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7February 1997
ELECTION OFWTO CHAIRPERSONS FOR 1997
AttheWTO General Council meeting on7February 1997, thefollowing were elected
Chairpersons oftheirrespective 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 forTrade inGoods: H.E. Mr.Terje Johannessen (Norway)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs): H.E. Mrs. Carmen LuzGuarda (Chile)
Council forTrade inServices: H.E. Mr.JounYung Sun(Korea)
Committee onTrade andEnvironment: H.E. Mr.Björn Ekblom (Finland)
Committee onTrade andDevelopment: H.E. Mr.Dhurmahdass Baichoo (Mauritius)
Committee onBudget, Finance and
Administration: H.E. Mr.Kamel Morjane (Tunisia)
Committee onBalance-of-Payments
Restrictions: Mr.Peter R.Jenkins (United Kingdom)
Committee onRegional Trading
Agreements H.E. Mr.JohnWeekes (Canada)
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