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9 April 2001
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MIKE MOORE PRESIDES OVER THE DIPLOMA CEREMONY
CONCLUDING THE 16TH WTO TRADE POLICY COURSE
At a ceremony held in Geneva on Thursday 5 April 2001, Director-General Mike Moore
presented diplomas to the participants of the 16th WTO Trade Policy Course, representing
30 countries/customs territories.  In congratulating the participants, Mr. Moore said: "I am convinced
you have acquired skills that you will take back home for your respective countries' and people's
interests."  Mr. Moore went on to say that while resource constraints limited the availability of placeson the training courses, such activities had a meaningful impact on capacity building.
On behalf of the group of participants, Mr. Ka-shing Au, from Hong Kong, China, thanked
the Director-General for the support to capacity building the WTO training activities provided.
Mr. Au underlined the human dimension of the course and assured Mr. Moore that the closerelationships established during the course,  among the participants and with the WTO, would remain
strong.
The 16
th WTO Trade Policy Course, which took place from 15 January to 5 April 2001, will
be followed by a similar Course held in French starting on 23 April 2001.
The list of participants is attached.PRESS/219
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MOREList of participants
Bahrain  Mr. Waheed Jaffar Khalil SULTAN, Acting Director, Commerce and
Company Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Commerce, Manama.
Bangladesh  Mr. Md. Mizanur Mizan R AHMAN, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of
Commerce, Dhaka
Belarus  Mr. Yury Pavlovich RABKO, Foreign Trade Analyst, Department Chief,
Foreign Trade Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minsk
Belize  Mr. David Maurice GOMEZ, International Trade Policy Advisor, Ministry of
Budget Management, Investment and Trade, Belmopan
Brazil  Mrs. Vera Figueiredo MALTA, General Coordinator, International Affairs
Secretariat, Ministry of Finance, Brasilia DF.
Dominica  Mr. Ricardo Marcus JAMES, Trade Officer I, Ministry of Trade, Industry
and Marketing, Roseau
Ethiopia  Miss Eftihia MARIO, Senior Economist, Trade Registration and Licensing
Department, Ministry of Trad e and Industry, Addis Ababa
Gambia  Mr. Saikou SAIDILY, Acting Senior  Trade Economist, Trade Division,
Department of State for Trade, Industry and Employment, Banjul
Georgia  Mr. Levan CHITEISHVILI, Deputy Head, International Relations Division,
Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Tbilisi
Hong Kong, China  Mr. Ka-shing AU, Trade Officer, Regional Cooperation Division (APEC),
Trade and Industry Department, Co mmerce and Industry Bureau, Kowloon
India  Mr. Manoj JOSHI, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of
Commerce, New Delhi
Jamaica  Mr. Dale Elliott JONES, Foreign Service Officer I, Foreign Trade
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kingston
Latvia  Mrs. Ivita BURMISTRE, Attaché, International Economic Organisations
Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riga
Lesotho  Miss Lineo LEBONA, Trade Promotion Officer, Department of Trade, Trade
Promotion Unit, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing, Maseru
Lithuania  Mr. Raimondas ALISAUSKAS, First Secretary, Foreign Trade Policy
Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius
Malta  Mr. Dennis GRECH, Economics Of ficer, Economic Planning Division,
Ministry for Economic Services, Floriana
Moldova  Mr. Octavian Zaharia CALMIC, Deput y Head, WTO Division, Ministry of
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Saint Kitts and Nevis  Miss Nicola Careen ST CATHERINE, Administrative Cadet, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, International Trade and CARICOM Affairs, Basseterre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Miss Sylvonne Henrietta JACK, Economist, Trade Division,
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Consumer Affairs, St. Vincent, W.I.
Saudi Arabia  Mr. Saleh SHOAIB, Assistant Commercial Attaché, Office of the
Representative to the WTO and Commercial Office in Geneva
Singapore  Mr. Kevin Boon Hwa LIM, Country Officer (Asia-Europe Meeting), Policy,
Planning and Analysis Directorate II, Mi nistry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Suriname  Miss Thilde Jacqueline ELSTAK, Trade Officer at the Caricom Desk,
International Economic Relations, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Paramaribo
Swaziland  Mr. Newman Sizwe NTSHANGASE, Assistant Secretary, Political Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mbabane
Chinese Taipei  Mr. Hsiu-chuan Alex CHEN, Staff Me mber, The Third (WTO) Department,
Board of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
The Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia  Mr. Aleksandar DAMJANOSKI, Advisor of the
Minister, Multilateral Division, Ministry of Economy, Skopje
Tonga  Mr. Paulo S. KAUTOKE, Secretary,  Ministry of Labour, Commerce and
Industries, Nuku'alofa
Uganda  Mr. Silver OJAKOL, Senior Foreign Trade Officer, Department of Trade,
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry, Kampala
United Arab Emirates  Mr. Saeed Suwaid AL-NASIBI, Dir ector, WTO Division, Economic Affairs
Department, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Abu Dhabi
Viet Nam  Miss Nga NGUYEN THI QUYIN, Head, WTO Division, Ministry of Trade,
Hanoi
Zimbabwe  Mr. Samson MUTANHAURWA, Principal Administrative Officer, External
Trade, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Harare
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