China News Agency, Beijing, February 15th. Geneva News: The World Trade Organization announced on the 15th that it has officially appointed Nigerian candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new director general, whose term of office will be March 1 this year. Start.

　　According to the official website of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first female director-general of the WTO and the first director-general from Africa.

The profile picture shows Ngozi Okonjo-Iweara.

　　"I am honored to be appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization." Ngozi Oconcho-Iveara said that its first task will be to work with members to quickly solve the economic and health challenges brought about by the new crown epidemic.

　　Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said, “If we are to recover from the damage caused by the new crown epidemic in a comprehensive and rapid manner, a strong WTO is essential. I look forward to working with various members to develop And implement the response policies we need to restore the global economy to normal operations."

　　Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that although the WTO faces many challenges, through joint efforts, we can make the WTO “stronger, more flexible, and better adapted to today’s reality”.

　　Information on the official website shows that Ngozi Okoncho-Iweala has more than 30 years of work experience in Asia, Africa, Europe and America, and currently serves as the chairman of the board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.

Previously, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala served as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2015 twice, and as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2006, both of which were the first in the country to hold the above-mentioned positions. female.

She also served as an economist at the World Bank for 25 years.

　　Azevedo, the sixth director-general of the WTO, resigned on August 31 last year, ending his term a year earlier.

The selection process for the new director general was launched on June 8 last year, and a total of 8 candidates were formally nominated.

In October last year, David Walker, Chairman of the WTO’s General Council, announced that after two rounds of consultations, the members decided that the new director-general will be in the position of Nigerian candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean candidate Yu Mingxi Produced among women.

On February 5 this year, Yu Mingxi announced his withdrawal from the selection process.

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