TPP: Y’all Come?
“TPP is not something that one gets invited to. It’s something that one aspires to.” That was the quote from Michael Froman, President Obama’s deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs, in reaction to China’s assertion that it would want to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations but had not …
Read MoreIP Should Not Be Used Freely
One of the major issues that the Washington Council on International Trade cares about is IPR – intellectual property rights. Whether in stand alone federal legislation on software piracy or codified into trade policy like the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), the issue of protecting intellectual property in international trade is …
Read MoreTrade Policy News Round-Up: LA Regional Export Council
I don’t know if you can call a month-old article “news”, but give me a break…I’ve been a little busy putting on the hugely successful Washington Trade Conference! So I’m going to give myself an extended statute of limitations to talk about this “recent” press release announcing the creation of …
Read More2011 Trade Conference a Success!
I tried to think of a clever title for this blog post celebrating Monday’s fantastic and SOLD OUT Washington Trade Conference, but I’m so out of practice. My last few posts have all been Trade Conference advertisements like the uncleverly -but accurately – titled “JUST ANNOUNCED: Canadian Trade Minister to …
Read MoreJUST ANNOUNCED: Rep. Larsen & “Next Steps for Free Trade” panel at the Washington Trade Conference
With two weeks left until the Washington Trade Conference on November 21, I’ve already given you five great reasons to register, told you about the port competitiveness panel, announced the participation of the Canadian trade minister and shared our news about the finance, tourism & global health panel. In fact, …
Read MoreJUST ANNOUNCED: Participants for the Washington Trade Conference’s Finance, Tourism & Global Health Panel
I hate to do two blog posts in one week about the Washington Trade Conference on November 21 (after Monday’s Canadian Trade Minister announcement), but I couldn’t wait any longer to reveal the participants for our panel discussion on “Improving Washington’s Trade Climate: Visa Entry Reform, Financial Services Policy & …
Read MoreJUST 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 Allen, Assistant …
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