GATT/1664

1 February 1995

The Fiftieth Session of the GATT 1947 Contracting Parties resumed today. The main purpose was to elect the Officers of the GATT 1947 Contracting Parties, as follows:

Chairman of the CONTRACTING PARTIES: Ambassador Mounir Zahran (Egypt)

Vice-Chairmen: Ambassador Terje Johannessen

(Norway)

Mr. Peter Pale_ka (Czech Republic)

Ambassador Richard A. Pierce (Jamaica)

Chairman of the Council: Ambassador Wade Armstrong

(New Zealand)

Trade and Development: Ambassador Mr. Siraj Haron (Malaysia)

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