Author: okonjoiweala
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University of Glasgow “Commemoration Day”
Principal Sir Anton Muscatelli, faculty, students, and the entire University of Glasgow community. Thank you so much for this immense honor. To receive an honorary degree is always special. But as an economist, it is a particular thrill to do so here, at the university where Adam Smith studied, taught, and developed insights that to…
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OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2023
Economic Resilience: Trade Policies for Resilient and Sustainable Growth Strengthening global economic resilience to current and future shocks Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it’s a pleasure to be here. Thank you, Secretary-General Cormann and Minister Badenoch, for the invitation. I will be making the case that a strong and effective WTO is a vital tool for…
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Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting
Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, I’m delighted to be here today. Let me start by thanking SG Scotland and the Commonwealth Secretariat for this timely gathering. I also want to express my gratitude for the Commonwealth’s continued support for the work of the WTO. My first external engagement after our successful 12th Ministerial…
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Challenges and Opportunities in Global Trade: Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability
University of Tokyo President Fujii, thank you for that kind introduction. Dean Iida Executive Director Ishii Professors, students, friends. I am deeply honoured to join you here today. It is always a pleasure to be back in this remarkable city, and to see old friends like Professor Ishii. The University of Tokyo, which is so…
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MC12 Closing Session
17 June 2022 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, MC12 is coming to a close – a bit later than expected but with an unprecedented package of deliverables. Not in a long while has the WTO seen such a significant number of multilateral outcomes. We came here to deliver results. Back on Sunday – which feels like…
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Session with Partners and International Organization: Food, Health, Development and Gender
G7 Leaders’ Summit Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. Everywhere I go these days, young people seem on edge. Instead of hope there is fear: for a future of uncertain jobs, climate crisis, even war. To build the peaceful, stable and prosperous world we want – the world they deserve – we need to deliver on growth,…
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Kigali, Rwanda)
24 June 2022 Excellencies, Presidents,Honourable Prime MinistersBaroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the CommonwealthFriendsGood afternoon. It is truly an honour to be with you this afternoon. And I must say that I feel especially happy that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is taking place in Rwanda, a country with which I have been…
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Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum (Estoril, Portugal)
28 June2022 H.E. António Costa, PM of Portugal H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya H.E. Iván Duque Marquez, President of Colombia Excellencies Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here in beautiful Cascais. I want to thank our co-hosts Kenya and Portugal. I am honored to be alongside the two leaders here, and…
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2023 Nigeria Governor’s Forum
The Task of Nation-Building H.E. President Buhari Right Honourable Governors Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great privilege to be addressing you here today. I thank H.E. Governor Tambuwal, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, for honouring me with this invitation. You have asked me to address you on the task of nation-building. Every…
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Atlantic Council: Distinguished International Leadership Award
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for this immense honour. I am humbled to share this podium with my fellow awardees, present and past. We live in what feels like an era of unending crises. Not only do we have to contend with the war in Ukraine, climate change, and threats of more pandemics, every…
