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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO DG

GENEVA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wasselected by consensus to be the next director-general of theWorld Trade Organization at a closed-door meeting on Monday,according to two sources attending the meeting.

All members of the WTO's top decision-making body, theGeneral Council, agreed on her appointment in a virtual meetingwhich had just one agenda item, they said. The WTO subsequentlyconfirmed the choice.(Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Michael Shields)

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