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For
twenty-seven national officials, largely from least-developed
countries, this marked the end of a twelve-week course during which
they were able to gain inside knowledge of the multilateral trading
system and its rules and operation.
In
his closing address, Mr. Ravier noted that “the WTO is much more
something which has to be experienced than something which can be
explained”, a reference to the importance of acquiring a practical
knowledge of the workings of the organization. He stressed the unique
experience, on several counts, represented by such training at a time
when WTO Members were making preparations in Geneva for the
forthcoming Ministerial Conference, scheduled to take place in
November in Doha, Qatar.
On
behalf of the participants, Mr. Alain Luvambano from Angola thanked
the WTO Secretariat and Members for the contribution that WTO training
activities were making to capacity-building in the participating
countries. Hailing the work of the WTO Secretariat, he welcomed the
course's success in promoting both professional and cultural exchanges
and the fact that it reinforced the concept of a “planetary
village”. Confident that participants would put the knowledge they
had gained from this training into practice on behalf of their
respective countries, Mr. Luvambano recalled the saying that “in a
changing world, there is nothing more risky than standing still”. In
this connection, he described the training as a “kick-start” which
would enable developing countries to play a more active role in the
multilateral trading system.
The
17th Trade Policy Course, which was held in French, took place from 23
April to 13 July at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. The next such
training course will begin in September.
List
of participants on the 17th WTO trade policy course back
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Albania |
Ms. Ejana XHIXHA, Vice-Chairperson,
Insurance Supervision Commission, Council of Ministers,
Tirana.
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Angola |
Mr. Alain Michel LUVAMBANO, Attorney, Legal
Department, National Shippers' Council (CNC), Ministry of
Transport/Ministry of Trade, Luanda.
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Benin |
Ms. Sophie Dagbé TOPANOU, Officer, WTO
Reference Centre, Directorate of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Trade, Handicrafts and Tourism, Cotonou.
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Burkina Faso |
Mr. Dramane MILLOHO, Director in Charge of
Foreign Trade, General Directorate of Trade, Ministry of
Trade, Enterprises and Handicrafts, Ouagadougou.
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Chad |
Ms. Ehra Sarah GNADANG, Chief, Multilateral
Trade Relations Section, Foreign Trade Division, Ministry of
Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, N'Djamena.
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Mr. Mobio Marc LOBA, Chief, Importers Study
and Accreditation Service, Directorate of Foreign Trade,
Ministry of Trade, Abidjan.
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Djibouti |
Mr. Mohamed ELMI OBSIEH, Officer in Charge
of Relations with the WTO, Department of International Trade,
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Djibouti.
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Gabon |
Ms. Danielle Mauricette ISSEMBE, Director
of Foreign Trade, Directorate of Foreign Trade, General
Directorate of Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry in Charge
of Investment and Regional Integration, Libreville.
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Guinea |
Mr. Facinet KEITA, Chief, WTO Section,
National Directorate of Trade and Competition, Ministry of
Trade, Industry and SMEs, Conakry.
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Haiti |
Mr. Pierre-André DUNBAR,
Assistant-Director, Directorate of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Trade and Industry, Port-au-Prince.
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Kazakhstan |
Ms. Azhar ABDILDINA, Chief, Customs Revenue
Division, Analyses and Forecasts Department, Ministry of State
Revenue, Astana.
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Lebanon |
Ms. Souheir NADDE, Ministry of Economy and
Trade, Beirut.
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Madagascar |
Ms. Joséphine Aimée Ralison SAHONDRA,
Customs Inspector, General Customs Directorate, Ministry for the
Budget and Development of Autonomous Provinces, Antananarivo.
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Mali |
Mr. Sékou Amadou N'DOURE, Inspector of
Economic Services in Charge of WTO Files, WTO/UNCTAD Task
Force, Foreign Trade Division, National Directorate of Trade
and Competition, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Transport,
Bamako.
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Morocco |
Ms. Saadia OUAISSA, Officer, Treasury and
External Finances Directorate, Balance-of-Payments Division,
Relations with International Institutions Branch, Ministry of
the Economy, Finance, Privatization and Tourism, Rabat.
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Mauritius |
Mr. Jean Claude MONTOCCHIO, Mauritius
Chamber of Commerce, c/o Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the
United Nations Office at Geneva.
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Mauritania |
Ms. Khadidiata BA, Chief, Studies Service,
Directorate for the Promotion of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Trade, Handicrafts and Tourism, Nouakchott.
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Niger |
Mr. Aboubacar ISSAKA, Chief, Export
Promotion Service, Directorate of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Trade and Industry, Niamey.
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Central African Republic |
Mr. Jean-Paul Bervy SERVICE TEZAWA, Chief,
Disputes Branch, Directorate of Competition and Repression of
Economic Fraud, Ministry of Trade, Industry and the Private
Sector, Bangui.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Mr. Mapengo Simon NZUKA, Inspector, Disputes Division,
Customs and Excise Office (OFIDA), Kinshasa.
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Rwanda |
Ms. Mucyo Théophile NDOLI, Officer in
Charge of International Trade Relations, International Trade
Relations Division, Directorate of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Trade, Industry and Tourism, Kigali.
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Sao Tome and Principe |
Mr. Adérito de Oliveira BONFIM DOS RAMOS
BORGES, Chemical Engineer/Public Official, Technical Division,
Directorate of Trade and Industry, Ministry of the Economy,
Sao Tome.
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Senegal |
Mr. Cheikh Saadbouh SECK, Deputy-Director
of Foreign Trade, Directorate of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Trade, Dakar.
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Tadjikistan |
Mr. Fourkat LAFIZOV, First Secretary,
Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Dushanbe.
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Thailand |
Ms. Vandee SUCHATKULVIT, Attorney,
Department of Business Economics, Bangkok.
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Togo |
Mr. Akuetey JOHNSON, Officer in Charge of
Missions and Studies, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Transport
and Free-Zone Development, Lomé.
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Tunisia |
Mr. Malek Moezz BOUZGARROU,
Administrator-Counsellor, Directorate of Relations with the
WTO, Ministry of Trade, Tunis.
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