Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and continues Australia's representation to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT; 1948–1995), as a charter member joining the WTO to replace the GATT on 1 January 1995. The Permanent Mission to
Afghanistan Accession to World Trade Organization however, Afghanistan, due to getting WTO membership, would not be able to increase tariffs on importing goods. Thus, newly emerged domestic industries could suffer in competition with foreign industries and could be defeated by imported goods. Some believe that this may lead to increased unemployment in the country. The WTO emphasizes eliminating agricultural and industrial subsidies, which could have a deep impact on Afghanistan’s agricultural and industrial exports. 228 Afghanistan will not be able to put high tariffs on imports. Afghanistan Accession to World Trade Organization Afghanistan received membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the 10th WTO Ministerial