U.S. Backs Nigeria’s Former Finance Minister for Next WTO Director

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The U.S. backed Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next head of the World Trade Organization, clearing a path for her to become the first woman to the lead the global trade group

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Friday said the U.S. would support Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, hours after South Korea’s trade ministerThe Biden administration’s decision is the last hurdle standing in the way of Ms. Okonjo-Iweala assuming the top job at the WTO, after South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee pulled out.he Trump administration backed Ms. YooIn a statement, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said that Ms.

“It is particularly important to underscore that two highly qualified women made it to the final round of consideration for the position of WTO Director General—the first time that any woman has made it to this stage in the history of the institution,” the statement said.

 

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Berneditha_RO

She's good at what she does. It's just that people allow racism, etc, keep them back while they try to trip their neighbours. Congrats Ma'am.

Yes, because Nigeria is so well-known to be a paragon of financial integrity.

Why is that a good thing?

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