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19 de septiembre de 2000
DA COMIENZO EL DECIMOQUINTO CURSO DE
POLÍTICA COMERCIAL DE LA OMC
En una breve ceremonia celebrada hoy, el Sr. Pa ul-Henri Ravier, Director General Adjunto de
la Organización Mundial del Comercio, inauguró oficialmente el decimoquinto curso de política
comercial organizado bajo la égida de la OMC.
El Sr. Ravier dio la bienvenida a los 28 funcionarios encargados de cuestiones comerciales en
nombre del Sr. Mike Moore, Director General de la OMC, y declaró que para tratar los problemas
mundiales, uno mismo debía tener una visión mundial de las cosas.  También hizo referencia a la
posibilidad de aumentar la capacidad de la OMC en materia de formación, cuestión que está siendo
examinada actualmente por los Miembros de la OMC en el contexto de la preparación del presupuestopara 2001.  Asimismo, el Sr. Ravier subrayó el vivo interés que tiene el Sr. Mike Moore por las
actividades destinadas a aumentar la capacidad de los países menos adelantados para participar en el
sistema multilateral de comercio.
Participan por primera vez en estos cursos regulares funcionarios de Armenia, el Irán, la
Federación de Rusia y Vanuatu.
Los 28 participantes procedentes de países en desarrollo y territorios aduaneros asistirán al
curso que durará 12 semanas, hasta el 8 de diciembre de 2000.  Desde su inicio en 1955, se han
organizado en el GATT y la OMC 93 cursos regulares de política comercial en los que hanparticipado cerca de 2000 funcionarios.  Además, la OMC organiza también una serie de cursos de
política comercial de corta duración en el contexto de su programa de cooperación técnica.
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CONTINÚAArgelia Miss Dalila BOUBENIDER, Deputy Director, General Direction of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Trade, Alger.
Arabia Saudita Mr. Mohammad Al-Ghamdi AL-AIYASH, Head, Trade Policy Division,
International Organization Departme nt, Ministry of Commerce, Riyadh.
Armenia Mr. Vache KIRAKOSYAN, Head, Department of the WTO Affairs and
Implementation of the Partnership an d Cooperation Agreement with the EU,
Ministry of Industry and Trade, Yerevan.
Bhután Miss Karma Damcho NIDUP, WTO Offi cer, Department of Trade, Foreign
Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Thimphu.
Botswana Mr. Kedibonye LALETSANG, Principal Commercial Officer, Department of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Mi nistry of Commerce and Industry,
Gaborone.
Burundi Miss Gaudence KANYANGE, Lawyer Adviser, Office of the Permanent
Secretary of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism,
Bujumbura.
Egipto Mr. Yehia ABDEL HALIM, Commercial Attaché, WTO Unit, International
Organization Department, Ministry of  Economy and Foreign Trade, Cairo.
Federación de
RusiaMiss Olga ANUROVA, Counsellor, Depart ment of Tariff Policy and Trade
Remedies Measures, Ministry of Trade, Moscow.
Filipinas Miss Margaret MARTINEZ, Senior Trade and Industry Development Specialist,
Multilateral and Regional Arrangements Division, Bureau of International
Trade Relations, Makati City.
Ghana Mr. Kwadwo Ntim ATUAHENE, Senior Commercial Officer, Foreign Trade,
Multilateral and Bilaterals Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Accra.  
Guyana Mr. Adam St'John LYNCH, Foreign Serv ice Officer II, Minister's Secretariat,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgetown.
Hong Kong, China Mr. Cheuk Hang WONG, Trade Officer, Multilateral Division, Trade
Department, Trade and Industry Bureau, Mongkok.
Irán Miss Mandana FAZEL-SARJUI, Resear ch Director for WTO Studies, Research
Section, Secretariat for Trade Representative, Ministry of Commerce, Tehran.
Malawi Mr. Emmanuel Mtotomoka MUNTHALI,  Trade Officer, Commerce Department
(External Trade), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Lilongwe.
Maldivas Mr. Abdulla THAWFEEQ, Trade Promotion Officer, International Cooperation
Division, Ministry of Trade and Industries,  Male. 
Nigeria Mrs. Rita Watirahyel Ladi MSHELIA, Principal Commercial Officer,
Department of External Trade, Multilateral Trade Division, Federal Ministry of
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FINOmán Miss Hilda Ali AL-HINAI, Representative of the Sultanate Office to WTO,
Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations in Geneva,
Geneva.
Qatar Mr. Faisal Abdulla ALMANA, Trade Researcher for WTO Affairs, Commerce
Department, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Commerce, Doha.  
Rep. Dem. Pop.
LaoMr. Khoun SOUTHAMMAKOTH, Deputy Di rector, Department of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Tourism, Vientiane
República Unida
de TanzaníaMr. Ulimbakisya Faustin Syangundupu KAMOLA, Assistant Director,
Commerce and Trade Policy Section, Division of Commerce, Ministry of
Industry and Commerce, Dar Es Salaam.
Rumania Miss Carmen Florina FRATITA, Expert, Directorate for Multilateral Relations -
WTO, Trade Department, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Bucharest.
Santa Lucía Miss Hyacinth RAMSAY, Foreign Se rvice Officer III, Trade and Legal Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Castries.
Sri Lanka Mr. Sidath Kumar VENGADASALAM SITHANBARAM, Assistant Director of
Commerce, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Internal and International
Commerce and Food, Colombo.
Tailandia Miss Naratchata INTARAPRASIT, Trade Officer, Bureau of Multilateral Trade
Negotiation, Department of Business  Economics, Ministry of Commerce,
Bangkok.
Taipei Chino Mr. Wei-lien William LIU, First Commercial Secretary, Third Division, Board of
Foreign Trade, Taipei.
Trinidad y Tabago Miss Donna Jacqueline DE FOUR , Senior Economist, Hemispheric/International
Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Port-of-Spain.
Turquía Mr. Mesut KOC, Attaché, General Directorate of Multilateral Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara.
Vanuatu Mr. Georges Singana MANIURI, Director General, Director General's Office,
Ministry of Trade and Business Development, Vila.