2015 – Potentially WCIT’s Most Exciting Year Yet?
Do you remember those times in your life when you were so excited about the opportunities on the horizon you just couldn’t contain your excitement? I remember feeling that way my first week of college, during my college graduation, when I got engaged…and, of course, when I started my job …
Read MoreWCIT 2014 Year in Review
Often as we grow (professionally, athletically, physically) we don’t realize how far we’ve come until we look at our milestones and compare them to our starting point. Similarly, I didn’t realize how far WCIT had come until I put together our 2014 Year in Review last week. I did a …
Read MoreA Big Week for Trade Policy
Do you ever have a week when it feels like the world’s events are all around you? WCIT President Eric Schinfeld feels like that every day, but for the rest of us, it’s rare that every news item relates directly to what we’re working on. For those of us working …
Read MoreFighting for the Most Important Bank for Washington State Exports: the Ex-Im Bank
If you’ve been following the trade news this summer, you’ve probably witnessed the political wrestling match surrounding the Export-Import Bank, the national export credit agency. Reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank before its September 30 expiration has been one of WCIT’s top priorities, and we’ve thrown all our energy behind it this …
Read MoreWCIT’s Dream Lunch with USTR Michael Froman
Has anyone ever asked you, “If you could have dinner (or lunch) with anyone in the world, who would it be?” It’s always kind of a fun exercise to daydream about meeting rock stars, actors, role models, inventors, CEOs, etc. Who would you pick? Well, WCIT had our wish come …
Read MoreA Seattle Summer Tradition: the WCIT Summer Luncheon
Editor’s note: This is a guest blog post by WCIT’s policy & communications intern, Ishani Ummat. Ishani is currently studying international business, finance and global health at the University of Washington, and we are thrilled to have her working with us over the next few months! Nothing is certain about …
Read MoreA Sweet Deal – The Northwest Cherry Charter and Washington-China Trade Relations
One of the questions that I sometimes hear when traveling around the state of Washington is “What does 50 tons of Washington cherries look like?” I was never sure why people asked me this, since I’m a trade policy person, not a giant pile of fruit expert, but those two …
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