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19 September 2002
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WTO TRADE POLICY COURSES
Doubling of Training Capacity: 21st and 22nd Trade Policy Courses
launched in Parallel
Coinciding with the inauguration of new training facilities, WTO Deputy Director-General Paul-Henri
Ravier launched on Monday 16 September the 21st and 22nd Residential Trade Policy Courses, to
be held in parallel for the first time since the beginning of these courses in 1955. It will be recalledthat the WTO Members had approved in December 2001 the resources to finance the doubling of
the 12-week Trade Policy Courses and the construc tion and equipment of two new training rooms,
in addition to the recruitment of additional training officers.
“These are new times”, Mr. Ravier said. “A new Director-General is in office, new Deputy Directors-
General will soon join the Secretariat and we are inaugurating new training rooms”. He highlightedthat in doubling the training capacity of the WTO Secretariat, Members were implementing the
Ministerial Decision adopted by the WTO Minister ial Conference, held in November 2001 in Qatar,
to broaden the training activities which take place simultaneously in the field, in Geneva, andthrough information technology instruments.
Mr. Ravier urged the participants to fully take advantage of their stay at the WTO in order to
become familiar with the work and functioning of the WTO. By attending meetings, discussing with
delegates and WTO experts on issues related to the implementation of the WTO Agreements, the
participants would be able to establish a useful network of contacts in Geneva and among theother participants of the course.
The 21
st and 22nd WTO Residential Trade Policy Courses will end on 6 December 2002. The 12-
week programme encompasses lectures on th e WTO Agreements, practical exercises and
simulations, and covers several other trade-related topics. The participants will attend meetings of
WTO bodies and visit other international organizati ons. Fifty-eight trade officials from developing
countries, countries with economies in transition and least-developed countries are attending the
courses (8 from the Caribbean and Latin America; 9 from economies in transition, 13 from Africa,
7 from Middle Eastern countries and 21 from Asia an d the Pacific). Thirteen participants come from
least-developed countries.PRESS/312
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21st WTO trade policy course — list of participants
Bangladesh Mr. Nesar AHMED, Assistant Trade Consultant, ITO Wing, Ministry of
Commerce, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka.
Barbados Miss Kay Olivia SEALY, Senior Economist, Foreign Trade Division, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, St. Michael.
Brazil Mr. Roberto DORING PINHO DA SILVA, Assistant to the General Co-ordinator,
General Coordination of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign
Relations, Brasilia.
Brunei
DarussalamMr. Zamani RAZALI, Special Duties Officer, International Relations and Trade
Development Division, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei.
China Ms. Miao Miao SHI, Director, Division of Inquiry and Technical Support,
Department for WTO Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Trade and EconomicCooperation, Beijing.
Ghana Mr. Benjamin Kwadzo HEH, Senior Commercial Officer, Foreign and Domestic
Trade Management Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Accra.
Hong Kong,
ChinaMiss Priscilla LIU, Trade Officer, Multilateral Division, Trade and Industry
Department, Trade and Industry Bureau, Kowloon.
India Mr. Shailendra KUMAR, Officer on Special Duty, Centre for WTO Studies,
Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.
Jordan Mr. Luay Salim JADDOUN, Economic Researcher, Trade Policy Review Division,
Foreign Trade Policy Department, Mini stry of Industry and Trade, Amman.
Kyrgyz Rep. Miss Rimma TOMAEVA, Head, International Cooperation and Tariff Policy
Division, Main Department of External Economic Relations, Trade and WTO
Issues, Ministry of External Trade and Industry, Bishkek.
Lao PDR Mrs. Songkarn ANOULATH, Technical Official, International Trade Policy
Division, Foreign Trade Department, Ministry of Commerce, Vientiane.
Latvia Mrs. Rigonda Parsla LERHE, Director, Department of Agricultural Strategy,
Ministry of Agriculture, Riga.
Lesotho Miss Lekoetse Mary-Louisa LEUTA, Chief Trade Development Officer, External
Trade Department, Ministry of Indu stry, Trade and Marketing, Maseru.
Oman Mr. Khalid AL-MAAWALI, Head of Customs Valuation, Directorate General of
Customs, Royal Oman Police, Muscat.
Pakistan Mr. Rafeo BASHIR, Deputy Director, International Trade (WTO Cell), Export
Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Commerce, Karachi.PRESS/312
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Papua New 
GuineaMrs. Jacinta Judith Somoi WARAKAI-MANUA, Assistant Director, WTO Branch,
Trade Division, Department of Trade and Industry, Waigani.
Saint Kitts and 
NevisMrs. Jasemin Clarita WARNER, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of International
Trade and Caricom Affairs, Basseterre.
South Africa Miss Pumla NCAPAYI, Trade and Industry Advisor, International Trade and
Economic Development, Department of Trade and Industry, Pretoria.
Sri Lanka Mr. D.G.A.P. DHARMAPRIYA, Assistant Director of Commerce, Multilateral Trade
Relations and Development, Department of Commerce, Colombo. 
Sudan Mrs. Rahba MOHAMED, Quality Analyst Officer for SPS and TBT Inquiry Points,
Quality Control Department, Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organisation,
Khartoum.
Suriname Miss Henna DJOSETIKO, Deputy Director of Trade, Department of Trade,
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Paramaribo.
