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press releases
WTO news
Mike Moore's speeches
Renato Ruggiero's speeches,
1995-99
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In his welcoming statement, Mr. Rodriguez highlighted four elements which differentiate
the current multilateral trading system administered by the WTO from the GATT system which
was in place until 1994: i) a new profile of the organization, with more than two thirds
of the Members made up by developing countries and economies in transition; ii) a broader
scope of coverage of policy measures, including policies which were formerly solely under
national jurisdiction; iii) a common set of binding obligations for all Members, not
precluding special and differential treatment for developing countries; and iv) an
improved dispute settlement mechanism. The aim of the
training courses is to provide the participants with greater understanding of trade policy
matters, the functioning of the multilateral trading system and the work of the WTO. The
courses also address the provisions of the agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations and the rights and obligations of WTO Members. Offered in
English twice every year and in French and Spanish every second year, the courses are open
to officials from developing, least-developed countries/customs territories and economies
in transition, including countries/customs territories which are not WTO Members.
The
courses have a practical orientation and are designed to help participating officials, who
already have responsibilities for the formulation and conduct of foreign trade policy in
their respective governments, to perform their functions more effectively, and to promote
a more active and effective participation of their countries in the multilateral trading
system. Apart from a series of lectures on WTO law, the programme includes participation
in seminars and group discussions, a workshop on negotiating techniques and simulation
exercises for conducting trade negotiations and for settling trade disputes. The
participants also attend official meetings.
During
the course, the participants undertake a one-week study tour abroad as well as shorter
study tours in Switzerland, which include visits to institutions and enterprises connected
with foreign trade. Spain will host the study tour abroad for the participants of the
fourteenth Course. In addition to WTO Secretariat officials, many guest lecturers,
including senior officials of government delegations and international organizations, as
well as academics, are invited to address the participants.
The
course has a duration of 12 weeks during which participants, all developing-country trade
officials, will attend lectures, workshops, study tours and simulations on the WTO
Agreements and related issues. The participants of the 14th TPC come from
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau,
Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican
Republic, Thailand, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Mercosur Secretariat.
The
14th WTO Trade Policy Course is the third one to be held in Spanish since the
creation of the WTO in 1995. The year 2000 marks the 45th anniversary of the training
courses organized by the WTO and its predecessor, GATT. Since 1955, GATT/WTO has organized
98 regular courses for more than 1,800 officials from over 160 countries or customs
territories.
List of Participants
| Argentina |
Sr. Luis Ariel CASTILLO, Secretario de Embajada y Cónsul de 1era. clase,
Dirección de Asuntos Económicos Multilaterales, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores,
Comercio Internacional y Culto, Buenos Aires.
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| Bolivia |
Sra. Norah VELASCO ORELLANOS, Jefe de la Unidad de Acuerdos, Vice-Ministerio de
Inversión y Privatización, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior e Inversión, Edificio
Palacio de Comunicación, La Paz.
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| Chile |
Sr. Felipe Eugenio LOPEANDIA WIELANDT, Asistente, Departamento de Servicios,
Inversiones y Transporte Aéreo, Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas
Internacionales, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Santiago.
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| Colombia |
Sr. Alberto LORA AGUANCHA, Asesor, Subdirección de Relaciones de Integración y
Organismos Multilaterales, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Bogotá.
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Sr. Hugo Gilberto MARÍN BLANCO, Jefe, División de Investigación, Instituto
Colombiano de Comercio Exterior -INCOMEX, Bogotá
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| Cuba |
Srta. Rebeca Gertrudis GONZÁLEZ LÓPEZ, Especialista en Política Comercial,
Dirección de Organismos Internacionales, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Habana.
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| Ecuador |
Sr. Segundo Humberto JIMÉNEZ, Consejero del Servicio Exterior, Dirección de
Integración, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Quito.
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| El Salvador |
Sr. Francisco Alberto LIMA MENA, Subdirector de Política Comercial y Asesor del
Despacho Vice-Ministerial, Dirección de Política Comercial, Ministerio de Economía, San
Salvador.
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| Guatemala |
Srta. Mónica Dessiree GUERRA GARRIDO, Consultora en Comercio Exterior, Acceso a
Mercados, Área de Política Comercial, Unidad de Políticas e Información Estratégica,
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación, Ciudad Guatemala.
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| Guinea - Bissau |
Sr. Luis Filipe ARAÚJO, Director de la Inspección Comercial, Secretaría del
Estado de Comercio de la Industria, Turismo y Artesanado, Dirección General del Comercio,
Turismo y Artesanado, Bissau.
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| Guinea Ecuatorial |
Sr. Wenceslao OBIANG MENGUE, Jefe de Sección de Comercio Exterior, Dirección
General de Comercio, Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Promoción de Pequeñas y
Medianas Empresas, Malabo.
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| Honduras |
Sr. Johel Nectalí ROMERO, Consejero Legal, Integración Económica y Política
Comercial, Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, Tegucigalpa.
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| Mercosur |
Sr. Carlos Eduardo PÉREZ DEL CASTILLO, Técnico Contable, Sector Recursos y
Servicios, Secretaría Administrativa del MERCOSUR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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| Mozambique |
Sr. Ribeiro Carlos JUNOT, Jefe, Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales,
Ministerio de la Industria, Comercio y Turismo, Maputo.
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| Nicaragua |
Sr. José Abraham MORENO, Responsable de Departamento, Departamento de Prácticas
Internacionales de Comercio, Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Managua.
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Srta. Urania RAUDEZ OBANDO, Analista Económico de Comercio Exterior, Dirección
de Organismos Internacionales, Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio, Managua.
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| Panamá |
Srta. Mara Imelda PARDO BARAHONA, Economista Negociador, Dirección Nacional de
Negociaciones Comerciales, Vice-Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Ministerio de Comercio e
Industrias, Panamá.
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| Paraguay |
Sra. Gilda Susana ARRÉLLAGA VELILLA, Directora de Negociaciones Multilaterales,
Subsecretaría de Integración, Ministerio de Integración, Asunción.
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| Perú |
Sr. Pedro Antonio BRAVO CARRANZA, Segundo Secretario, Departamento de
Coordinación de APEC, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Lima.
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| República Dominicana |
Srta. Isabel Antonia PADILLA ROMÁN, Ministro Consejero, División Europea,
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Santo Domingo.
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Tailandia
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Srta. Kaewta SASIVANIJ, Economista, Departamento de la Economía Política del
Comercio, Ministerio del Comercio, Bangkok.
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| Uruguay |
Sra. María Ramona FRANCO OXLEY, Secretario de Primera del Servicio Exterior,
Dirección Organismos Económicos Internacionales, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores,
Montevideo.
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| Venezuela |
Sr. Luis Rafael ARRIAGA CARRILLO, Director General de Planificación Políticas,
Vice-Ministerio de la Agricultura y la Alimentación, Dirección General de Planificación
y Políticas, Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio, Caracas.
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Sr. Luis Alberto RUSSIÁN CARRASQUEL, Director, Dirección de Normativas del
Mercado, Dirección General de Comercio Interior, Ministerio de la Producción y el
Comercio, Caracas.
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