Mr David Unterhalter (South Africa), Chairman of the Appellate Body, administered the declaration undertaken by Mr Ramírez.

Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, Ambassador John Gero of Canada, and Deputy Director-General Alejandro Jara, both congratulated Mr Ramírez and welcomed him as a new Appellate Body Member. They also thanked former Appellate Body Member, Mr Luiz Olavo Baptista (Brazil),  who had retired after eight years of valuable service to the WTO.