“My vision for WTO”
“My vision for WTO”
Mrs. Amina C. Mohamed
AMBASSADOR, CBS, CAV
Candidate for the Post of
Director General of the World Trade Organization
Wednesday Jan. 30 2013 at 15:00 pm
« La Pastorale » Route Ferney 106, Genève
Ambassador Amina Mohamed is a committed international civil servant who hashad a distinguished career in both public and foreign service. She has served in strategic government positions and has been elected to key international positions. Her work experience in over twenty six years covers a broad spectrum of domestic and international assignments. She rose through the ranks in Kenya’s diplomatic service to the highest level of Ambassador/Permanent Representative, Kenya Mission to the UN at Geneva from 2000-2006. She served as Director, Europe and the Commonwealth and Director Diaspora from mid-2006-2007 and was Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs in 2008. Since July, 2011 she has served as United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi. Amina Mohamed has all the required competencies to lead the WTO into the future. She is fluent in English, Russian and Swahili and has a working knowledge of French.