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28August 1995
SECOND WTO TRADE POLICY COURSE OPENS INGENEVA
ContinuingGATT'spracticeofregularlyorganizingtrainingcoursesontradepolicy,international
tradelawandthemultilateral trading system, theWTO inaugurates today itssecond tradepolicy course
fortwenty-six officials fromasmany developing countries. Thecourse, tobeheldinEnglish, begins
today andwillend1December 1995.
Theaimofthetraining courses istoprovide participants withgreater understanding oftrade
policy matters andmajor problems ofinternational trade. With theWTO nowinforce, courses will
alsoaddress theresults oftheUruguay Round ofmultilateral trade negotiations andtherights and
obligations ofWTO members. Offered inEnglish, French andSpanish, thecourses areopentoofficials
from developing countries, including countries which arenotGATT/WTO members.
Thecourses haveapractical orientation andaredesigned tohelpofficials prepare themselves
forthetasksawaiting themintheirownadministrations. Theparticipants already haveresponsibilities
fortheformulation andconduct offoreign trade policy andarenominated bytheir respective
governments. Apart from aseries oflectures onWTO law,theprogramme includes participation in
seminars andgroup discussions, aworkshop onnegotiating techniques andsimulation exercises for
conducting trade negotiations andforsettling disputes. Participants alsoattend official meetings.
During thecourse, participants undertake astudy tourinSwitzerland andastudy tourabroad,
which include visits toinstitutions andenterprises connected withforeign trade. Inaddition toWTO
Secretariat officials, many guest lecturers, including senior officials ofgovernment delegations and
international organizations, aswellasacademics, areinvited toaddress theparticipants.
Since 1955, GATT/WTO hasorganized 79training courses for1,414 officials from
126developing countries andtenregional organizations. These figures donotinclude the122senior
tradeofficials fromEastern andCentral European andCentral Asian countries whoparticipated inthe
fivespecial courses organized byGATT since1991, withthefinancial support oftheSwiss Government,
northe48senior officials from Belarus, theRussian Federation andUkraine whoattended thetwo
special GATT/WTO courses funded bytheUnited States in1994 and1995.
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LIST OFPARTICIPANTS/LISTE DESPARTICIPANTS/LISTA DEPARTICIPANTES
Bahrain Mr.Adnan S.ALMOOSAWI, International Trade Relations Specialist, Ministry of
Commerce andAgriculture, Manama.
Bangladesh Mr.MdShahALAM, Assistant Trade Consultant, Ministry ofCommerce, Bangladesh
Secretariat, Dhaka.
Belize Mr.Richard E.REID, Trade Economist, Ministry ofTrade andIndustry, Belmopan.
China Mr.Xiangchen ZHANG, Official, Department ofInternational Trade andEconomic
Cooperation, Beijing.
Egypt Mr.MohamedN.SALEM,FirstSecretary(Commercial),CommercialRepresentation,
Ministry ofEconomy andForeign Trade, Cairo.
ElSalvador Mr.ReneM.VARGAS MARROQUIN, Chief, Trade Regulations Division, Ministry
ofEconomy, SanSalvador.
Ethiopia Mr.Gashaw DEBEBE, Head, Trade Policy Division, Ministry ofTrade, Addis Ababa.
Gambia Mr.Tamsir M.MANGA, Principal Economist, Ministry ofTrade andIndustry, Banjul.
Ghana Mr.FrancisK.AMENYAH,Commercial/LegalOfficer,MinistryofTradeandIndustry,
Accra.
Hong Kong Mr.Freely K.CHENG, Trade Officer, Computerized Systems Branch, Trade
Department, Kowloon.
India Mr.V.SUBRAMANIAN, DeskOfficer (Foreign Trade), Ministry ofCommerce, New
Delhi.
Indonesia Mrs.AhmadSYAFRI,Head,ForeignCooperationDivision,BureauofPublicRelations
andForeign Cooperation, Ministry ofTrade, Jakarta.
LaoPDR Mrs.Banesaty THEPHAVONG, Deputy Director, International Organisation Statistics
andPlanning Division, Foreign Trade Department, Ministry ofCommerce, Vientiane.
Malawi Mrs.HilariaF.BANDA,TradeOfficer,MinistryofCommerceandIndustry,Lilongwe.
Malaysia Mr.Adlan TUMIN, Assistant Director (Textiles), Ministry ofInternational Trade and
Industry, Kuala Lumpur.
Mongolia Mr.Evshingiin IDESH, Senior Officer, Treaty andLawDepartment, Ministry ofTrade
andIndustry, Ulaanbaatar.
Myanmar Miss Khin W.Myint, Section Head, International Trade Organization andResearch
Department, Ministry ofNational Planning andEconomic Development, Yangon.
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Nepal Mr.JibR.KOIRALA, Section Officer, Department ofCommerce, Ministry of
Commerce, Kathmandu.
Philippines Miss Evelyn Q.MANALOTO, Supervising Trade-Industry Development Specialist,
Bureau ofInternational Trade Relations, Department ofTrade andIndustry, Metro
Manila.
Singapore Mr.Premjith SADASIVAN, Country Officer (International Economics), Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Singapore.
South Africa Mr.Patrick L.KRAPPIE, Directorate ofExport Trade Promotion, Department ofTrade
andIndustry, Pretoria.
SriLanka Mr.Wasantha R.SENANAYAKE, Assistant Director ofCommerce, International
Commercial Relations Division, Department ofCommerce, Colombo.
Sudan Mr.Elmansour I.BOLAD, Desk Officer, Economic Department, Ministry ofForeign
Affairs, Khartoum.
Thailand MissAuramon CHUTINET, Economist, Multilateral Trade Division, Department of
Business Economics, Bangkok.
Turkey Mr.Ziya DEMIRDÜZEN, Expert, Undersecretariat forForeign Trade, General
Directorate ofAgreements, Ankara.
Zimbabwe Mr.Fanuel G.MASAMA, Senior Administrative Officer (Multilateral Organisations
andCommodities), Ministry ofIndustry andCommerce, Harare.
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