Lamy to head WTO
The World Trade Organization voted Thursday to make Pascal Lamy the organization’s fifth director general, effective Sept. 1. Lamy, who spent five years as European Union trade commissioner, replaces Supachai Panitchpakdi, who has been selected to head the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development.
Lamy said completing the Doha Round of trade liberalization talks will be his top priority.