Agencia EFEMay 7, 2013 19:42
Geneva, May 7 (EFE).- Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevedo will be the new director-general of the World Trade Organization, or WTO, Brazilian and Mexican diplomats said Tuesday.
Azevedo will succeed WTO director-general Pascal Lamy, of France, on Sept. 1.
The Brazilian candidate beat out Herminio Blanco, a former Cabinet secretary who was Mexico's lead negotiator in the talks that led to the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
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