PRESS RELEASE
PRESS/719
14
March 2014
(14-1637)
WTO chairpersons for
2014
The WTO General Council, on 14 March 2014, noted the consensus on a
slate of names of chairpersons for WTO bodies.
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General
Council
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H.E. Mr. Jonathan FRIED (Canada)
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Dispute
Settlement Body
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H.E. Mr Fernando DE MATEO (Mexico)
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Trade
Policy Review Body
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H.E. Ms Mariam MD SALLEH (Malaysia)
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Council
for Trade in Goods
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H.E. Mr Joaquim REITER (Sweden)
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Council
for Trade in Services
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H.E. Mr CHOI Seokyoung (Rep. of Korea)
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Council
for TRIPS
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H.E. Mr Mothusi PALAI (Botswana)
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Committee
on Trade and
Development
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H.E. Mr Pierre Claver NDAYIRAGIJE (Burundi)
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Committee
on Balance-of-
Payments Restrictions
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H.E. Mr Martin EYJÓLFSSON (Iceland)
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Committee
on Budget, Finance
and
Administration
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H.E. Mr Francisco LIMA (El Salvador)
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Committee
on Trade and
Environment
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H.E. Ms Päivi KAIRAMO (Finland)
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Committee
on Regional Trade
Agreements
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H.E. Francisco PIREZ (Uruguay)
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Working
Group on Trade, Debt and
Finance
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H.E. Mr Bertrand de CROMBRUGGHE de PICQUENDAELE (Belgium)
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Working
Group on Trade and
Transfer of Technology
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H.E. Mr Abdolazeez AL-OTAIBI (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
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The General Council also agreed on the appointment of the following
chairs of the bodies under the Trade Negotiations Committee:
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Committee
on Trade and
Development, Special Session
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H.E. Mr Harald NEPLE (Norway)
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Committee
on Trade and
Environment, Special Session
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H.E. Ms
Wiboonlasana RUAMRAKSA (Thailand)
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Council
for TRIPS, Special Session
Council
for Trade in Services,
Special Session
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H.E.
Mr Dacio CASTILLO (Honduras)
H.E. Mr Gabriel DUQUE (Colombia)
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The chairpersons of these negotiating bodies are to serve until the next
Session of the Ministerial Conference.
END