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The Director-General of the World Trade Organization is responsible for supervising the administrative functions of the WTO. Because World Trade Organizations' decisions are made by member states (through either a Ministerial Conference or through the General Council), the Director-General has little power over matters of policy - the role is primarily advisory and managerial. Director-General supervises the WTO secretariat of about 700 staff. WTO Director-General is appointed by WTO members for term of four years. The current Director-General (since September 2005) is Pascal Lamy of France.

Past Directors-General

This is a list of former holders of the office of director-general. The post was created in 1995, although the earlier office of Executive Secretary is often seen as a direct equivalent.
Name Took office Left office Country
1 Eric Wyndham White 23 March 1965 6 May 1968 United Kingdom
2 Olivier Long 6 May 1968 1 October 1980 Switzerland
3 Arthur Dunkel 1 October 1980 1 July 1993 Switzerland
4 Peter Sutherland 1 July 1993 1 May 1995 Ireland
5 Renato Ruggiero 1 May 1995 1 September 1999 Italy
6 Mike Moore 1 September 1999 1 September 2002 New Zealand
7 Supachai Panitchpakdi 1 September 2002 1 September 2005 Thailand
8 Pascal Lamy 1 September 2005  --- France
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