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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12658

16 February 2021
EXTERNAL ACTION / Wto
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala officially appointed Director General
Brussels, 15/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Nigerian candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was officially appointed Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), on Monday 15 February.

She succeeds the Brazilian Roberto Azevêdo, who resigned in August 2020.

Okonjo-Iweala's candidacy was blocked in October by the United States, which supported the candidacy of South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee.

After the latter had withdrawn from the race on 5 February (see EUROPE B12652A21), and after the new US president, Joe Biden, had...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
NEWS BRIEFS
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