Looking back at 20 years of multilateral trade

http://www.wto.org/ 28.01.2015

The WTO came into being on 1st January 1995, following the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. Its 20th anniversary is the occasion to explore the organization’s main achievements and activities.

Speakers (in order of appearance):
Peter Sutherland, GATT Director-General 1993-1995
Charlene Barshefsky, United States Trade Representative 1997-2011
Renato Ruggiero, WTO Director-General 1995-1999
Supachai Panitchpakdi, WTO Director-General 2002-2005
Nicholas Niggli, Government Procurement Agreement Chairman 2007-2012
Roberto Azevêdo, WTO Director-General
Goranko Fizulic, Croatia’s Minister of Economy 2000-2002
Goh Chok Tong, Singapore’s Prime Minister 1990-2004
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s President 1994-1999
Mike Moore, WTO Director-General 1999-2002
Robert Zoellick, United States Trade Representative 2001-2005
Franz Fischler, European Union’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries 1995-2004
John Tsang, Hong Kong’s Commerce, Industry and Technology Secretary 2003-2006
Andrés Velasco, Chile’s Finance Minister 2006-2010
Pascal Lamy, WTO Director-General 2005-2013
Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria’s Trade and Investment Minister
Gita Wirjawan, Indonesia’s Trade Minister 2011-2014

Read more at: http://goo.gl/YE4fe9

See also- The WTO at 20 — a message from DG Azevêdo : http://goo.gl/PKRc1T

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