WTO names Okonjo-Iweala consensus DG candidate; U.S. opposes

Editor’s note: This breaking-news story may be updated throughout the day. Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was named on Wednesday as the director-general candidate with the widest support, but her appointment remains in question after the U.S. told members it could not join the consensus for her to lead the WTO, according to the organization’s spokesman. The former Nigerian finance minister and former World Bank number-two would be the first woman and first African in the position. She must be formally...