Beckett joins Port of Seattle

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Tay Yoshitani, the Port of Seattle's chief executive officer since March, has made his first appointment by naming Kurt Beckett as the Washington state port's external affairs director.
Beckett was chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell since 2004 and her deputy chief of staff since 2001. He previously worked for Congressman Norm Dicks for nearly 10 years.
Beckett will join the port on Nov. 1 and will serve as a member of the executive team and supervise government relations and policy-level media relations.

FreightWaves Staff