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Campaign hub: UK nominee for Director-General of the WTO
This page provides information on Dr Liam Fox’s campaign to become Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
On Wednesday 8 July, the Prime Minister nominated former International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
This follows an announcement earlier this year that the WTO’s current Director-General, Roberto Azevedo would step down from his post in August, following 7 years in charge.
Dr Fox has significant political and diplomatic experience in the field of global trade. This page provides an overview of his campaign.
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About Dr Liam Fox:
Read Dr Fox’s campaign brochure and CV:
- Campaign brochure: Dr Liam Fox - Candidate for Director-General of the WTO (PDF, 2.65MB, 14 pages)
- CV: Dr Liam Fox - Candidate for Director-General of the WTO (PDF, 388KB, 3 pages)
The campaign brochure has also been translated into the following languages:
- Le très honorable Dr. Liam Fox, MP Candidat au poste de Directeur général de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (French) (PDF, 1.87MB, 14 pages)
- El Muy Honorable Dr. Liam Fox MP Candidato a Director General de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (Spanish) (PDF, 1.78MB, 14 pages)
- د. ليام فوكس مرشح لمنصب مدير عام منظمة التجارة العالمية (Arabic) (PDF, 1.94MB, 14 pages)
- 尊敬的利亚姆·福克斯医生议员阁下 世界贸易组织总干事候选人 (Mandarin) (PDF, 2.06MB, 14 pages)
Watch Dr Fox’s campaign video
You might also be interested in Dr Fox’s interview at Chatham House on 10 August 2020:
Original article link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/campaign-hub-uk-nominee-for-director-general-of-the-wto