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Washington has given its support to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the top position at the WTO, ending a month long deadlock. The move represents yet another split with the previous administration.
If appointed, Ngozi Okonjo-Iwaela would be the body’s first African leader.
The 25-year-old World Trade Organization has never had a leader who is female or from Africa.