Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian-American economist and international development expert.[2]
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| 7th Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Azevêdo |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 17 August 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
| President | Goodluck Jonathan |
| Preceded by | Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga |
| Succeeded by | Kemi Adeosun |
| In office 15 July 2003 – 21 June 2006 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Adamu Ciroma |
| Succeeded by | Nenadi Usman |
| Coordinating Minister for the Economy | |
| In office 17 August 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
| President | Goodluck Jonathan |
| Preceded by | Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 June 2006 – 30 August 2006 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Oluyemi Adeniji |
| Succeeded by | Joy Ogwu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1954 Ogwashi Ukwu, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigeria (1954–present) United States (2019–present)[1] |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ikemba Iweala |
| Children | 4, including Uzodinma Iweala |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, PhD) |
On 15 February 2021, she was appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Organization. She is the first woman and the first African to hold the office.[3][4]
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the 2004 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the 2007 World Economic Forum
ADDIS ABABA/ETHIOPIA, 09-11 MAY 2012 - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance of Nigeria,*captured during the Market Integration Session at the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-11 May, 2012.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the 2007 World Economic Forum
The Managing Director, World Bank, Ms
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and former Managing Director of the World Bank, speaking at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London
Nigeria President Alhaji Yar'Adua talks with Ngosi Okonjo-Iweala, managing director of the World Bank, during the 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union at the African Union Summit June 30, 2008 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
On Thursday, April 14, 2011, senior Treasury officials and leaders from the development community marked the 20th anniversary of the Treasury Department’s Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and discussed the office’s efforts to help developing nations strengthen their financial sectors and economies. Following opening remarks, a panel included Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Lael Brainard, President of the Center for Global Development Nancy Birdsall, Governor and Chairman of the Central Bank of Kenya Prof.
CAPE TOWN/SOUTH AFRICA, 9JUN2009 - Co-Chairs of the World Economic Forum Okonjo-Iweala, Jiang Jianqing and Soud Ba'alawy at Co-Chairs Opening Press Conference of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa, June 9, 2009.
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References
- ↑ Overly, Steven. "U.S. backs Okonjo-Iweala, first woman and African, to head WTO". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "ARC Agency Governing Board – African Risk Capacity". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ Hayashi, Yuka; Jeong, Eun-Young (5 February 2021). U.S. Backs Nigeria's Former Finance Minister for Next WTO Director. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-backs-nigerias-former-finance-ministerfor-next-wto-director-11612561208. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "WTO: South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee withdraws from director general race, clearing path for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala". South China Morning Post. 5 February 2021.