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Blake Harden
Vice President, International Trade
As Vice President for International Trade, Blake coordinates with RILA's government affairs team to advance the retail industry's trade policy agenda. Blake acts as a liaison between RILA members and Congress as the industry voices its support for a U.S. federal trade policy that fosters economic growth. Blake also leads RILA’s International Trade Committee and Customs Committee.Prior to joining RILA, Blake served for three years as Trade Counsel to the Committee on Ways and Means. Before her time on Capitol Hill, Blake served for ten years as an attorney with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Chief Counsel.
Blake holds a B.A. in International Relations from Michigan State University and a J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
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blake.harden@rila.orgLatest Insights from Blake Harden
Blog Post
Lawmakers Request Prompt Conclusion to Section 301 Review
- By [Ellen Jackson, Blake Harden]
- 04/25/2024
Press Release
Retailers Welcome Steps Forward on Key Trade Legislation
- By [Blake Harden]
- 04/17/2024
Press Release
Joint Assoc Statement on New DHS Textile Trade Enforcement
- By [Blake Harden]
- 04/05/2024
Blog Post
Counting the Days: Retailers Await USTR Tariff Relief
- By [Ellen Jackson, Blake Harden]
- 01/17/2024
Press Release
China Select Committee Rec Would Disadvantage U.S. Companies
- By [Blake Harden]
- 12/12/2023
Blog Post
Lack of Progress on IPEF Trade Pillar Concerns Retailers
- By [Ellen Jackson, Blake Harden]
- 11/28/2023
Press Release
Tariffs Loom Large Over Biden, Xi Meeting
- By [Blake Harden]
- 11/15/2023
Press Release
Tariffs are Regressive, Discriminatory, Ineffective
- By [Blake Harden]
- 10/02/2023
Blog Post
Retailers Support HOPE/HELP Trade Preference Program
- By [Ellen Jackson, Blake Harden]
- 07/25/2023
Blog Post
Trade Takes Center Stage with Hill Hearings
- By [Blake Harden]
- 04/03/2023