The panel will be charged with examining how the WTO should respond to
the needs of member governments and their citizens at a time when an
increasingly integrated global economy has brought about profound
economic and political change. Mr. Moore has asked the panelists to
examine, as well, how the organization can ensure the fullest possible
participation of each member government as the WTO expands to near
universal membership. The panelists have also been asked to examine
ways of creating a more effective partnership between the WTO and
civil society.
“I
have asked this remarkable collection of talented individuals to join
me in finding solutions to the problems that face us today. I have
done so because I have a responsibility to consult as widely as I
possibly can to look for these solutions. You can never have enough
sound advice. Each of these people holds great experience in trade and
economic policy-making and I'm sure that they will draw on their
extensive knowledge to provide me with some fresh insights on how we
can move forward in a manner which provides benefits for all,” Mr.
Moore said.
The
panel will be continuously available to advise the Director-General,
individually and as a group, both before and after the 4th Ministerial
Conference in Doha, Qatar.
The members of the advisory group:
Professor
Robert Baldwin,
Hilldale Professor of Economics, Emeritus
University of Wisconsin
Professor
Jagdish N. Bhagwati
University Professor, Columbia University, New York
Special Adviser to the UN on Globalization
Dr.
Peter Eigen
Chairman
Transparency International
Berlin
Professor
Victor Halberstadt
Professor of Public Economics, Leiden University
Professor
Koichi Hamada
Professor of Economics, Yale University
President, Economic and Social Research Institute (Cabinet Office),
Tokyo
Professor
Patrick Messerlin
Professor, Institute of Political Studies, Paris
Dr.
Konrad Von Moltke
Senior Fellow, International Institute for Sustainable Development,
Winnipeg
Dr.
Sylvia Ostry
Distinguished Research Fellow
Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
Professor
Ademola Oyejide
University of Ibadan
Professor
Manmohan Singh
Leader of the Opposition
Formerly Finance Minister, and Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Senator
LeRoy Trotman
Former President, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
General Secretary, Barbados Workers' Union
Dr.
Ernesto Zedillo
Former President of Mexico
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