Syrian Arab 
Rep.Mr. Tamim MADANI, Third Secretary, International Organizations Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Damascus.
Tajikistan Mrs. Dilnoza Rustamovna MIRZOE VA, Deputy Head, Department of External
Economic and Trade Policies, WTO Unit, Ministry of Economy and Trade,
Dushanbe.
Thailand Miss Kanitha KUNGSAWANICH, Trade Officer, Bureau of Multilateral Trade
Negotiations, Department of Business Economics, Ministry of Commerce,
Bangkok.
Tonga Mrs. Salote Vaimoana TAUKOLO, Senior Trade Officer, Commerce Division,
Trade Policy Unit, Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries, Nuku’alofa.
Turkey Miss Dilsad KIRBASLI, Third Secretary, Deputy Directory General for Multilateral
Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Balgat-Ankara.
Uganda Miss Peninah Kyohairwe SIMBA, He ad, International Affairs, Customs
Department, Uganda Reve nue Authority, Kampala.
Uzbekistan Mr. Alisher Murzaevich MURSALIYEV, Deputy Head, Department of International
Economic Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Tashkent.
Zimbabwe Miss Riyana CHIBANDA, Principal Economist, International Trade Division —
WTO Section, Ministry of Industry and International Trade, Harare.PRESS/312
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22ND WTO trade policy course — list of participants
Bahamas Mr. Charles James TURNER, Superintendent of Customs, Bahamas Customs,
Nassau
Bahrain Mr. Saleh Yusuf AL-SALEH, Perm anent Mission, Chambésy, Switzerland
Bhutan Miss Karma Sonam DORJI, Trade Office r, Department of Tr ade, Foreign Trade
Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Thimphu.
Botswana Mr. Stilwell DAMBUZA, Senior Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Planning
and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone
Egypt Mr. Mohamed ABD AL KADER, Commerc ial Attaché, Diplomat, International
Economic Organisation, Egyptian Commercial Representation, Ministry of
Foreign Trade, El Giza
Ethiopia Mrs. Brikti Gugssa KEBEDE, Team Leader, Import Follow-up Team, Foreign
Trade Department, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Addis Ababa
Fiji Mrs. Tupou Ditoka RATURAGA, Chief Economist (WTO), International
Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade,
Suva
Guyana Miss Nikki Nalinde CARRINGTON, Research Officer, Foreign Trade Department,
Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Georgetown
Jamaica Miss Cheryl Kay SPENCER, Foreign Se rvice Officer, Foreign Trade Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kingston
Kazakhstan Miss Indira KASSYMOVA, Head of Sub-Division, Department of Trade,
International Cooperation and Export Controle, Ministry of Economy andTrade, Astana
Kiribati Mr. Betero Taon TOKARURU, International Trade Promotion Officer,
International Trade Department, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism,
Tarawa
Kuwait Mr. Fahad Ali BAGER, Head, Intellectual Property Section, Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, Kuwait City
Lithuania Mrs. Dangirute VEST, Second Secretary, Division of International Economic
Organisations, Department of Economics, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius
Macao Mr. Veng Kuy DUONG, Senior Officer, Research and Economic Analysis
Division, Macao Economic Services, Macao
Maldives Miss Mariyam HAMID, Senior Secretary, International Cooperation Division,
Ministry of Trade and Industry, MaléPRESS/312
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Moldova Miss Marina FOLTEA, Trade Lawyer/Expert in WTO Issues, Multilateral Trade
Relations and WTO Division, Ministry of Economy, Chisinau
Myanmar Mr. Myint SOE, Assistant Director, International Trade Promotion Department,
Directorate of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Yangon
Namibia Mr. Mesag MULUNGA, Trade Policy Analyst, Directorate of International Trade,
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Windhoek
Nepal Mr. Binod Prasad ACHARYA, Under Secretary, WTO Division, Ministry of
Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Kathmandu
Nigeria Mr. Adamu Mohammed ABDULHAMID, Senior Commercial Officer, External
Trade Department, Ministry of Comme rce, Federal Ministry of Commerce,
Abuja
Pakistan Mr. Habib ur-Rehman GILANI, Section Officer (WTO Wing), Ministry of
Commerce, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad
Romania Miss Adina Maria LEULESCU, Attach é, Department for Foreign Trade and
Economic Promotion, Directorate for Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
Saudi Arabia Mr. Abdulaziz Abdullah AL-SAIF, Legal Advisor, Department of International
Organizations, Ministry of Commerce, Riyadh
Swaziland Mr. Stephen Thembinkosi MOTSA, Senior Planning Officer, Planning Unit,
Ministry of Enterprise and Employment, Mbabane
Chinese Taipei Miss Ming-Yea LIN, Specialist, The Third (WTO) Department, Board of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
Tanzania Mr. Lucas Ndewogaona SARONGA, Principal Trade Officer III, Trade
Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Dar-es-Salaam
Trinidad and 
TobagoMr. Norris Joseph HERBERT, Senior Economist, Trade Development and
Promotion, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Port Of Spain
Ukraine Miss Nataliya VASYLCHENKO, Senior Specialist, Administration on WTO
Cooperation, Ministry of Economy and European Integration, Kyiv
Yemen Mr. Abdul Ghani Mohammed HAMEED, Co-ordinator Officer, Communication
and Coordination Office with WTO, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Sana’a
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