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The former
Directors-General consider the political, public and economic
environment in which the multilateral trading system is currently
functioning. They describe the WTO as “one of the most precious
tools of global economic management at the disposal of governments”
and add that “the fundamental concepts that underlie the institution
are as valid and crucial today as they were when written into the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade over 50 years ago”. The
former Directors-General describe current pressures on the
multilateral trading system and underline key priorities, as they see
them, for the WTO in the period ahead. Chief among these priorities is
moving forward with a broad trade negotiation within the WTO.
The
former Directors-General are:
- Arthur
Dunkel — Director-General, GATT, 1980-1993
- Peter
Sutherland — Director-General, GATT/WTO, 1993-1995
- Renato
Ruggiero — Director-General, WTO, 1995-1999.
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