Kenya, has nominated Sports Cabinet Secretary AMB. Amina C. Mohamed for the post of WTO Director-General – By Gerald Gekara.
If successful, CS Amina will succeed the current Director-General, Mr Roberto Azevêdo, who announced he will step down on 31 August 2020.
The nomination period for the position is expected to close on 8 July 2020.
Shortly after, candidates will be invited to meet with members at a special General Council meeting, present their views and take questions from the membership.
Other women who have been nominated to the position include Ms Yoo Myung-hee from South Korea, and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria.
The nominated women will face off other nominated male candidates including Mr Jesús Seade Kuri (Mexico), Mr Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh (Egypt), and Mr Tudor Ulianovschi (Moldova).
The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible
