MR. NACER BENJELLOUN-TOUIMI APPOINTED WTO D-G SENIOR ADVISOR
On 23 January, WTO Director-General Mike Moore announced the appointment of Mr. Nacer Benjelloun-Touimi (Morocco) as Senior Advisor to the Director General. As a former Ambassador to both the WTO and the United Nations, Mr. Benjelloun-Touimi has an extensive background in trade issues and international diplomacy. Additionally, he had a long and distinguished career in the Moroccan foreign service, with postings in Washington and New York, USA. Mr. Benjelloun-Touimi’s functions will include coordination within the Secretariat for promoting coherence. According to the WTO, his appointment is part of a wider strategy of follow-up to the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha and is aimed at ensuring a coherent approach to WTO co-operative efforts with other agencies and governments.
"New Appointment Continues Momentum from Doha," WTO NEWS PRESS RELEASE, 23 January 2002.