{"id":36780,"date":"2021-02-15T19:48:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T18:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=36780"},"modified":"2021-02-15T20:03:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T19:03:39","slug":"wto-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-chosen-as-director-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wto-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-chosen-as-director-general\/","title":{"rendered":"WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Chosen As Director-General"},"content":{"rendered":"

History is made: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen as Director-General\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

WTO members made history today (15 February) when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization\u2019s seventh Director-General.<\/p>\n

When she takes office on 1 March,<\/strong> Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025.<\/p>\n

“This is a very significant moment for the WTO. On behalf of the General Council, I extend our warmest congratulations to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as the WTO’s next Director-General and formally welcome her to this General Council meeting,” said General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand who, together with co-facilitators Amb. Dacio Castillo (Honduras) and Amb. Harald Aspelund (Iceland) led the nine-month DG selection process.<\/p>\n

“Dr Ngozi, on behalf of all members I wish to sincerely thank you for your graciousness in these exceptional months, and for your patience. We look forward to collaborating closely with you, Dr Ngozi, and I am certain that all members will work with you constructively during your tenure as Director-General to shape the future of this organization,” he added.<\/p>\n

Dr Okonjo-Iweala said a key priority for her would be to work with members to quickly address the economic and health consequences brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

“I am honoured to have been selected by WTO members as WTO Director-General,” said Dr Okonjo-Iweala. “A strong WTO is vital if we are to recover fully and rapidly from the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. I look forward to working with members to shape and implement the policy responses we need to get the global economy going again. Our organization faces a great many challenges but working together we can collectively make the WTO stronger, more agile and better adapted to the realities of today.”…WTO.org<\/a>Cartoon: brandanreynolds.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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