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Chairpersons of WTO Bodies

2003 2007

/ 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 /
General Council / Amb. Perez del Castillo
Uruguay / Amb. Oshima
Japan / Amb. Mohamed
Kenya / Amb. Glenne
Norway / Amb. Noor
Malaysia
Dispute Settlement Body / Amb. Oshima
Japan / Amb. Mohamed
Kenya / Amb. Glenne
Norway / Amb. Noor
Malaysia / Amb. Gosper
Australia
Trade Policy Review Body / Amb. Whelan
Ireland / Amb. Asavapisit
Thailand / Amb. Stephenson
Canada / Amb. Uribe
Colombia / Amb. Himanen
Finland


Subsidiary Bodies of the General Council

2003 – 2007

/ 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 /
Council for Trade in Goods / Amb. Hovorka
Czech Republic / Amb. Chiaradia
Argentina
Followed by –
Amb. Choi
Korea / Amb. Himanen
Finland / Amb. Agah
Nigeria / Amb. Nielsen
Denmark
Council for Trade in Services / Amb. Camara
Senegal / Amb. Brno
Slovak Republic / Amb. Uribe
Colombia / Amb. Roux
Belgium
Followed by – Amb. Major Hungary / Amb. Clarke
Barbados
Council for TRIPS / Amb. Menon
Singapore / Mr. Law
H.K., China
Followed by –
Mr. Miller
H.K., China / Amb. Choi
Korea / Amb. Clarke
Barbados / Amb. Agah
Nigeria
Committee on Trade and Development / Amb. Mansour
Tunisia / Amb. Clarke
Barbados / Amb. Senadhira
Sri Lanka / Mr. Ismail
South Africa / Amb. Servansing
Mauritius
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions / Amb. Ahmad
Pakistan / Mr. Tonini
Italy / Mr. Echevarría Ugarte
Spain / Mr. Kagawa
Japan / Amb. Chipaziwa
Zimbabwe
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration / Mr. Law
H.K., China / Amb. Iversen
Denmark / Mr. Postma
Netherlands / Amb. March Pujol
Spain / Mr. Lynch
New Zealand
Committee on Trade and Environment / Amb. Brno
Slovak Republic / Amb. Gabr
Egypt / Amb. Servansing
Mauritius / Amb. Servansing
Mauritius / Amb. Teehankee
Philippines
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements / Amb. Meetoo
Mauritius / Amb. Saborio Soto
Costa Rica / Amb. Saborio Soto
Costa Rica / Amb. Camara
Senegal / Mr. Metcalfe
UK
Working Group on Relationship between Trade and Investment / Amb. de Seixas Corrêa
Brazil
Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy / Mr. Jenny
France
Working Group on Transparency in Government Procurement / Amb. Saborio Soto
Costa Rica
Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance / Amb. Gómez
Colombia / Amb. Balas
Hungary / Amb. Kweronda-Ruhemba
Uganda / Amb. Brno
Slovak Rep. / Mr. Bangar
India
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology / Amb. Jóhannesson
Iceland / Amb. Meetoo
Mauritius
Followed by –
Amb. Guwa
Chipaziwa
Zimbabwe / Amb. Teehankee
Philippines / Amb. Teehankee
Philippines / Amb. Baah-Duodu
Ghana


TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE AND BODIES ESTABLISHED BY IT

2002 – 2007

/ 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 /
Trade Negotiations Committee / DG / DG / DG / DG / DG / DG
SS Agriculture / Mr. Harbinson
H.K., China / Mr. Harbinson
WTO / Amb. Groser
New Zealand / Amb. Groser
New Zealand
Followed by –
Amb. Falconer
New Zealand / Amb. Falconer
New Zealand / Amb. Falconer
New Zealand
Sub-Committee
on Cotton / Amb. Groser
New Zealand / Amb. Groser
New Zealand
Followed by –
Amb. Falconer
New Zealand / Amb. Falconer
New Zealand / Amb. Falconer
New Zealand
NG NAMA / Amb. Girard
Switzerland / Amb. Girard
Switzerland / Amb. Johannesson
Iceland / Amb. Johannesson
Iceland / Amb. Stephenson
Canada / Amb. Stephenson
Canada
SS Services / Amb. Jara
Chile / Amb. Jara
Chile / Amb. Jara
Chile / Amb. Jara
Chile / Amb. de Mateo
Mexico / Amb. de Mateo
Mexico
NG Trade Facilitation / Amb. Noor
Malaysia / Amb. Noor
Malaysia / Mr. Miller
Hong Kong, China / Amb. Sperisen-Yurt
Guatemala
NG Rules / Amb. Groser
New Zealand / Amb. Groser
New Zealand / Amb. Perez Motta
Mexico
Followed by –
Amb. Valles
Uruguay / Amb. Valles Galmés
Uruguay / Amb. Valles Galmés
Uruguay / Amb. Valles Galmés
Uruguay
SS TRIPS / Amb. Chung
Korea / Amb. Chung
Korea / Amb.Ahmad
Pakistan / Amb.Ahmad
Pakistan / Amb. Ahmad
Pakistan / Amb. Ahmad
Pakistan
SS Environment / Amb. Bike
Gabon / Amb. Bike
Gabon / Amb. Ali
Bangladesh / Amb. Ali
Bangladesh / Amb. Ali
Bangladesh / Amb. Ali
Bangladesh
Followed by
Amb. Matus
Chile
SS CTD / Amb. Smith
Jamaica / Amb. Smith
Jamaica / Mr. Ismail
South Africa / Mr. Ismail
South Africa / Amb. Gafoor
Singapore / Amb. Gafoor
Singapore
SS DSB / Amb. Balas
Hungary / Amb. Balas
Hungary / Amb. Spencer
Australia / Amb. Spencer
Australia / Amb. Saborío Soto
Costa Rica / Amb. Saborío Soto
Costa Rica


Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods

2003 - 2007

/ 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 /
Committee on Market Access / Ms. Lomas
United Kingdom / Mr. Farahat
Egypt / Mr. Pospíšil
Czech Rep. / Mr. Saeed
Pakistan / Mr. Saeed
Pakistan
Committee on Agriculture / Mr. Farahat
Egypt / Mr. Lapperre
Netherlands / Mr. Farahat
Egypt
Followed by –
Mr. Häberli
Switzerland / Mr. Häberli
Switzerland / Ms. Csukasi
Uruguay
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures / Mr. Martin
Canada / Mr. Young
US / Mr. Young
US / Mr. Dorantes Sánchez
Mexico / Mr. Huige
Netherlands
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade / Mr. Dorantes Sanchez
Mexico / Mr. Dalela
India / Mr. Krams
Latvia / Mr. Krams
Latvia / Mr. Sidhu
India
Committee on TRIMS / Mr. Palayathan
Mauritius / Mr. Palayathan
Mauritius / Mr. Buencamino
Philippines
Followed by -
Mr. Badral
Mongolia / Mr. Massot
France / Mr. Bogaert
Belgium
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices / Mr. Evans
New Zealand / Mr. Fernández
Costa Rica / Ms. Collste
Sweden / Ms. Campeanu
Romania / Mr. Meyer
Australia
Committee on Customs Valuation / Mr. Lee
H.K., China / Mr. Twyman
UK / Mr. Woo
Korea / Ms. Reaich
New Zealand / Mr. McClintock
United Kingdom
Committee on Rules of Origin / Mr. Ahmad
Pakistan / Ms. Thorstensen
Brazil / Ms. Thorstensen
Brazil / Ms. Thorstensen
Brazil / Ms. Thorstensen
Brazil
Committee on Import Licensing / Ms. Davies
Jamaica / Ms. Campeanu
Romania / Ms. Cooper
Canada / Mr. Alvarado
Guatemala / Mr. Kassaja
Tanzania
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures / Ms. Lozano
Colombia / Mr. Hirose
Japan / Ms. Campeanu
Romania / Mr. Iida
Japan / Mr. Klein
Mexico
Committee on Safeguards / Mr. Danvivathana
Thailand / Mr. Drouet
France / Ms. Novik
Chile / Mr. Seung-ho Kim
Korea / Ms. McKeagg
New Zealand
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises / Ms. Vankova
Slovak Republic / Mr. Mosisili
Lesotho / Mr. Katjipuka
Namibia / Mr. Katjipuka
Namibia / Mr. Sila-On
Thailand
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products / Mr. Yoshikawa
Japan / Mr. Seppey
Canada / Mr. Chan
H.K., China / Mr. Pospíšil
Czech Rep. / Mr. Aljowaily
Egypt
Followed by
Mr. Emara
Egypt


Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Services

2003 - 2007

2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007
Working Party on Professional Services
Working Group on Domestic Regulations / Mr. Bernabe
Philippines / Mr. Cairns
UK / Mr. Govindasamy
Singapore / Mr. Govindasamy
Singapore / Mr. Govindasamy
Singapore
Working Party on GATS Rules / Mr. Urbina
Nicaragua / Ms Kelly
New Zealand / Mr. Chandhuri
India / Mr. Gabrielsen
Norway / Ms Sohail
Pakistan
Committee on Specific Commitments / Mr. Lambert
Belgium / Mr. Bosch
Argentina / Mr. Niggli
Switzerland / Mr. Yaegashi
Japan / Mr. Yaegashi
Japan
Committee on Trade in Financial Services / Mr. Usher
Canada / Ms Lee
Korea / Mr. Kemmerling
Germany / Mr. Eletreby
Egypt / Mr. Myler
Australia


committees established pursuant to the plurilateral trade agreements

2003 - 2007

2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007
Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft / Mr. Chambovey
Switzerland / Mr. Chambovey
Switzerland / Mr. Chambovey
Switzerland / Mr. Chambovey
Switzerland
Followed by
Mr. Cliché
Canada / Mr. Cliché
Canada
Committee on Government Procurement / Mr. Mout
Netherlands
followed by
Mr. Bergström
Sweden / Mr. Bergström
Sweden / Amb. Cho
Korea / Amb. Cho
Korea / Mr. Niggli
Switzerland