Two women of color have “broken the glass ceiling” and are occupying two of the most powerful trade policy positions in the world, notes Robert M. Tobiassen, president, National Association of Beverage Importers.
Both Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and Katherine Tai, the new U.S. Trade Representative, “have exceptional talents, skills, deep experience, and grit for moving the global dialogue forward on needed reform at the WTO to enable it to re-examine and revise trade rules to reflect the economies of today with the shared goals of the past, creating a trading order that serves workers, consumers, and traders, and rebuild trust and confidence in the fairness of trade.”
He expressed confidence “they will successfully balance the fears of the failure of global trade with the hopes that global trade brings to everyone. We look forward to their great accomplishments”