The Jay Malina International Trade Consortium (ITC) of Miami-Dade County is the county government agency charged with the development of two-way international merchandise trade through the Port of Miami and Miami International Airport. The ITC was designed to function as an umbrella organization, acting as a one-stop clearinghouse for trade development efforts within the County. The vision of the ITC is to promote and strengthen Miami-Dade County as an international trade and cultural center.

History
In 1994, Miami hosted the first Summit of the Americas to create a Free Trade Areas of the Americas (FTAA). A few years later, in 1997-1998, a group of community leaders headed by Jay Malina created the "One Community One Goal" initiative to enhance Miami Dade County as the "Gateway" for international business. In response to this initiative, the "Mayor's International Trade Council" (MITC) was established in September 1998. One of the four standing sub-committees of the MITC was the Trade Mission Center of the Americas Committee (TMCA) which later became the Trade Mission Center of the Americas, Inc. (TMC), a not-for-profit organization. TMC's purpose was, among others, to "develop missions to US cities to promote the usage of Miami-Dade County's airport and seaport fo access to Latin America," and to "promote Miami-Dade County as an e-commerce solution center to the Americas."

TMC Inc., later became Miami-Dade's official partner for International Trade under ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), and adopted under resolution number R-362-00 in April 2000. In 2002, the BCC created a new County department known as the "Jay Malina International Trade Consortium" (ITC) to institutionalize the functions and responsibilities of the TMC.

Miami-Dade's Official Partnership for International Trade
The ITC Board of Directors, chaired by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas, is composed of representatives of virtually all the trade-related economic development organizations located in Miami-Dade County as well as the Office of the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners.

The ITC also administers the Miami-Dade Sister Cities Program, whose mission is to create and strengthen partnerships between the County and international communities through increased global cooperation and understanding at the municipal level, and to further the goals of the Sister Cities International (SCI).

The agency is divided into the following sections:

• Finance and Administration
• Marketing & Outreach
• Sister Cities Program
• Trade Development