DG Archives - Israel Trade and Economic Office, Embassy of IsraelIsrael Trade and Economic Office, Embassy of Israel

February 16, 2021

Statement by the Chair of the GC on the DG appointment

Before we move to the business of today’s meeting and to the expected action by the General Council, allow me a few moments to briefly recap the process. Further to the resignation of the former

February 15, 2021

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen as Director-General

category: General

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. Dr Okonjo-Iweala said a key priority for her would be

February 9, 2021

WTO General Council to consider appointment of next Director-General

category: General

The WTO’s General Council will hold a special meeting on 15 February at 15:00 Geneva time to consider the appointment of the next Director-General. The meeting will take place in virtual format.

November 6, 2020

General Council meeting on DG selection postponed

category: General

Today, Ambassador David Walker, the chair of the General Council, informed members that the General Council meeting scheduled for 9 November to consider the appointment of the next WTO Director-General has been postponed. Amb. Walker

August 1, 2020

General Council agrees guidelines for final stage of DG selection

category: General

Yesterday, the General Council agreed on the steps to be taken in the final stage of the process for selecting a successor to departing Director-General Roberto Azevêdo. The Council also agreed to extend the tenures

May 14, 2020

DG Azevêdo announces he will step down on 31 August

category: General

Today, at a virtual meeting of all WTO members, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo announced that he would step down on 31 August, cutting his second term short by exactly one year. He said that bringing

January 4, 2017

Nominations for Director-General closed; Azevêdo confirmed as sole candidate

category: General

Today, the General Council Chairperson, Ambassador Harald Neple of Norway, informed WTO members that no further nominations for the position of Director-General had been received by the deadline of 31 December 2016 and that the

August 19, 2013

WTO’s new DG announces his 4 Deputy Directors-General

category: General

Director-General elect, Roberto Azevêdo has announced the appointment of Yi Xiaozhun of China, Karl-Ernst Brauner of Germany, Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria and David Shark of the United States as his four Deputies Director-General. The

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Calendar

Most popular topics