El Salvador appointed deputy director-general of the World Trade Organization
Joanna Hill studied at Columbia University and Tufts University. / Courtesy World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has appointed Johanna Hill from El Salvador as the WTO's new Deputy Director-General.Hill will replace Costa Rican Anabel González, who has held the position for the past two years, until August 2023.Starting… El Salvador has appointed Johanna Hill from El Salvador as the new Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Hill will replace Costa Rican Anabel González, who has held the position for the past two years, until August 2023. Hill holds a master’s degree in international economic policy from Columbia University in New York and is fluent in English and French. Hill has over 20 years of experience in public positions, foundations and private organizations at national and international level. She was also a member of the Board of Directors of Banco Azul and Secretary General of the El Salvador Telecommunications Chamber.
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has appointed Johanna Hill from El Salvador as the WTO’s new Deputy Director-General.
Hill will replace Costa Rican Anabel González, who has held the position for the past two years, until August 2023.
Starting in October, the Salvadoran will be part of Okonjo-Iweala’s team, the WTO’s first female head, along with Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard from the United States. French Ambassador Jean-Marie Pogham. and Chinese Ambassador Xiangcheng Zhang.
“I am very grateful for the opportunity to work with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. (I am) very excited to contribute to our membership’s efforts to promote commerce as a tool for progress and prosperity. I’m excited,” Hill said via social network.
The Director General assured that the expansion into the organization in El Salvador, together with the rest of the Deputy Directors, will play an important role in improving the lives of the people.
“Our goal is to help member countries use trade as a means to raise living standards, create jobs and improve people’s lives,” Okonjo-Iweala said in a statement. .
Hill holds a master’s degree in international economic policy from Columbia University’s School of Public and International Affairs in New York.
Additionally, he holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
The new Deputy Director speaks Spanish and is fluent in English and French.
From 2001 to 2006, the internationalist also served as Advisor to the Department of Trade Policy, Deputy Director-General and Director of Trade Policy in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Mr. Hill served as El Salvador’s Deputy Economy Minister from 2007 to 2009 under the administration of former President Elias Antonio Saca. Under Hill’s management, he pursued multilateral trade negotiations with the WTO and sought regional economic integration.
The former official was part of El Salvador’s trade negotiation team. Under this position, she was the main negotiator of the Association Agreement established between the European Union and Central American countries, opening the door to other markets for the export of goods to El Salvador. Ta.
The list of negotiations includes labor and environmental issues in the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and participation in a free trade agreement with Canada.
She was also a member of the Board of Directors of Banco Azul and Secretary General of the El Salvador Telecommunications Chamber.
Hill is a member of the Aspen Institute’s Central America Leadership Initiative and a member of the boards of Trade Experettes and the El Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES).
Hill has more than 20 years of experience in international trade. She currently serves as Managing Partner and Founder of Central America Trade Consulting Group’s San Salvador office in El Salvador.
Joanna Hill served as Deputy Minister of Economy from 14 September 2007, ending her term on 31 May 2009, after the end of President Saka’s term.
Who is the new Deputy Director-General of the WTO?
Joanna Hill has been selected by World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
The new Deputy Director has over 20 years of experience in public positions, foundations and private organizations at national and international level.
Hill replaces Costa Rican Anabel González, who was appointed by Okonjo-Iweala in May 2021, along with other experts from France, China and the United States.
The El Salvadoran will join Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to lead an international organization, in its history.
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