – after I gave you five great reasons and announced one of our exciting panel discussions – here’s even more reason to REGISTER NOW: we’re pleased to announce that Jon...
JUST ANNOUNCED: Participants for the Washington Trade Conference’s Port Competitiveness Panel
As if you needed any additional reasons to REGISTER NOW for the Washington Trade Conference on November 21 (after I already gave you five reasons last week), I am excited to reveal the participants for our panel discussion on “A Federal Agenda for Port Competitiveness...
Top 5 Reasons to REGISTER NOW for the Washington Trade Conference!
With the Washington Trade Conference (formerly the WCIT Senators’ Conference) coming up on November 21, I wanted to make sure that the loyal readers of the State of Trade blog knew all the great reasons to consider attending. OK, well, maybe I won't give you ALL the...
Today Will Forever Be Known As October 12, 2011!
And not only because that's actually the date. Today is the date that - after years of delay and sometimes hopelessness - the free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama & Colombia passed the United States Congress! We'll be referencing this day for years to...
WCIT’s Final Push on the FTAs
Since State of Trade's launch just three months ago, we've been prioritizing one topic more than any other: the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia. So, when the White House transmitted these agreements to Congress yesterday for their...
What I Learned in DC: It’s Time to Get Business More Engaged in Trade
I had a great trip to Washington, DC last week (which you know already if you followed the hashtag #WCITinDC along the way). And what you've all been wondering...the question that's been keeping you up at night...is "What was Eric's number one take away from his...
Come and Visit! (Bring Money.)
In my last post on WCIT's policy priorities - cleverly titled, as always - I mentioned that today's post would be focused on visa reform. No, not credit cards...I'm talking about entry visas into the United States from places like China, India and Brazil. This is a...
WCIT Goes to Washington (DC)
Just like a month ago - when WCIT toured Eastern WA to meet with trade-related stakeholders - WCIT is "on the road again" (as someone once sang). We'll be meeting with members of the Washington Congressional delegation, the DC offices of Washington state companies and...
From Russia, With Love (of Tariffs)
My wife didn't think this blog post title made sense...since it's really about how Russia doesn't love tariffs and is willing to lower them to join the World Trade Organization. But you get the idea, plus it's a James Bond reference (my second on this blog to date),...