PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA              Item No.      6c 
Date of Meeting     February 5, 2013 

DATE:    January 28, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mary Gin Kennedy, Director of Commission Services 
SUBJECT:  Request for Authorization for International Travel in 2013 
ACTION REQUESTED:
Request Commission authorization of the Commission's 2013 international travel plan. 
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to Section 2 of Resolution No. 3195, 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. 
1st Quarter 
None 
2nd Quarter 
Greater Seattle Chamber 2013 International Leadership Mission  Paris, France 
3rd Quarter: 
Tourism Missions                              China, Japan, Western Europe 
Customer Calls                                 Asia or Western Europe 
4th Quarter 
Customer Calls                                   Asia or Western Europe