THE former Nigerian finance minister joins South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee in the last stage, assuring that the next director-general will be a woman.
Both women were picked from a group of five that included Kenya’s Amina Mohamed and the UK’s Liam Fox.
The WTO’s members are set to vote on a director-general after consultations with various internal bodies running until October 27.
Ambassador David Walker, chairperson of the general council, said today that the ultimate objective of the selection process is to make sure that the head of the global trade body is chosen by consensus.
“Our aim continues to be to encourage and facilitate the building of consensus among members, and to assist in moving from this final slate of two candidates to a decision on appointment,” he said during today’s announcement.
Okonjo-Iweala is an economist and international development expert, known in Africa for her time as Nigeria’s minister
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