PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 

COMMISSION AGENDA            Item No.      6e 
Date of Meeting     January 12, 2010 
DATE:    January 11, 2010 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mary Gin Kennedy, Director of Commission Services 
SUBJECT:  Request for Authorization for International Travel in 2010 
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 potential Commission international
travel which can be anticipated for the year. It is recommended that Commission authorization be granted
for the potential international travel outlined below. 
1st Quarter: 
None 
2nd Quarter: 
Seattle Chamber Inter-City Study Mission            Daejeon & Seoul, South Korea 
FRAEC Mission to Russia                     Vladivostok, Russia 
3rd Quarter: 
Trade Development Alliance Business & Trade Mission   China 
Customer Calls                           Asia 
4th Quarter: 
None 
Date TBD 
POS Tourism Mission                      China