{"id":862,"date":"2025-06-11T22:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cascadiafp.org\/?page_id=862"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:00:52","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cascadiafp.org\/?page_id=862","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id862_5b49cd-4b{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id862_5b49cd-4b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id862_5b49cd-4b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id862_5b49cd-4b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px 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.kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id862_8471fb-db > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id862_8471fb-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id862_8471fb-db > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id862_8471fb-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id862_8471fb-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id862_8471fb-db alignfull has-theme-palette9-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading862_fbd127-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading862_fbd127-c5\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);margin-bottom:0px;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Inter;background-color:rgba(237,242,247,0);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading862_fbd127-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading862_fbd127-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading862_fbd127-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading862_fbd127-c5 animated fadeIn wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading862_fbd127-c5\"><strong>The Mission of Cascadia Foreign Policy<\/strong> is to elevate the voice of the Pacific Northwest in foreign policy decisions and national security investments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25{position:relative;}.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column862_2ff56d-25:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column862_2ff56d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 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kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-862_78b2b3-94 animated fadeInUp\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Openness and Innovation:<\/strong> The Pacific Northwest is forward-looking and welcoming, valuing global connections over isolation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-862_06a9fc-37 .kt-svg-icon-list-text 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