POWER OF ATTORNEY

            The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints the General Counsel
of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. ("Expeditors") as the
undersigned's true  and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)        execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
 capacity as an executive officer and/or director of Expeditors, Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934;

(2)        do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
 which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, or 5, including any amendment or amendments thereto, and
 timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
 Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)        take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Expeditors assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the under-
signed is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
Expeditors, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 1st day of October, 2008.



/s/ Bradley S. Powell