Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala nominated four deputy directors-general to help steer the secretariat and the organisation’s membership.
2020 DG nomination
WTO Corner: Does Yoo pullout mean we will soon have a new WTO Director General?
The expectation in WTO circles is that today’s announcement by South Korea’s candidate to the post of director-general that she is dropping out of the race paves the way for the membership’s favourite, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to become the next boss at the secretariat in Geneva. But let’s not quite expect …
In brief: Yoo Myung-hee withdraws from WTO race
The Korean candidate to become the next World Trade Organization’s director-general has withdrawn from the leadership race.
WTO Corner: moving disputes online, World Food Programme purchases, director-general
The General Council has run into a third day of meetings in Geneva today. At the time of writing, WTO members were still meeting. Despite the intensity of the session, there is a sense of failure as the organisation has not been able to agree on anything except the budget …
WTO DG: Okonjo-Iweala nomination faces hurdle of US opposition
The three World Trade Organization ambassadors who act as facilitators in the selection process for the next leader of the international trade institution announced today that in their view Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria had garnered the widest support. At an informal Heads of Delegation meeting today, the assessment made by …
Steel, WTO leader selection, Mercosur at trade minister’s table
Protecting the steel industry, what to do with the EU Mercosur trade pact and finding common ground in the WTO director-general selection process were among the main topics discussed by trade ministers in Berlin today at an informal meeting hosted by the German presidency of the Council.
Names of three eliminated WTO candidates for director-general emerging
The World Trade Organization is yet to announce the result of a first round of ‘confessionals’ as part of an iterative elimination process aimed at nailing down one final winner. But the name of the three candidates who are to formally drop out of the race early to become the …
WTO Corner: China gets Section 301 win, DG candidate confessionals, fish talks
Welcome back to our WTO Corner column for regular updates on trade diplomacy in Geneva. Panel gives China a full win in Section 301 tariff case The majority of WTO law experts would have said this case was a no-brainer. The panellists appointed to judge on the matter thought so …
Blog: Will the EU be able to stand united behind one WTO DG candidate?
It has happened regularly in the past: the EU may not be in a position to hold a united position on whom it backs as a candidate to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization. One might be surprised at this notion given that trade policy is an …
