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  • 2020-10-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Okonjo-Iweala not appointed WTO director general, but on final shortlist of two (en)
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  • Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , a prominent economist and international development expert, has been appointed director general of the World Trade Organization , claims a message circulating on Facebook since 8 October 2020. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the new director general of World Trade Organization (WTO), it reads . Shattering a glass ceiling; she is the first female leader of this organization. Congratulations ma'am. Is Okonjo-Iweala the new WTO director general? We checked. One of two on final shortlist In May Roberto Azevêdo announced he would step down as WTO director general on 31 August, a year before his mandate was due to expire. The process to appoint a new director general began on 8 June. A month later, on 8 July , the WTO announced eight shortlisted candidates nominated by their governments. These were then whittled down to two, both women: Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung-hee , South Korea’s minister for trade. Okonjo-Iweala is currently one of two candidates for the director general position. She may be appointed, but at the time of writing was still a nominee. A final round of consultations to determine Azevêdo’s successor will run from 19 to 28 October, after which the appointment will be announced. – Dancan Bwire (en)
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