About Us

Since 1981, Washington Tariff & Trade Letter (WTTL) has been the authoritative source of news and analysis of Washington trade policies, trade laws, export controls, international negotiations and legislation. In 50 weekly reports, WTTL cuts through the rhetoric and jargon of trade policymakers to deliver the "bottom-line" information you need to survive in the global trade environment. WTTL goes behind the scenes to uncover trade news before it becomes news.  It strives to give you the earliest possible warning to changing trade regulations, laws and negotiations that could impact your international sales and investments.

Each issue of WTTL is packed with valuable reports on:

• Progress of antidumping, countervailing duty and Section 201 cases at the ITA, ITC and CIT
• U.S. negotiating positions and new developments in such multilateral talks as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and trade complaints at the World Trade Organization
• Bilateral trade disputes with key trading partners such as China, Canada, Japan, Mexico and the European Union
• Drafting, hearings, debate and enactment of trade legislation in Congress
• Changing U.S. export controls and trade sanction requirements at the Commerce, State and Treasury departments

With a subscription to Washington Tariff & Trade Letter,  you will be able to stay ahead of changing regulations, policies and decisions emerging from the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and International Trade Administration (ITA), the International Trade Commission (ITC), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Census Bureau, the Export-Import Bank, the Court of International Trade (CIT), Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and  the Justice Department.

Money-Back Guarantee: Your subscription to Washington Tariff & Trade Letter comes with a no-risk, money-back guarantee: If you ever find it is not worth many times what you have paid, you may cancel at any time -- right up to the last day of your subscription -- and receive 100% of your money back.


Samuel M. Gilston,
Editor & Publisher

Sam Gilston has over 40 years of experience as a journalist in Washington.  Starting in 1972, he has reported on U.S. government regulations, international trade policies, foreign relations and legislation affecting U.S. business.  He founded Washington Tariff & Trade Letter in 1981, and since then he has covered every round of U.S. multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, major trade legislation in Congress, trade disputes, and the application of U.S. trade laws, including antidumping and countervailing duty cases and the enforcement of U.S. export controls and trade sanctions.  He received a National Press Club citation for outstanding reporting on the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement. 

Mr. Gilston also serves as editor and publisher of WTTL's sister publication, The Export Practitioner.  Earlier in his career, he reported on the U.S. pharmaceutical and medical device industries and covered regulatory developments at the FDA, FTC and CPSC.  His first job in Washington was with FDC Reports (The Pink Sheet), and he then went on to become executive editor of a group of newsletters, including the Product Safety Letter, Washington Drug Letter and the Food & Drug Letter.

Mr. Gilston is a member of the National Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Specialized Information Publishers Association. 

Meredith Gilston
Web Editor

Meredith Gilston wears many hats at WTTL. When she's not managing and optimizing our websites, she's covering news events, such as congressional hearings and trade conferences, writing stories or organizing logistics for our regular audio-conferences.

After sharpening her pen covering Latin American and Caribbean trade news during the NAFTA negotiations in the mid-1990s, Meredith spent almost 15 years building large-scale customer websites, managing production departments and implementing intuitive user interfaces.

Meredith earned an English degree from UC Berkeley and has always been drawn to the dual world of arts and technology.