Recap: the 5 candidates.

(Nominations close July 8)

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And now a sixth, although the official nomination has not yet been published by the WTO

Less than 24 hours before nominations close https://twitter.com/AminaMohamedWTO/status/1280594014211903488?s=20">https://twitter.com/AminaMoha...
The list https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm

1.Jesús">https://www.wto.org/english/t... Seade Kuri, Mexico — an old WTO hand, one of the first WTO deputy directors-general, now Mexico’s chief negotiator for the revised NAFTA, the US, Mexico, Canada Agreement (USCMA) & under-secretary for N America

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3.Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, Egypt — a former Egyptian negotiator whose career in the Secretariats of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and WTO (which replaced GATT in 1995), saw him become a senior manager and lead expert on services https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_egy_09jun20_e.htm">https://www.wto.org/english/n...
5.Yoo Myung-hee, S Korea — current trade minister and ex-strategist on free trade agreements, experience in negotiating the revised Korea-US (KORUS) deal, E & SE Asian Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and her country’s FTA with China https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_kor_24jun20_e.htm">https://www.wto.org/english/n...
6.Amina Mohamed, Kenya — current minister for sports, heritage & culture, former foreign minister. Well-known in Geneva & WTO circles as a former ambassador to the WTO, General Council chair, host-chair of the 2015 WTO ministerial conference in Nairobi. https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_ken_08jul20_e.htm">https://www.wto.org/english/n...
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