-intl-trade-orgs-wto-circulate.pptVIP

How WTO makes its international trade policies: Negotiations some powerful countries threaten negotiators esp. Ambassadors Force their govts to relieve ambassadors of their jobs when an ambassador refuse to support the position of the powerful country USA is said to have a blacklist of ambassadors they like removed By 2003 5 ambassadors had been removed from Geneva-WTO Hqs- as demanded by the USA. The ambassadors had refused to toe US line in policies such as those on: Agriculture, govt procurement, intellectual property rights, etc More Criticism It takes away sovereignty from nation-state