Trade Talks with Canada: Critical to Protect Northwest’s Interests

by Dan Whiting | Oct 24, 2025 | Free Trade Agreements, News, Press Releases

SEATTLE, Wash. – Today, Donald Trump announced an immediate end to “all trade negotiations” with Canada. Earlier this week, WCIT published a paper documenting the importance of the USMCA and trade with Canada and Mexico. In the first half of 2025,...

The Importance of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement for Washington State

by Dan Whiting | Oct 20, 2025 | Free Trade Agreements, Publications

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) underpins Washington state’s trade relationships with its two largest regional partners. Canada and Mexico together account for a substantial share of the state’s goods and services trade, supporting thousands of jobs...

TiSA and Services Exports – Sleeping Giant for Washington State Economy

by WCIT | Apr 3, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities

Editor’s Note: WCIT is pleased to welcome our next guest blogger, Michael Messina, Sr. International Trade Consultant for Desh International Law, to the State of Trade blog. WCIT’s guest blogger series features posts by experts on diverse international trade policy...

KORUS Turns Two!

by WCIT | Mar 21, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog

Mmmm, French fries and cherries. What do these two things have in common, besides being delicious of course? They are examples of Washington state exports to South Korea that have grown over the past two years thanks to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)....

We’re Happy the President Mentioned Trade in the SOTU…But There’s Much More to be Done

by WCIT | Feb 3, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities

Back in DC, the night of the State of the Union is sort of like “Wonk Super Bowl.” There are viewing parties, after parties and all sort of pre- and post-analysis. In this analogy, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ post-speech response is sort of like Michael...

Congress Listened to WCIT When Drafting the TPA Bill

by WCIT | Jan 24, 2014 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities

If I had a dollar for every time Congress did exactly what WCIT told them to do… Well, I’m not sure that I’d have all that much money, but I’d be at least $1 richer after this month’s introduction in the House and Senate of the Trade Priorities Act of 2014 (the bill...