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NEWS: 1997 PRESS RELEASES
PRESS/65
7 February 1997
Election of WTO chairpersons for 1997
At the WTO General Council meeting on 7 February 1997, the following were elected Chairpersons of their respective WTO bodies:
General
Council: H.E. Mr. Celso Lafer (Brazil)
Dispute Settlement Body: H.E. Mr. Wade Armstrong (New Zealand)
Trade Policy Review Body: H.E. Mr. Munir Akram (Pakistan)
Council for Trade in Goods: H.E. Mr. Terje Johannessen (Norway)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs): H.E. Mrs. Carmen Luz Guarda (Chile)
Council for Trade in Services: H.E. Mr. Joun Yung Sun (Korea)
Committee on Trade and Environment: H.E. Mr. Bj鰎n Ekblom (Finland)
Committee on Trade and Development: H.E. Mr. Dhurmahdass Baichoo (Mauritius)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration: H.E. Mr. Kamel Morjane (Tunisia)
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions: Mr. Peter R. Jenkins (United Kingdom)
Committee on Regional Trading Agreements: H.E. Mr. John Weekes (Canada)
Dispute Settlement Body: H.E. Mr. Wade Armstrong (New Zealand)
Trade Policy Review Body: H.E. Mr. Munir Akram (Pakistan)
Council for Trade in Goods: H.E. Mr. Terje Johannessen (Norway)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs): H.E. Mrs. Carmen Luz Guarda (Chile)
Council for Trade in Services: H.E. Mr. Joun Yung Sun (Korea)
Committee on Trade and Environment: H.E. Mr. Bj鰎n Ekblom (Finland)
Committee on Trade and Development: H.E. Mr. Dhurmahdass Baichoo (Mauritius)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration: H.E. Mr. Kamel Morjane (Tunisia)
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions: Mr. Peter R. Jenkins (United Kingdom)
Committee on Regional Trading Agreements: H.E. Mr. John Weekes (Canada)