Election of WTO chairpersons for 1997

At the WTO General Council meeting on 7 February 1997, the following were elected Chairpersons of their respective WTO bodies:

General Council: H.E. Mr. Celso Lafer (Brazil)

Dispute Settlement Body: H.E. Mr. Wade Armstrong (New Zealand)

Trade Policy Review Body: H.E. Mr. Munir Akram (Pakistan)

Council for Trade in Goods: H.E. Mr. Terje Johannessen (Norway)

Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs): H.E. Mrs. Carmen Luz Guarda (Chile)

Council for Trade in Services: H.E. Mr. Joun Yung Sun (Korea)

Committee on Trade and Environment: H.E. Mr. Björn Ekblom (Finland)

Committee on Trade and Development: H.E. Mr. Dhurmahdass Baichoo (Mauritius)

Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration: H.E. Mr. Kamel Morjane (Tunisia)

Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions: Mr. Peter R. Jenkins (United Kingdom)

Committee on Regional Trading Agreements: H.E. Mr. John Weekes (Canada)