Okonjo-Iweala is lobbying to succeed current WTO head Roberto Azevêdo. As reported by AFP, the Brazilian career diplomat announced in May that he was stepping down a year before the end of his tenure for “personal” reasons.
From the original eight candidates, the race was narrowed down to five and finally two -- Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee.
However, no winner has yet been announced.
“The race for the WTO director-general is still very much on,” reads a statement released by Okonjo-Iweala’s media aide, Paul Nwabuikwu. “Contrary to inaccurate information released online by an unidentified source, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has not yet been declared the winner. The winner should be announced in two to three weeks.”
The remaining two contenders for the WTO top position will advance to the third and final round of consultations which will commence on October 19 and run until October 27, according to the WTO.
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