SWITZERLAND: FOUR CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR POST OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)

Record ID: 646806

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: FOUR CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR POST OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)
  • Date: 26th January 2005
  • Summary: (BN15) GENEVAE, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 26, 2005) (REUTERS ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF EXTERIOR OF WTO CENTRE 0.08 2. CLOSE OF SIGN FOR WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 0.13 3. VARIOUS OF URUGUAY CANDIDATE CARLOS PEREZ DEL CASTILLO 0.40 4. VARIOUS OF MAURITIUS CANDIDATE GAYEN KRISHNA CUTTAREE 1.11 5. VARIOUS OF BRAZIL CANDIDATE LUIZ FELIPE DE SAIXAS CORREA 1.35 6. SLV FRENCH CANDIDATE PASCAL LAMY 1.39 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 10th February 2005 12:00
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  • Location: GENEVA , SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Reuters ID: LVACB2O8KGKNC78RUOZX7NF24LNE
  • Story Text: Four candidates have been nominated by their
    respective governments for the post of World Trade
    Organisation (WTO) director general.




    Four candidates were nominated on Wednesday (January
    26), by their respective governments for the post of World
    Trade Organisation (WTO) director general.

    They would succeed the current holder Dr Supachai
    Panitchpakdi whose term of office expires on August 31,
    2005.

    The candidates will present themselves to the
    membership.

    The selection process will conclude with a decision
    by the General Council no later than May 31, 2005.

    The candidates are Carlos Perez del Castillo from
    Uruguay, Jaya Krishna Cuttaree of Mauritius, Luis Felipe de
    Seixas Correa of Brazil and Pascal Lamy from France.


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