About

WITA - the International Trade Membership Association - is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing a neutral forum for the open and robust discussion of international trade policy and related issues. WITA is widely considered the world's preeminent trade forum. WITA was founded in 1982 by a group of Washington area trade professionals who found a need to stay abreast of developments in trade policy, make and maintain professional contacts, and exchange information and ideas concerning world trade and international business opportunities. Today, WITA’s steadily growing membership is nearly 7,0000 strong, including more than 200 corporate sponsors and group memberships. WITA keeps its members informed through an extensive series of programs and special events (such as our Annual Awards Dinner, International Trade Conference, Trade & Tech Summit and Congressional Trade Agenda program) that focus on the latest in international trade relations, negotiations, legislation, and regulations governing international trade, and the latest developments in the ever-changing global trade landscape. WITA is a 501(c)(6) Membership Association. It's sister organization, the Washington International Trade Foundation, is a 501(c)(3).