WTO: 2005 NEWS ITEMS
20 September 2005
WTO TRAINING COURSES
34th Trade Policy Course starts
Twenty-seven Government officials from developing countries and economies in transition started on 19 September a three-month Trade Policy Course (TPC) at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. The participants to the 34th TPC were welcomed by Paul Rolian, Director of the Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation, who chaired the traditional opening ceremony.
The overall objective of the course is to widen participants'
understanding of trade policy matters, the multilateral trading system,
international trade law and the functioning of the WTO. It is expected that
the knowledge acquired during this course will allow participants to
contribute to the promotion of a more active participation of their
countries in the work of the WTO. Throughout the three-month training,
officials will become acquainted, through lectures, debates, attendance at
WTO meetings and simulation exercises, with virtually all the issues dealt
within the framework of the WTO. Visits to other international organizations
located in Geneva will also give them the opportunity to develop their
knowledge of trade-related aspects of the work conducted by these
organizations.
Noting that participants would be in Geneva during a particularly important
period of the life of the organization with the run-up to the Hong Kong
Ministerial, Paul Rolian invited participants to actively take part in the
forthcoming training and to develop and strengthen a solid network of
contacts by attending WTO meetings and discussing with delegates, WTO
experts, and representatives of other organizations.
The 34th Trade Policy Course is the last one of the kind in the 2005
Geneva-based WTO training season. A series of shorter courses, including an
Introduction Course for LDCs, a Specialized Course on sanitary and
phytosanitary measures and the 13th Specialized Course on Dispute Settlement
will complete the Geneva-based programme this year. In 2006, four other TPCs
will take place in Geneva and five similar courses, organized in cooperation
with regional academic partners, will be held in different regions of the
world. Other shorter courses and a large number of national and regional
technical cooperation activities will take place in the field as part of the
2006 WTO Technical Cooperation and Training Plan.
List of the participants back to top
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Bahrain
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Mr. Hamad AL-KHALIFA, Senior Economist, Directorate of Foreign Trade Relations, Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
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Barbados |
Dr. Natasha WARD, Responsible for WTO Affairs as Multilateral Desk Officer, International Relations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade |
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Brazil |
Miss Grace TANNO, Assistant, Economic Department, Market Access Division, Ministry of External Relations |
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Bulgaria |
Mrs. Ani HADJIEVA, Senior Expert, World Trade Organisation and other International Economic Organisations Department, Ministry of Economy |
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Cameroon |
Mr. Abel Valentin SABATE, Senior Civil Officer, Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade |
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China |
Mr. Jiannan LIU, Section Chief, Department of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Commerce |
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Dominican Rep. |
Miss Carmen Teresa FERN罭DEZ CRUZ, Analyst of Trade Negotiations, Department of Trade Negotiations, WTO Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Hong Kong, China |
Mrs. Hoi Lun Helen YIP, Investor Support Officer 1, Information Technology Team, Invest Hong Kong |
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Jordan |
Mr. Ziad Mohammed Abdel Rahman JARADAT, Economic Researcher, International Organisations Division, Foreign Trade Policy and Relations Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade |
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Kenya |
Mrs. Cathryn Wanjiko KIRI, Assistant Director of External Trade, Department of External Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Korea, Rep of |
Mr. Wan-jin SUNG, Deputy Director, Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Division, Free Trade Agreement Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
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Lesotho |
Mrs. Tsireletso Lucia MOJELA, Chief Industrial Development Officer, Department of Industry, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing |
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Macao, China |
Miss Chi Mei NG, Senior Officer, International Economic Affairs Division, MacaoSAR Economic Services |
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Mongolia |
Mrs. Nyamaa DOLJINTSEREN, Trade Officer, Trade and Economic Cooperation Policy Coordination Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade |
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Myanmar |
Mr. Kyaw SAN, Assistant Director, International Trade Promotion Department, Ministry of Commerce |
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Oman |
Mr. Said Nasser AL-KINDI, Head of International Organisations Section, Organisations and Conferences Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Panama |
Miss Marquelda Teresa ISAZA, Attorney Negotiator, National Office of International Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Russian Fed. |
Miss Elena KUSHNIRENKO, Consultant, Division on International Trade of Services and Investment Agreements, Department of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade |
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Rwanda |
Mr. D. James TAYEBWA, External Trade Policy Officer, Department of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Mrs. Ayana Okolo JOHN-PATRICK, Trade Officer I, Commerce and Trade Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade |
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Saudi Arabia |
Mr. Mohamed Najeeb Abdullah AL-KHATEEB, Director of Ministry of Trade and Industry, Branch in Makkah Region, Office of Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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Serbia |
Mrs. Olivera JOCIC', Senior Expert Associate, Department for Multilateral and Regional Trade Cooperation, WTO Division, Ministry of International Economic Relations |
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Sri Lanka |
Mr. Aluthgama Gamladdalage Nimal KARUNATILAKE, Deputy Director of Commerce, Regional/Bilateral Trade South AsiaDivision, Department of Commerce |
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Chinese Taipei
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Miss Li-Mei SHIU, Second Commercial Secretary, Multilateral Division, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Tajikistan |
Mrs. Marjona USMONOVA, Chief Specialist, WTO Affairs Department, Ministry of Economy and Trade |
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Uganda |
Mr. James TIBENKANA, Economist / Finance Officer, Directorate of Budget, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
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United Arab Emirates |
Mr. Khaled Mohammed Mater ALKAABI, Legal Advisor, Department of Planning and Economy |