WTO ag negotiations chair announces departure in Monday virtual meeting

Guyana’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organization John Deep Ford is stepping down from his role as chair of the agriculture negotiations, he told members on Monday. Ford’s announcement came during a virtual Committee on Agriculture special session meeting. According to the WTO , Ford, the first ambassador from Latin America and the Caribbean to chair the agriculture talks, said his tenure in Geneva was ending, and he would give up his position as chair on June 30. Echoing comments...