Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Nigerian economist who has served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization since 1 March 2021, and who was previously Nigeria's Finance Minister and a World Bank Managing Director.

Latest statement source 26 Mar 2026Archived 26 Oct 202613 sources

We cannot deny the scale of the problems confronting the world today

26 Mar 2026Verified primary¹14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), Yaoundé, Cameroon

Remarks at the opening of the ministerial conference, as quoted in the WTO news item.

I am honoured to have been selected by WTO members as WTO Director-General,

15 Feb 2021Verified primary²WTO General Council, Geneva (statement on her selection)

Statement after WTO members selected her as Director-General.

Who they are: Public Figure Record Verified

Original sources

PrimaryMC14 opens in Yaoundé with call to reinvigorate WTO in time of crisisWorld Trade Organization · 26 Mar 2026
PrimaryMembers select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as WTO Director-General / DG statementWorld Trade Organization · 15 Feb 2021

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