Seoul's Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee to announce bid to run for WTO Director-General
- 4 years ago
유명희 통상교섭본부장 WTO 사무총장 도전
South Korea's trade minister will make it official in the coming hours that she'll run for the top job at the World Trade Organization.
During a press conference Wednesday, Yoo Myung-hee will announce her bid to become the next director general of the WTO.
She will become the third South Korean to run for the position.
The Geneva-based organization has so far received four other candidate applications from Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria and Moldova.
Registration closes on July 8th.
Yoo, a renowned and a veteran negotiator in trade talks, was appointed South Korea's trade minister early last year.
South Korea's trade minister will make it official in the coming hours that she'll run for the top job at the World Trade Organization.
During a press conference Wednesday, Yoo Myung-hee will announce her bid to become the next director general of the WTO.
She will become the third South Korean to run for the position.
The Geneva-based organization has so far received four other candidate applications from Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria and Moldova.
Registration closes on July 8th.
Yoo, a renowned and a veteran negotiator in trade talks, was appointed South Korea's trade minister early last year.