Press/306
30 July 2002
Secretariat appointment
Director-General appoints new head of Legal Affairs Division
World Trade Organization Director-General, Mr. Mike Moore, today announced the appointment of Mr. S. Bruce Wilson as new Director of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Legal Affairs Division.
Mr. Wilson is a US national who has most recently been practising law, primarily in the international trade and public policy areas, in a private firm in Washington. Mr. Wilson has served previously as Staff Director of the US House of Representatives Ways and Means SubCommittee on Trade and as negotiator in the United States Trade Representative's Office. Mr. Wilson takes up his duties at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ on 16 September.
“As my term at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ is shortly to conclude, I have made this appointment after consulting with my successor, Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, who supported Mr. Wilson”, said Mr. Moore. “I fully agree with Dr. Supachai. The selection process was extensive and exhaustive. Both Dr. Supachai and myself have every confidence that Mr. Wilson will make a substantial contribution to the work of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat”.