USTR: Korean director-general candidate ‘must’ lead WTO

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative defended its choice for World Trade Organization director-general on Wednesday, arguing the organization “must” be led by someone with “hands-on” experience in trade and contending that person is Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. The U.S. earlier on Wednesday told WTO members at an informal heads-of-delegation meeting in Geneva that it would not support Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria, the candidate announced by the General Council chair as having the most support among the members...