Okonjo-Iweala Announces Four WTO Deputy DGs

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade
Organisation, Tuesday announced the appointment of four Deputy
Directors-General.

The former Nigerian Finance minister disclosed this in a
statement titled: DG Okonjo-Iweala announces her four Deputy
Directors-General obtained by newsmen.

The names of the appointed Deputies include Angela Ellard of the
United States, Anabel González of Costa Rica, Ambassador Jean-Marie
Paugam of France and Ambassador Xiangchen Zhang of China.

According to her: “I am very pleased to announce the appointment
of four new Deputy Directors-General at the WTO. It is the first
time in the history of our Organisation that half of the DDGs are
women.

“This underscores my commitment to strengthening our
Organisation with talented leaders whilst at the same time
achieving gender balance in senior positions. I look forward to
welcoming them to the WTO”. said Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian
Finance Minister, who broke the 26-year record of the global
institution to emerge the first African and female DG.

Ellard, international expert on trade and international economic
policy, has a distinguished career of service working at the US
Congress as Majority and Minority Chief Trade Counsel and Staff
Director.

González, a renowned global expert on trade, investment and
economic development, served as Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa
Rica; as Director-General for International Trade Negotiations; as
Director-General of the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency;
and as Special Ambassador and Chief negotiator of the US-Central
America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.

Also, Paugam has held senior management positions in the French
Government on trade, most recently as Permanent Representative of
France to the WTO. He has also held a number of senior positions in
the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, including as a member
of the Executive Committee of the French Treasury.

Zhang currently serves as Vice Minister in the Ministry of
Commerce of China. He has long and extensive experience on WTO
issues, international negotiations, and policy research. Ambassador
Zhang served until recently as China’s Permanent Representative to
the WTO and previously as Deputy Permanent Representative.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade
Organisation, Tuesday announced the appointment of four Deputy
Directors-General.

The former Nigerian Finance minister disclosed this in a
statement titled: DG Okonjo-Iweala announces her four Deputy
Directors-General obtained by newsmen.

The names of the appointed Deputies include Angela Ellard of the
United States, Anabel González of Costa Rica, Ambassador Jean-Marie
Paugam of France and Ambassador Xiangchen Zhang of China.

According to her: “I am very pleased to announce the appointment
of four new Deputy Directors-General at the WTO. It is the first
time in the history of our Organisation that half of the DDGs are
women.

“This underscores my commitment to strengthening our
Organisation with talented leaders whilst at the same time
achieving gender balance in senior positions. I look forward to
welcoming them to the WTO”. said Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian
Finance Minister, who broke the 26-year record of the global
institution to emerge the first African and female DG.

Ellard, international expert on trade and international economic
policy, has a distinguished career of service working at the US
Congress as Majority and Minority Chief Trade Counsel and Staff
Director.

González, a renowned global expert on trade, investment and
economic development, served as Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa
Rica; as Director-General for International Trade Negotiations; as
Director-General of the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency;
and as Special Ambassador and Chief negotiator of the US-Central
America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.

Also, Paugam has held senior management positions in the French
Government on trade, most recently as Permanent Representative of
France to the WTO. He has also held a number of senior positions in
the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, including as a member
of the Executive Committee of the French Treasury.

Zhang currently serves as Vice Minister in the Ministry of
Commerce of China. He has long and extensive experience on WTO
issues, international negotiations, and policy research. Ambassador
Zhang served until recently as China’s Permanent Representative to
the WTO and previously as Deputy Permanent Representative.