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Rufus Yerxa

Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation

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Yerxa has served as Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 2002. The WTO is the principal international organization governing world trade.

Mr. Yerxa has an extensive record as a trade negotiator, diplomat and lawyer.

He served in the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), first as the Geneva-based Ambassador and subsequently as the Deputy USTR in Washington. Prior to these appointments he was with the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Trade.

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His private sector experience includes both law practice and a senior corporate role.

Mr. Yerxa received his bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, his law degree from Seattle University and a degree in international law from Cambridge University.

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