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In 2020, Donald Trump’s previous administration sought to block Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment, and she only secured US backing when President Joe Biden succeeded him in the White House. Trump has a history of hostility towards the WTO as a place for resolving trade disputes.
Nigerian economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was unanimously reappointed on Friday for a second four-year term as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Her early reappointment could be seen as an effort to avoid a veto by incoming United States president Donald Trump, a suggestion the WTO has dismissed.
In 2020, his previous administration sought to block Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment, and she only secured US backing when President Joe Biden succeeded him in the White House. Trump has a history of hostility towards the WTO as a place for resolving trade disputes.
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Trump has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China upon taking up the presidency in January. Okonjo-Iweala says the WTO is looking forward to working with the new administration and plans to take a very constructive and creative approach. She said that WTO was committed to delivering results that ultimately improve the lives of people around the world.
