Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the next World Trade Organization (WTO), Director-General.
She has just made history as the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organsition (WTO).
Okonjo-Iweala was pictured outside a Nigerian diplomatic residence in Chambesy, near Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, September 29, 2020.
Her term starts on the 1st of March 2021.
WTO members took the decision to appoint @NOIweala at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process that included eight candidates from around the world.
The General Council held a special meeting today at 15:00 Geneva time where the appointment of Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General was considered.
WTO, confirming this on its Twitter handle, posted:
BREAKING: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria is appointed as the next WTO Director-General.
Dr. Okonjo-Iweala makes history as the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO.
Her term starts on the 1st of March 2021.
More details soon. #WTODG@NOIweala pic.twitter.com/2RJkkfK2Id
— WTO (@wto) February 15, 2021
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https://twitter.com/wto/status/1361334551285534722?s=20
