WCIT Blog
A Big Week for Trade Policy
Do you ever have a week when it feels like the world’s events are all around you? WCIT President Eric Schinfeld feels like that every day, but for the rest of us, it’s rare that every news item relates directly to what we’re working on. For those of us working in...
Fighting for the Most Important Bank for Washington State Exports: the Ex-Im Bank
If you’ve been following the trade news this summer, you’ve probably witnessed the political wrestling match surrounding the Export-Import Bank, the national export credit agency. Reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank before its September 30 expiration has been one of WCIT’s...
WCIT’s Dream Lunch with USTR Michael Froman
Has anyone ever asked you, “If you could have dinner (or lunch) with anyone in the world, who would it be?” It’s always kind of a fun exercise to daydream about meeting rock stars, actors, role models, inventors, CEOs, etc. Who would you pick? Well, WCIT had our wish...
A Seattle Summer Tradition: the WCIT Summer Luncheon
Editor's note: This is a guest blog post by WCIT's policy & communications intern, Ishani Ummat. Ishani is currently studying international business, finance and global health at the University of Washington, and we are thrilled to have her working with us over...
A Sweet Deal – The Northwest Cherry Charter and Washington-China Trade Relations
One of the questions that I sometimes hear when traveling around the state of Washington is “What does 50 tons of Washington cherries look like?” I was never sure why people asked me this, since I’m a trade policy person, not a giant pile of fruit expert, but those...
Cheerleading for Washington’s Trade Priorities
HMT, Ex-Im, TPA 40% of WA jobs Depend on trade! By the time we finished all our meetings with the Washington congressional delegation on our recent WCIT D.C. Fly-In, our pitch on the most pressing trade policy priorities for Washington state began feeling much like a...
TiSA and Services Exports – Sleeping Giant for Washington State Economy
Editor’s Note: WCIT is pleased to welcome our next guest blogger, Michael Messina, Sr. International Trade Consultant for Desh International Law, to the State of Trade blog. WCIT’s guest blogger series features posts by experts on diverse international trade policy...
Potential Impact of Russia Sanctions on Washington State Trade
Editor’s Note: WCIT is pleased to feature a series of guest blog posts on our State of Trade Blog. Guest bloggers are experts from diverse industries who will be writing on various topics relating to international trade policies and their impact on Washington state....
KORUS Turns Two!
Mmmm, French fries and cherries. What do these two things have in common, besides being delicious of course? They are examples of Washington state exports to South Korea that have grown over the past two years thanks to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)....