World Trade OrganizationInternational
International · founded 1995
What it is
Intergovernmental organization regulating and facilitating international trade. Its General Council oversees the WTO; the Dispute Settlement Body rules on trade disputes; the Ministerial Conference meets periodically to take major decisions.
People
Elmer José Germán Gonzalo Schialer Salcedo
Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Raimondas Alisauskas
Chair of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Nella Pepe Tavita-Levy
Chair of the Trade Policy Review Body · Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body
Julien Paluku Kahongya
Minister for Foreign Trade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body
Johanna Hill
Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Clare Kelly
Chairperson of the General Council
Sumathi Balakrishnan
Facilitator for Foundational Issues
Nthisana Motsete-Phillips
Facilitator for the Development Track
Elmer Jose German Gonzalo Schialer Salcedo
Facilitator for the Level Playing Field Track
Makhtar Diop
Managing Director and Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation
Events (11)
2026-10-30 Trade agreementWTO Members Adopt Declaration on Aid for Trade Partnerships for Trade and Development
2026-10-30 OtherWTO Subsidies Committee Formally Urges Compliance and Technical Action on Notification Delays
2026-10-30 SummitWTO Members Conclude 10th Global Review of Aid for Trade with Milestone Declaration
2026-10-30 OtherWTO Trade Policy Review Body Concludes Third Review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2026-10-28 OtherWTO Trade Policy Review Body Opens Third Review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2026-10-27 SummitWTO Committee on Trade and Development Evaluates Proposals on Growth and Industrialization
