CURRENT AFFAIRS

2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the first-ever female who has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization?
A
Chukwuka Okonjo
B
Pascal Lamy
C
Ikemba Iweala
D
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -WTO Director-General: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala .

Detailed explanation-2: -Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh Director-General of the WTO. She took office on 1 March 2021, becoming the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-General.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Detailed explanation-4: -Roberto Azevêdo, WTO Director-General, 2013 to 2020. Mr Roberto Azevêdo was Director-General of the WTO from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2020.

Detailed explanation-5: -Okonjo-Iweala had a 25-year career at the World Bank in Washington DC as a development economist and rose to the No.2 position of Managing Director, Operations. As managing director, she had oversight responsibility for the World Bank’s $81 billion operational portfolio in Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Central Asia.

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