WTO Chairpersons for 2023, India not in Picture

The WTO General Council, on 7 March 2023, noted the consensus on a slate of names of chairpersons for WTO bodies.

General Council

H.E. Dr. Athaliah Lesiba Molokomme (Botswana)

Dispute Settlement Body

H.E. Mr. Petter Ĝlberg (Norway)

Trade Policy Review Body

H.E. Mr. Saqer Abdullah Almoqbel (Saudi Arabia)

Council for Trade in Goods

H.E. Dr. Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid (Nigeria)

Council for Trade in Services

Permanent Representative, Mrs. Tsvetelina Georgieva Dimitrova (Bulgaria)

Council for TRIPS

H.E. Mrs. Pimchanok Pitfield (Thailand)

Committee on Trade and Development

H.E. Dr. José Sánchez-Fung (Dominican Republic)

Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions

H.E. Mr. Eheth Salomon (Cameroon)

Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration

H.E. Dr. Bettina WALDMANN (Germany)

Committee on Trade and Environment

H.E. Mr. José Valencia (Ecuador)

Committee on Regional Trade Agreements

H.E. Ms. Clare Kelly (New Zealand)

Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance

Mr. Felipe Llantada Soldi (Uruguay)

Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology

H.E. Mrs. Sofia Boza Martinez (Chile)