by WCIT | Oct 12, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
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...
by WCIT | Oct 4, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog
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...
by WCIT | Sep 28, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
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...
by WCIT | Sep 28, 2011 | WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
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...
by WCIT | Sep 16, 2011 | WCIT Blog
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...
by WCIT | Sep 15, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
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...
