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In celebration of WIIT’s 30th Anniversary and in furtherance of our mission of “Promoting Women”, we will be recognizing two or three women each week in our “WIIT Weekly” to showcase the breadth and depth of experience in international trade – both in business and government. Please send us your bio and headshot for inclusion in the upcoming weeks. We want to highlight your talent.
Tami Overby
Tami Overby, Senior Vice President for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, heads Washington’s premier international policy team that is committed to helping American companies compete and prosper in Asia’s dynamic marketplace. Overby is responsible for developing, promoting, and executing programs and policies relating to U.S. trade and investment in Asia. She works closely with Chamber members, business coalitions, AmChams, government leaders, and business executives to achieve their objectives in the most economically dynamic part of the world.
Overby and her team oversee the U.S. Coalition for TPP, an effective alliance led by the U.S. Chamber, the Business Roundtable, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Farm Bureau, and the Emergency Committee for American Trade.
In addition, she is responsible for a diverse Asia program. This includes the Chamber’s China Center, which covers mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia. She also manages the U.S.-Korea Business Council as president and oversees the successful operations of the U.S.-Japan Business Council, the U.S.-Pakistan Business Council, and the Hong Kong-U.S. Business Council. Overby drives the Southeast Asia program, which contains the Indonesia Investment Initiative, the Australia Working Group, the Myanmar Working Group, and ongoing activities in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand. She also directs the South Asia program, including the Bangladesh Working Group and activities in Sri Lanka. Overby led the U.S.-Korea Business Coalition that resulted in the successful congressional ratification of the KORUS Free Trade Agreement.
Andrea Durkin
Andrea Durkin is the founder and principal of Sparkplug, LLC an independent consulting firm whose clients include Fortune 200 companies in the life sciences, food and agriculture sectors as well as major industry trade associations.
She recently launched and serves as Editor-in-Chief of a new website called TradeVistas, dedicated to engaging the public in ways that relate trade to own lives and communities.
Andrea is a contributing writer to policy think tanks and foundations as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow on Global Agriculture and Food with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an Adjunct Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and as an advisor to the Economic Team at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Before launching Sparkplug, Ms. Durkin managed a global staff at Abbott for seven years, having previously served as a U.S. Government trade negotiator for ten years with both the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
She has proudly taught International Trade and Investment Policy since 2006 as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service program, and is enthusiastic about investing in the next generation of innovative trade policy thinkers.
March 7 | 12 - 1:30 pm
TRADE Talks | Fireside chat with Anabel Gonzalez
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March 9 - 10, 2017 | 8 am - 4 pm
Georgetown Law 2017 International Trade Update
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March 13, 2017 | 12 - 1:30 pm
TRADE Talks | NAFTA: What Renegotiation Could Mean for the Tech Industry
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March 29, 2017 | 12 - 1:30 pm
TRADE Talks | Trade Challenges and Opportunities in the Artisan Market
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March 30, 2017 | 12 - 1:30 pm
Speed Mentoring with the Women of WIIT
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June 7, 2017
Annual Awards Dinner at Marvin Center GWU
SAVE THE DATE
Co-Sponsored with the Women’s Bar Association of Washington DC
The Women in International Trade invite you to its annual International Women's Day Reception honoring 100 years of USITC Women.
March 15th 2017
5:30pm -7:30pm
Location:
Toyota Government Affairs 325 7th St NW #1000, Washington, DC 20004
Remarks by:
Dr. Paula Stern Catherine DeFilippo Lynn Levine
Price:
WIIT Members: $25 | Non-WIIT Members: $45
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This event has been designed to meet the criteria for a “widely attended” gathering as defined by the House and Senate Ethics Committees and to comply with federal agency gift rules. The Association of Women in International Trade is not a lobbyist or lobbying organization registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. If you have any questions about your ability to accept the free registration, please contact your ethics advisor.
In the News
A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the World Trade Organization entered into force. In receiving four more ratifications for the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), the WTO has obtained the two-thirds acceptance of the agreement from its 164 members needed to bring the TFA into force.
Impostor Syndrome, or self-doubt and fear of success, is especially common among high-achieving women. WIIT is sharing inspirational musings by women leaders to combat this syndrome and help women be less ambivalent to LEAN IN and get to the top!
It’s almost like the better I do, the more my feeling of inadequacy actually increases, because I’m just going, Any moment, someone’s going to find out I’m a total fraud, and that I don’t deserve any of what I’ve achieved. I can’t possibly live up to what everyone thinks I am and what everyone’s expectations of me are. It’s weird — sometimes [success] can be incredibly validating, but sometimes it can be incredibly unnerving and throw your balance off a bit, because you’re trying to reconcile how you feel about yourself with how the rest of the world perceives you.
This photo represents the group of dedicated women that work "behind-the-scenes" to manage the high-level and engaging events that WIIT sponsors. Looking for a great way to take on a leadership role in WIIT - stay current on the issues and network at high levels? WIIT is searching for a co-chair for Western Hemisphere. If you are interested or would like more information contact the WIIT Programming Chair today!
March 7 | 12 - 1:30 pm 
