by WCIT | Aug 5, 2011 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
When I’m out in the community speaking on international trade, I always use my patented line that “international business = international trade,” and I list the examples of industries that folks may not think of when they think of trade:...
by WCIT | Aug 3, 2011 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
As I write this series of blog posts on WCIT’s policy priorities, one of the nice things is being able to draw inspiration from current news. You don’t want to read State of Trade for obscure factoids…no, you want that same ripped-from-the-headlines...
by WCIT | Aug 1, 2011 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
Last Thursday, the Seattle Times featured an op-ed by yours truly, entitled “Congress must OK trade agreements to create jobs in Washington and the U.S.” It’s a great chance for WCIT fans to not only read about the importance of swift action on the three...
by WCIT | Jul 27, 2011 | WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Working in international trade is, in many ways, the same as being an international man of mystery. As one of the many, many examples of this truth, famed move spy James Bond’s cover story was that he worked “in the export-import business.” (His fake...
by WCIT | Jul 26, 2011 | WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
I’ve spent a lot of time so far on this blog talking big picture. I wanted to give you a sense of what I consider to be in the realm of policies that WCIT needs to tackle. I wanted to talk to you about how we were going to generally go about our business. And I...
by WCIT | Jul 22, 2011 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
Do y’all remember the PBS show Reading Rainbow? The host, LeVar Burton, would talk about his book recommendations, and then say “But you don’t have to take my word for it”…and the show would cut to videos of children making their own...
