Washington DC – Trade Update

US Department of Commerce and the US Chamber of Commerce are both in town!

Washington, D.C. Trade Update:  Representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will be in Tacoma to discuss the current international trade agenda, including the current status of Trade Promotion Authority, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Speakers: 
Jay Williams, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
Christopher Wenk, Executive Director, International Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

About the Speakers:

Jay Williams, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
Jay Williams was appointed by President Obama to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and was sworn into office on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
To read more about him, click here.

Christopher Wenk, Executive Director, International Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Christopher W. Wenk is executive director of international policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Wenk is responsible for promoting the Chamber’s international trade agenda, including bilateral free trade agreements, multilateral negotiations under the World Trade Organization (WTO), and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) with the administration, on Capitol Hill, and in the business community.
To read more about him, click here.

Other Sponsors:
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, Washington Council on International Trade, & U.S. Chamber of Commerce