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...
by WCIT | Jul 19, 2011 | The Importance of International Trade, WCIT Blog
Sorry for the post title, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. You should hear my schtick about the Port of Portland (or the Taco of Tacoma…it gets worse from there). But, in addition to being incredibly funny, the post title makes a vital point about...
by WCIT | Jul 15, 2011 | Washington Trade Policy News Round-up, WCIT Blog
It’s time once again for a regular feature here on the State of Trade blog: the Washington Trade Policy News Round-Up. Or “here’s a bunch of stuff about trade that I noticed and wanted to point out.” It’s a totally unscientific look at...
by WCIT | Jul 15, 2011 | Washington Trade Policy Conference, WCIT Blog
One of the signature events of the Washington Council on International Trade was always the “Senators Conference.” So called because, well, it always featured both of Washington state’s U.S. Senators at a conference talking about international trade...