by Dan Whiting | Oct 17, 2023 | Press Releases, WCIT Blog
Every year, Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) members and staff travel to Washington, D.C., to meet in person with members of Congress, the Administration, and trade policy experts. Our goals are to: Deliver a message of the importance of international...
by Dan Whiting | Jun 7, 2023 | Press Releases, WCIT Blog
The Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) held its annual Trade Summit on May 31, 2023, in Seattle, bringing together a diverse group of panelists to discuss critical issues in international trade and how Washington state can continue to grow its trade...
by Dan Whiting | May 17, 2023 | Press Releases, WCIT Blog
On Thursday, May 11, Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) members participated in an enlightening tour of the Port of Seattle. The tour, hosted by the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) and SSA Marine, offered a deep dive into Seattle Harbor’s cargo...
by Dan Whiting | Mar 27, 2023 | Press Releases, WCIT Blog
The Washington Council on International Trade President, Lori Otto Punke, recently visited the Port of Vancouver, Washington as part of the Port’s community lecture series. The visit aimed to highlight the importance of international trade for Washington state’s...
by Dan Whiting | Dec 12, 2022 | News, Newsroom, WCIT Blog
WCIT’s President, Lori Otto Punke, writes in the Spokesman-Review, about an impending World Trade Organization proposal that would undermine global intellectual property protections. The op-ed appeared in the Spokesman-Review here on Sunday,...
by Colleen Boetel | Jul 27, 2022 | WCIT Blog
WCIT’s latest trade dashboard from the first quarter of this calendar year reveals that Washington state trade is experiencing a bit of a rebound. The state exported roughly $15 billion in goods in Q1, which was 20% higher than last year. Imports are up and our state...