JUST IN: United States endorses Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO

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JUST IN: United States endorses Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organisation, AFP reports.

The move marks another sharp split with former President Donald Trump who paralysed the organisation and opposed the former Nigerian finance minister who was backed by many other countries.

The US Trade Representative in a statement cited her “wealth of knowledge in economics and international diplomacy” and said she had “proven experience managing a large international organization.”

Recall that South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee, Okonjo-Iweala’s sole opponent in the race for the top job, early Friday withdrew her bid to lead the WTO leaving the former Nigerian Finance Minister as the only remaining candidate for the job.




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