Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.
The official announcement was made by the global trade body via it’s Twitter account.
“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.”
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
Following the convening of the special general council meeting earlier today, it was anticipated that Okonjo-Iweala will be formally appointed DG of the WTO.
Earlier, under Donald Trump, the United State of America Blocked Okonjo-Iweala’s Appointment As WTO DG, Insists On South Korean Myung Hee .
Following Trump’s defeat in the Presidential election, the US government led by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris finally endorsed Okonjo-Iweala for the WTO DG and shortly after, South Korean Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee, withdrew her bid to contest.
66-year-old Okonjo-Iweala, by her appointment, becomes the first woman to ever lead the Switzerland-based institution and the first African citizen to take on the role.
Also, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was named as Forbes Africa Person Of The Year 2020
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