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25 February  2022 
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PRESS RELEASE  
WTO chairpersons for 2022  
The WTO General Council, on 24 February 2022, noted the consensus on a slate of names of 
chairpersons for WTO bodies . 
 
General Council  H.E. Mr. Didier CHAMBOVEY ( Switzerland ) 
 
Dispute Settlement Body  
 H.E. Dr. Athaliah Lesiba MOLOKOMME 
(Botswana ) 
 
Trade Policy Review Body  
 H.E. Mr. Ángel VILLALOBOS RODRÍGUEZ 
(Mexico ) 
 
Council for Trade in Goods  
 Mr. Etienne OUDOT DE DAINVILLE ( France ) 
Council for Trade in Services  
 H.E. Mr. Kemvichet LONG ( Cambodia ) 
 
Council for TRIPS  
 H.E. Dr. Lansana GBERIE ( Sierra Leone ) 
 
Committee on Trade and Development  
 H.E. Mrs. Usha Chandnee DWARKA -CANABADY 
(Mauritius ) 
 
Committee on Balance -of-Payments  
Restrictions  
 H.E. Mr. Saqer Abdullah ALMOQBEL ( Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia ) 
 
Committee on Budget, Finance and  
Administration  
 H.E. Dr. Bettina WALDMANN ( Germany ) 
 
Committee on Trade and Environment  H.E. Mr. Simon MANLEY ( United Kingdom ) 
 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  H.E. Mr. Taeho LEE ( Republic of Korea ) 
 
Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance  Mr. Donatas TAMULAITIS ( Lithuania ) 
 
Working Group on Trade and Transfer  
of Technology  
 H.E. Mr. Luis CHUQUIHUARA CHIL ( Peru) 
 
 
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