by WCIT | Apr 3, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
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...
by WCIT | Mar 26, 2014 | Washington Trade Policy News Round-up, WCIT Blog
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....
by WCIT | Mar 21, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog
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)....
by WCIT | Mar 3, 2014 | Freight Mobility, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
There’s nothing the staff of WCIT loves more than a free breakfast. Ok, not entirely true. There’s nothing that the staff of WCIT loves more than a free breakfast combined with a great discussion of trade policy! And apparently dozens of people agree, because nearly...
by WCIT | Feb 3, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Back in DC, the night of the State of the Union is sort of like “Wonk Super Bowl.” There are viewing parties, after parties and all sort of pre- and post-analysis. In this analogy, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ post-speech response is sort of like Michael...
by WCIT | Jan 24, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
If I had a dollar for every time Congress did exactly what WCIT told them to do… Well, I’m not sure that I’d have all that much money, but I’d be at least $1 richer after this month’s introduction in the House and Senate of the Trade Priorities Act of 2014 (the bill...
