WTO ambassador: U.S. doesn’t comment on director-general candidacies

As some World Trade Organization members push for a quick reappointment of Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to a second term, the U.S. position is declining to comment on any candidate for the role outside official selection process, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative María Pagán said on Thursday, emphasizing that Okonjo-Iweala has not said whether she will seek a second term. The U.S. neutrality stands in contrast to the broad support from nearly 60 members -- some of which represented groups of countries...