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June 11, 2012

REGISTER NOW: WCIT Summer Trade Luncheon – 7/19/12

Register Now for the WCIT Summer Trade Luncheon “U.S. Trade Policy with Asia” featuring Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy United States Trade Representative The WCIT Summer Trade Luncheon is an opportunity for high-level business leaders from across Washington state to gather for an update on Congressional trade policy achievements in the first six …

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April 2, 2012

A New Voice in the State of Trade

I am Pradnya Desh, an international trade attorney and former USTR negotiator.  I will be writing a monthly post on trade policy issues and their legal underpinnings.  Even though I can’t promise to deliver as clever titles as Eric Schinfeld’s posts, I can promise my own brand of insightful coverage …

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February 23, 2012

Washington Needs an NBA Team to be Competitive in International Trade

Well, there’s a blog post title that puts my thesis out there clearly and succinctly. Much better than some of my rejected ideas, like “Washington Drives to the Hoop in International Trade” or “You Can’t Travel Without Traveling.” (That last one especially doesn’t work because they don’t call “traveling” in …

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July 15, 2011

Washington Trade Policy News Round-up: Starbucks & Ste. Michelle

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 stories in the news that I happened …

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July 15, 2011

What Should the Theme of the Washington Trade Conference Be?

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 policy. For example – as a fun, historical momento – here’s Senator Murray’s …

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