Brajendra Navnit to be India’s ambassador to WTO for 9 months

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: July 06 2023

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The government has extended the tenure of Brajendra Navnit as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for nine months till 31 March next year.
Navnit had assumed charge as Ambassador on 29 June 2020, and his tenure was till 28 June 2023.
This decision comes ahead of the crucial 13th ministerial conference of the WTO in 2024.
Navnit’s extended term demonstrates India’s commitment to promoting its key priorities on the global trade stage.
World Trade Organization was founded on 1 January 1995 & is headquartered at Geneva, Switzerland.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Director General of the World Trade Organisation.
13th Ministerial Conference will take place in Abu Dhabi in February 2024.