Meeting to Choose WTO Leader Postponed Indefinitely
The World Trade Organization announced on Nov. 6 that a planned meeting for Nov. 9 to choose the next director-general for the organization will be postponed until further notice. “It has come to my attention that for reasons including the…
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health situation and current events, delegations will not be in a position to take a formal decision on 9 November,” Ambassador David Walker, chair of the general council, said. The U.S. has opposed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the candidate most likely to win consensus (see 2010280051), as the Office of U.S. Trade Representative says the WTO needs someone with trade experience. Okonjo-Iweala is an economist with experience at the World Bank and nonprofits, as well as government service (see 2010290030).