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WTO Chairpersons for 2014

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council on 14 March 2014 noted the consensus on a slate of names of chairpersons for WTO bodies. General Council - H.E. Mr. Jonathan FRIED (Canada); Dispute Settlement Body - H.E. Mr Fernando DE MATEO (Mexico), Trade Policy Review Body - H.E. Ms Mariam MD SALLEH (Malaysia), Council for Trade in Goods - H.E. Mr Joaquim REITER (Sweden), Council for Trade in Services - H.E. Mr CHOI Seokyoung (Rep. of Korea), Council for TRIPS - H.E. Mr Mothusi PALAI (Botswana), Committee on Trade and Development - H.E. Mr Pierre Claver NDAYIRAGIJE (Burundi), Committee on Balance-of-  Payments Restrictions - H.E. Mr Martin EYJÓLFSSON (Iceland), Committee on Budget, Finance   and  Administration - H.E. Mr Francisco LIMA (El Salvador), Committee on Trade and Environment - H.E. Ms Päivi KAIRAMO (Finland), Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - H.E. Francisco PIREZ (Uruguay), Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance - H.E. Mr Bertrand de CROMBRUGGHE de PICQUENDAELE (Belgium), Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology - H.E. Mr Abdolazeez AL-OTAIBI (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

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