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3July1995
MR. CHULSU KIM ASSUMES WTO DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL POST
Mr.Chulsu Kim, former Minister ofTrade, Industry andEnergy ofKorea, today (3July)
assumed hispostasoneoftheDeputy Directors-General oftheWorld Trade Organization (WTO).
WTO Director-General Renato Ruggiero announced theallocation ofdivisional responsibilities
among hisfourDeputies:
- Mr.Anwarul Hoda: agriculture andcommodities, council, market access, personnel,
andrules;
- Mr.Kim:accessions,TradePolicyReview,textiles,andtranslationanddocumentation;
- Mr.Warren Lavorel: finance andgeneral services, intellectual property andinvestment,
legalaffairs, trade inservices, andtrade andenvironment;
- Mr.Jesús Seade: development, economic research andanalysis, external relations,
statistics andinformation systems, andtechnical cooperation andtraining.
NOTE TOEDITORS:
Mr.Chulsu Kim'scareer intheKorean government hascentred ontrade policy making and
international trade negotiations. Rising through theranks, hebecame Minister ofTrade, Industry and
Energy inFebruary 1993. InDecember 1994, hewasappointed Ambassador forInternational Trade.
Inhiscapacity asAssistant Minister, from 1984 to1990, Dr.Kimserved asthechief
internationaltradenegotiatorforKorea.From1987to1990,hechairedtheUruguayRound'sNegotiating
Group onMTN Agreements. In1991, hewasappointed president oftheKorea Trade Promotion
Corporation.
Mr.Kimreceived adegree inpolitical science from Tufts University in1964. Hepursued
graduate studies attheUniversity ofMassachusetts where heearned adoctorate inpolitical science.
Hesubsequently taught atSmith College andSt.Lawrence University.
Mr.KimwasborninSeoul on26January 1941. Heismarried andhastwochildren.
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Mr.Anwarul Hoda wastheprincipal officer dealing withGATT affairs attheMinistry of
Commerce ofIndia from 1985 until hisappointment toGATT in1993. Hehaswritten abook,
Developing Countries intheInternational Trading System ,which waspublished in1987.
Mr.Warren Lavorel wasDeputy Chief ofMission, Office oftheUnited States Trade
Representative inGeneva from 1981 to1987. From 1987 untilhisGATT appointment in1993, he
served astheUScoordinator fortheUruguay Round.
Mr.Jesús Seade served asAmbassador ofMexico andPermanent Representative totheGATT
from 1986 untilhisappointment toGATT in1993. HewasChairman oftheGATT Committee on
Trade andDevelopment from 1991 to1992.
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