Kathmandu, November 12
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Okonjo-Iweala confirmed her willingness to serve a second four-year term in the role in a letter to the Chair on September 16. On October 8, the WTO formally commenced the process for appointing its next Director-General, with members given until 8 November to submit nominations.
Ambassador Petter Ølberg of Norway, Chair of the General Council, informed WTO members on November 9 that no further nominations for the position of Director-General had been received by the deadline of 8 November and that the incumbent Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is therefore the only candidate for the role.
on November 12 Ølberg further informed WTO members that he will convene a special meeting of the General Council on November 28-29 to advance the process of selecting the next Director-General.
The Chair of the General Council will communicate the next steps in this process in the coming days. The process was led by the General Council Chair following the WTO’s “Procedures for the Appointment of Directors-General”
DG Okonjo-Iweala’s current term comes to an end on 31 August 2025.
