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First official nomination, on the first day of the nominations window.
Mexico has nominated Jesús Seade Kuri for the post of WTO Director-General. Includes a link to his bio https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_mex_08jun20_e.htm
Mexico has nominated Jesús Seade Kuri for the post of WTO Director-General. Includes a link to his bio https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_mex_08jun20_e.htm
Nomination number 2 on day 2
Egypt nominates Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh for post of WTO Director-General. As standard, includes a link to his bio https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_egy_09jun20_e.htm
Egypt nominates Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh for post of WTO Director-General. As standard, includes a link to his bio https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_egy_09jun20_e.htm
We knew this was coming but for some reason I missed it. Nomination number 3 on day 2
Nigeria nominates Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for post of WTO Director-General. Short news item with link to bio https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_nga_09jun20_e.htm
Nigeria nominates Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for post of WTO Director-General. Short news item with link to bio https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_nga_09jun20_e.htm
There are now four candidates
Moldova nominates Mr Tudor Ulianovschi for post of WTO Director-General. Standard short news item with link to bio
The candidates list: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm
The process: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_selection_process_e.htm https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_mda_16jun20_e.htm
Moldova nominates Mr Tudor Ulianovschi for post of WTO Director-General. Standard short news item with link to bio
The candidates list: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm
The process: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_selection_process_e.htm https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_mda_16jun20_e.htm
And a fifth
Rep. Korea nominates Yoo Myung-hee for post of WTO Director-General. Standard short news item with link to bio
Candidates list: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm
Selection process: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_selection_process_e.htm
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_kor_24jun20_e.htm
Rep. Korea nominates Yoo Myung-hee for post of WTO Director-General. Standard short news item with link to bio
Candidates list: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm
Selection process: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_selection_process_e.htm
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_kor_24jun20_e.htm
Recap: the 5 candidates.
(Nominations close July 8)
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm
(Nominations close July 8)
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm
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
Less than 24 hours before nominations close https://twitter.com/AminaMohamedWTO/status/1280594014211903488?s=20
Here's the official announcement
Kenya yesterday nominated Amina C. Mohamed for the post of WTO Director-General https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_ken_08jul20_e.htm
Kenya yesterday nominated Amina C. Mohamed for the post of WTO Director-General https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_ken_08jul20_e.htm
And then there were seven
Saudi Arabia today nominated Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri for the post of WTO Director-General. https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_sau_08jul20_e.htm
Saudi Arabia today nominated Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri for the post of WTO Director-General. https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_sau_08jul20_e.htm
And finally there are now eight
The United Kingdom today nominated Dr Liam Fox for the post of WTO Director-General https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_gbr_08jul20_e.htm
The United Kingdom today nominated Dr Liam Fox for the post of WTO Director-General https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_gbr_08jul20_e.htm
The list https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dgsel20_e/dgsel20_e.htm
1.Jesús 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
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_mex_08jun20_e.htm
1.Jesús 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
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_mex_08jun20_e.htm
2.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria — a former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank managing director, currently board chair of GAVI, the global vaccines alliance https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_nga_09jun20_e.htm
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
4.Tudor Ulianovschi, Moldova — former Moldovan foreign minister, and before that ambassador in Geneva where he chaired a number of WTO and UN committees https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_mda_16jun20_e.htm
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
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
7.Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri, Saudi Arabia — minister-adviser on economic strategy, former economy and planning minister whose responsibility included interaction with international organisations, former banker and air force pilot. https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_sau_08jul20_e.htm
8.Liam Fox, UK — former UK international trade secretary and before that defence secretary https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgsel_gbr_08jul20_e.htm
