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19 September 2000
WTO STARTS 15TH TRADE POLICY COURSE
During a brief ceremony held today, Mr. Paul-H enri Ravier, Deputy Director-General of the
World Trade Organization, officially launched the 15th Trade Policy Course held under the aegis of
the WTO.
Mr. Ravier welcomed the 28 trade officials on be half of Mike Moore, Director-General of the
WTO.  "In order to deal with global issues, you have to be global yourself", Mr. Ravier said.  He also
referred to the possible expansion of the WTO training capacity which is presently being discussed by
WTO Members in the context of the budget prepar ation for 2001.  Mr. Ravier also highlighted the
high interest that Mike Moore has placed on activities aimed at increasing the capacity of least-
developed countries to participate in the multilateral trading system.
Officials from Armenia, Iran, the Russian Federation and Vanuatu are participating for the
first time ever in these regular courses.
The 28 participants from developing countries and customs territories will attend the 12-week
course, which will run until 8 December 2000.  Since their inception in 1955, 93 residential trade
policy courses have been organized under the GATT and the WTO and close to 2000 officials have
participated in the training.  In addition, a number of short trade policy courses are also organized bythe WTO in the context of its technical cooperation programme.PRESS/191
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MOREAlgeria Miss Dalila BOUBENIDER, Deputy Director, General Direction of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Trade, Alger.
Armenia Mr. Vache KIRAKOSYAN, Head, Department of the WTO Affairs and
Implementation of the Partnership an d Cooperation Agreement with the EU,
Ministry of Industry and Trade, Yerevan.
Bhutan Miss Karma Damcho NIDUP, WTO Offi cer, Department of Trade, Foreign
Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Thimphu.
Botswana Mr. Kedibonye LALETSANG, Principal Commercial Officer, Department of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,Gaborone.
Burundi Miss Gaudence KANYANGE, Lawyer Adviser, Office of the Permanent
Secretary of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism,
Bujumbura.
Egypt Mr. Yehia ABDEL HALIM, Commercial Attaché, WTO Unit, International
Organization Department, Ministry of  Economy and Foreign Trade, Cairo.
Ghana Mr. Kwadwo Ntim ATUAHENE, Senior Commercial Officer, Foreign Trade,
Multilateral and Bilaterals Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Accra.  
Guyana Mr. Adam St'John LYNCH, Foreign Serv ice Officer II, Minister's Secretariat,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgetown.
Hong Kong, China Mr. Cheuk Hang WONG, Trade Officer, Multilateral Division, Trade
Department, Trade and Industry Bureau, Mongkok.
Iran Miss Mandana FAZEL-SARJUI, Resear ch Director for WTO Studies, Research
Section, Secretariat for Trade Representative, Ministry of Commerce, Tehran.
Lao People's Dem. 
RepublicMr. Khoun SOUTHAMMAKOTH, Deputy Di rector, Department of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Tourism, Vientiane
Malawi Mr. Emmanuel Mtotomoka MUNTHALI, Trade Officer, Commerce Department
(External Trade), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Lilongwe.
Maldives Mr. Abdulla THAWFEEQ, Trade Promotion Officer, International Cooperation
Division, Ministry of Trade and Industries,  Male. 
Nigeria Mrs. Rita Watirahyel Ladi MSHELIA, Principal Commercial Officer,
Department of External Trade, Multilateral Trade Division, Federal Ministry ofCommerce and Tourism, Abuja.
Oman Miss Hilda Ali AL-HINAI, Representative of the Sultanate Office to WTO,
Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations in Geneva,
Geneva.PRESS/191
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ENDPhilippines Miss Margaret MARTINEZ, Senior Trade and Industry Development Specialist,
Multilateral and Regional Arrangements Division, Bureau of International
Trade Relations, Makati City.
Qatar Mr. Faisal Abdulla ALMANA, Trade Researcher for WTO Affairs, Commerce
Department, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Commerce, Doha.  
Romania Miss Carmen Florina FRATITA, Expert, Directorate for Multilateral Relations -
WTO, Trade Department, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Bucharest.
Russian
FederationMiss Olga ANUROVA, Counsellor, Depart ment of Tariff Policy and Trade
Remedies Measures, Ministry of Trade, Moscow.
Saint Lucia Miss Hyacinth RAMSAY, Foreign Service Officer III, Trade and Legal Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Castries.
Saudi Arabia Mr. Mohammad Al-Ghamdi AL-A IYASH, Head, Trade Policy Division,
International Organization Departme nt, Ministry of Commerce, Riyadh.
Sri Lanka Mr. Sidath Kumar VENGADASALAM SITHANBARAM, Assistant Director of
Commerce, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Internal and International
Commerce and Food, Colombo.
Chinese Taipei Mr. Wei-lien William LIU, First Commercial Secretary, Third Division, Board of
Foreign Trade, Taipei.
Tanzania United
Republic ofMr. Ulimbakisya Faustin Syangundupu KAMOLA, Assistant Director,
Commerce and Trade Policy Section, Division of Commerce, Ministry ofIndustry and Commerce, Dar Es Salaam.
Thailand Miss Naratchata INTARAPRASIT, Trade Officer, Bureau of Multilateral Trade
Negotiation, Department of Business  Economics, Ministry of Commerce,
Bangkok.
Trinidad and
TobagoMiss Donna Jacqueline DE FOUR, Senior Economist, Hemispheric/International
Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Port-of-Spain.
Turkey Mr. Mesut KOC, Attaché, General Directorate of Multilateral Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara.
Vanuatu Mr. Georges Singana MANIURI, Director General, Director General's Office,
Ministry of Trade and Business Development, Vila.