by WCIT | Aug 13, 2013 | Free Trade Agreements, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Last week represented about as “middle of summer” as you can get. The sun was shining and many people were on vacation, so the last thing you’d want to do is put on a major work event. So, of course, WCIT chose to host its annual Summer Trade...
by WCIT | Apr 2, 2013 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Last month brought the news that Japan is officially seeking membership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) regional free trade negotiations. While many people at the national level immediately began pondering what this means for the TPP, your friendly bloggers...
by WCIT | Feb 14, 2013 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
Let’s start off with one of the most important facts of this entire blog post. According to the AP Style Guide, the acronym for the United States is “U.S.” with periods; the acronym for the European Union is “EU” with no period. Not sure why there are no periods in EU...
by WCIT | Feb 13, 2013 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
Last night’s State of the Union featured two paragraphs on international trade. Let’s not get into a discussion of whether that’s too little or too much for a speech that’s about economic opportunity and job growth, especially for a state like...
by WCIT | Jul 17, 2012 | Free Trade Agreements, The Importance of International Trade, Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog, WCIT Policy Priorities
This Thursday is the WCIT Summer Luncheon, featuring Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis. This is a pretty big deal for Washington’s international business community: the chance to hear directly from the person in the Obama...
by WCIT | Jun 11, 2012 | Free Trade Agreements, WCIT Blog
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a fan of our 4th largest trading partner, Japan, with $195 billion in two-way US-Japan trade. It is an important geopolitical ally, and the source of my favorite cuisine. I was pleased when Japan announced last November that it intended to...
