Topic: \; Washington is easily the most trade-dependent state in the US. \; International trade will fall this year for the first time since World War II. \; Come hear about trends in trade and why more Washington companies should be looking to international markets to expand and grow their own businesses. \; \; \;
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Anthony became Executive Director of the World Trade Center Tacoma in March 2009. \; He has worked or studied in Europe\, Asia\, Latin America and the Middle East. \; He helped found the first private university in the former communist countries of Central Europe and taught politics &\; government courses there. \;He later built one of the largest public affairs businesses in Central Europe and ran that for a decade. \; Prior to his time in Europe Anthony worked for several US Senators in Washington\, D.C\, including covering trade and international affairs issues for Senator Daniel J. Evans. \; Anthony returned to Washington state in 2003 and served as City Manager in Maple Valley prior to joining the World Trade Center. \; He holds degrees from the Universities of Puget Sound\, London &\; Chicago.
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