PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       5f 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting    November 5, 2013 
DATE:    October 24, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Kurt Beckett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer 
SUBJECT:  Authorization for change to international travel plan for 2013 

ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for an addition to the Commission's 2013 international travel
plan. 
BACKGROUND 
Pursuant to Section 2 of Resolution No. 3604, at the beginning of each calendar year, the Port
Commission is required to consider and approve a motion authorizing possible Commission
international travel which can be anticipated for the year. Not all of the approved trips may
materialize. Any additional international travel not included in this request will be approved
separately by the Commission in an open public meeting. This request adds Governor Inslee's
November Trade Mission to China to the list of international travel in the fourth quarter of 2013. 
1st Quarter 
None 
2nd Quarter 
Greater Seattle Chamber 2013 International Leadership Mission              Paris, France 
3rd Quarter 
Tourism Mission                               China, Japan, Western Europe 
Customer Calls                                     Asia or Western Europe 
4th Quarter 
Customer Calls                                     Asia or Western Europe 
Governor's Trade Mission                                         China 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
October 24, 2013 
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ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
February 5, 2013  Authorization of the Commission's 2013 international travel plan.