The NCWTA Delivers:

Dear Friends of the NCWTA,

Welcome to the official website of the North Carolina World Trade Association! Our association provides individuals, businesses, government, and organizations throughout North Carolina with opportunities to network with the international business community and learn from leading practitioners about a variety of aspects associated with international trade.

We take pride in our excellent speakers from our meetings, including U.S. Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Colin Powell; United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; CEOs and Presidents John Bakane- Cone Mills, Thomas Eager- NC State Ports Authority, John Beard- Beard Hardwoods; John Bassett- Bassett Furniture Industries; Elaine Marshall- NC Secretary of State; Ray Owens- VP at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Jim Leonard- Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce; E. Norris Tolson- NC Secretary of Revenue; and many others.

I strongly encourage you to get involved in one of our local chapters and our statewide annual conferences. I guarantee you that you’ll meet many of the movers and shakers of international trade in North Carolina and learn from their successes. Our association is rooted in providing our members with a plethora of networking opportunities and international education. Join us and become associated with the leading international trade group in our region.

Globally yours,

Alan

Alan T. Shao, Ph.D.
NCWTA President