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WTO Director-General,Roberto Azevêdo, and his Deputies

Roberto Azevêdo is the sixth Director-General of the WTO. His appointment took effect on 1 September 2013 for a four-year term. The four Deputy Directors-General are Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria, Karl Brauner of Germany, David Shark of the United States and Yi Xiaozhun of China. Their appointment took effect on 1 October 2013.

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo (centre), accompanied by (from left to right) DDG Yi Xiaozhun, DDG Karl Brauner, DDG David Shark, DDG Yonov Frederick Agah and Tim Yeend, Chef de Cabinet.

WTO Director-General - Roberto Azevêdo

David Shark, WTO Deputy Director-General

  • Africa:   The Deputy Directors-General

    WTO, 16 September 2015

    The four Deputy Directors-General are Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria, Karl Brauner of Germany, David Shark of the United States and Yi Xiaozhun of China. Their appointment took… Read more »

Karl Brauner, WTO Deputy Director-General

Yonov Frederick Agah, WTO Deputy Director-General

Yi Xiaozhun, WTO Deputy Director General

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