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26August 1996
FOURTH WTO TRADE POLICY COURSE OPENS INGENEVA
TheWTO inaugurated today itsfourth trade policy course fortwenty-seven officials from
developing countries. Thecourse, tobeheldinEnglish, begins today andwillend29November 1996.
Theaimofthetraining courses istoprovide participants withgreater understanding oftrade
policy matters, thefunctioning ofthemultilateral trading system andthework oftheWorld Trade
Organization. Courses willalsoaddress theprovisions oftheagreements resulting fromtheUruguay
Round ofmultilateral trade negotiations andtherights andobligations ofWTO members. Offered in
English, French andSpanish, thecourses areopentoofficials from developing countries, including
countries which arenotWTO members.
Thecourses haveapractical orientation andaredesigned tohelpparticipating officials, who
already haveresponsibilities fortheformulation andconduct offoreign tradepolicy intheirrespective
governments, toperform theirfunctions more effectively, andtopromote amore active andeffective
participation oftheirrespective countries inthemultilateral trading system. Apart from aseries of
lectures onWTO law,theprogramme includes participation inseminars andgroup discussions, a
workshop onnegotiating techniques andsimulation exercises forconducting tradenegotiations andfor
settling disputes. Participants alsoattend official meetings.
During thecourse, participants undertake astudy tourinSwitzerland andastudy tourabroad,
which include visits toinstitutions andenterprises connected withforeign trade. Inaddition toWTO
Secretariat officials, many guest lecturers, including senior officials ofgovernment delegations and
international organizations, aswellasacademics, areinvited toaddress theparticipants.
Since 1955, GATT/WTO hasorganized 81training courses for1,464 officials from
128developing countries andtenregional organizations. These figures donotinclude the146senior
trade officials fromEastern andCentral European andCentral Asian countries whoparticipated inthe
sixspecial courses organized byGATT since1991, withthefinancial support oftheSwiss Government,
northe76senior officials from Belarus, Kazakhstan, theKyrgyz Republic, theRussian Federation
andUkraine whoattended thethree special GATT/WTO courses funded bytheUnited States in1994,
1995 and1996.
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LIST OFPARTICIPANTS/LISTE DESPARTICIPANTS/LISTA DEPARTICIPANTES
Bangladesh Mr.Md. Hossain ALTAF, Assistant Economic Adviser, Ministry of
Commerce, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka.
Barbados Miss Angela K.PHILLIPS, Economist II,Ministry ofInternational Trade
andBusiness, St.Michael.
Cambodia Mr.Soviddhya TAN, Assistant totheDirector, Foreign Trade Department,
Ministry ofCommerce, Phnom Penh.
China Mrs.Xiaohong OUYANG, Section Chief, Department ofInternational Trade
andEconomic Affairs, Ministry ofForeign Trade andEconomic
Cooperation, Beijing.
Eritrea Mr.Ogbeab ZERU, Head ofPlanning andBudget Unit, Ministry ofTrade
andIndustry, Asmara.
Hong Kong Miss IpFong Eliza LAM, Trade Officer, Industry Department, Kowloon.
India Mr.AnilK.BAMBA,DeputyDirectorGeneralofForeignTrade,TradePolicy
Division, Ministry ofCommerce, NewDelhi.
Indonesia Mr.Jehezkiel S.G.LANTU, Head ofGATT/WTO Section, Department of
Foreign Affairs, Jakarta.
Israel Mrs.Marcia HARPAZ, Senior Economist-Investigator, Ministry ofIndustry
andTrade, Jerusalem.
Jamaica Mr.Deon L.WILLIAMS, Trade Officer, Ministry ofForeign Affairs and
Foreign Trade, Kingston.
Jordan Mr.Fakhry HAZIMEH, Technical Director, Office oftheSecretary General,
Ministry ofIndustry andTrade, Amman.
Kenya Mr.Nelson M.NDIRANGU, Senior External Trade Officer, Department of
External Trade, Ministry ofCommerce andIndustry, Nairobi.
Korea Mr.Kyung HanKIM, Deputy Director, WTO Affairs Division, Ministry of
Trade, Industry andEnergy, Gwachon.
Lesotho Mrs. Mamoruti A.MALIE, Chief Trade Development Officer, Ministry of
Trade andIndustry, Maseru.
Malaysia Mr.Mohamed Daud SHUKRIE, Principal Assistant Director, Ministry of
International Trade andIndustry, Kuala Lumpur.
Nigeria Mr.Suleman A.AUDU, Commercial Officer I,External Trade Department,
Federal Ministry ofCommerce andTourism, Abuja.
Pakistan Mr.RabNawaz ABBASI, Research Officer, Ministry ofCommerce,
Islamabad.
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Saudi Arabia Mr.Ibrahim A.ALSADOON, Director General ofJeddah Airport Customs,
Customs Department, Riyadh.
Singapore Miss Ching FenCarolyn NEO, Senior Trade Officer, Trade Development
Board, Singapore.
South Africa Mr.Xavier CARIM, Deputy Director, Department ofTrade andIndustry,
Pretoria.
Tanzania Mrs. Anna-Florence G.BULONDO, Foreign Trade Officer, Ministry of
Industries andTrade, Dar-es-Salaam.
Turkey Mr.Hakki AKIL, Counsellor, Permanent Mission ofTurkey totheUnited
Nations Office atGeneva, Geneva.
VietNam Mr.NguyenVanLONG,AssistantDirector,WTODivision,MultilateralTrade
Policy Department, Ministry ofTrade, Hanoi.
Zambia Mrs. Peggy N.MLEWA, Economist, Department ofTrade, Ministry of
Commerce, Trade andIndustry, Lusaka.
Zimbabwe Mr.NoelMASIZA, Senior Administrative Officer, Ministry ofIndustry and
Commerce, Harare.
CCS Mr. Ivor M.CARRYL, Deputy Programme Manager forIndustrial
Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana.
ESCWA Mr.Mohamed ElSayed RADWAN, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic
andSocial Commission forWestern Asia(ESCWA), Amman, Jordan.
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