The new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has expressed gratitude to members of the organisation following the validation of her election as the head of the establishment.
Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment was confirmed by the WTO at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process that included eight candidates from other countries around the world.
Following her appointment, she becomes the first woman and the first African to be appointed as the Director-General of the organization
Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian-American economist and international development expert, in Tweet post on Monday night said, “Thank you, @WTO members, for finalizing my election today and making history.
“In the 73 years of GATT and WTO, honored to be First Woman and First African to lead. But now the real work begins. Ready to tackle the challenges of WTO. Forget Business as usual!”
