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WTO to Confirm Director-General to 2nd Term

The World Trade Organization General Council will hold a special meeting Nov. 28-29 to confirm Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to a second term, General Council Chair Petter Olberg announced. The move comes after no other candidates joined the race by the…

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Nov. 8 nomination deadline. Okonjo-Iweala will present her vision for the WTO on Nov. 28 followed by a question-and-answer segment. A vote on the term extension is scheduled for Nov. 29.