Mr. Pascal Lamy, who assumes office on September 1, 2005, told the General Council in a statement that he has selected Alejandro Jara of Chile, Valentine Rugwabiza of Rwanda, Harsha Singh of India and Rufus Yerxa of the United States. Their terms of office will begin on October 1, 2005.
Amb. Jara, currently Chile's ambassador to the WTO since 2000, has served in the Chilean Government since 1976.
Ms. Rugwabiza has served as Rwanda's Ambassador to the WTO since 2002 and is the first woman ever appointed as a Deputy Director-General for the World Trade Organization.
Mr. Singh, currently Secretary of India's Telecom Regulatory Authority, is a former member of the WTO Secretariat.
Mr. Yerxa, a former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, has served the last three years as Deputy Director-General to Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi.
“I am very pleased that these outstanding individuals have agreed to be my deputies. This is a very strong team to lead the WTO Secretariat into a crucial stage in the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. The coming months of preparation for the December Hong Kong Ministerial Conference will be instrumental to the future of our negotiations. I look forward to working with my team and with Member Governments in the months and years to come,” Mr. Lamy said.
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