Looking back at 20 years of multilateral trade

The WTO came into being on 1st January 1995, following the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. Its 20th anniversary is the occasion to explore the organization’s main achievements and activities. Speakers (in order of appearance): Peter Sutherland, GATT Director-General 1993-1995 Charlene Barshefsky, United States Trade Representative 1997-2011 Renato Ruggiero, WTO Director-General 1995-1999 Supachai Panitchpakdi, WTO Director-General 2002-2005 Nicholas Niggli, Government Procurement Agreement Chairman 2007-2012 Roberto Azevêdo, WTO Director-General Goranko Fizulic, Croatia’s Minister of Economy 2000-2002 Goh Chok Tong, Singapore’s Prime Minister 1990-2004 Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s President 1994-1999 Mike Moore, WTO Director-General 1999-2002 Robert Zoellick, United States Trade Representative 2001-2005 Franz Fischler, European Union’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries 199