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WTO Director-General selection process

General Council chairperson Bruce Gosper informed WTO members on 4 November 2008 that Director-General Pascal Lamy has announced he will seek a second term in office when his current term expires in 2009. Pascal Lamy began his four-year term on 1 September 2005, having been formally selected as the WTO's fifth Director-General in May 2005.

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> Current WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy
> Deputy Director-General selection process
> Previous GATT and WTO Directors-General

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Selection process in 2005   back to top

• 26 May 2005: WTO Members choose Lamy as organization's 5th Director-General
• 26 May 2005: Statement from Pascal Lamy on his appointment as World Trade Organisation’s Director General
• 13 May 2005: General Council Chairman's remarks: Informal Meeting of Heads of Delegation
• 29 April 2005: General Council Chairman's remarks: Informal Meeting of Heads of Delegation
• 15 April 2005: General Council Chairman's remarks: Informal Meeting of Heads of Delegations
• 31 March 2005: General Council Chairman's remarks: Informal Meeting of Heads of Delegations
• 26 January 2005: Members meet DG candidates
• 4 January 2005: Four candidates nominated for the post of Director-General

Nominated candidates in 2005   back to top

Listed in the order in which their nominations were received:

Carlos Pérez del Castillo of Uruguay
> Biography
> Statement

Jaya Krishna Cuttaree of Mauritius
> Biography
> Statement

Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa of Brazil
> Biography
> Statement

Pascal Lamy of France
> Biography
> Statement