This paper reports on the results of an expert survey to solicit views on what WTO members and the international trade community consider the most important attributes of the Director‐General of the WTO and the substantive policy and institutional reform priorities confronting the WTO. The results suggest strong support for a leader with managerial and political experience, and a professional network that spans international organizations, major capitals, and international business. Competence, political experience, a network that spans major capitals, international business and international organizations, knowledge of the WTO negotiating process and a background in economics are all characteristics that are ranked highly. Resolving the dispute settlement crisis is the highest priority for most respondents. There is broad agreement on the importance of addressing a range of negotiating topics and institutional reforms, but substantial variation in the rankings assigned by different groups of respondents to specific issues.

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下一届世贸组织总干事的利益相关者偏好和优先事项

本文报告了一项专家调查的结果，以征求对WTO成员和国际贸易界认为WTO局长的最重要属性以及WTO面临的实质性政策和体制改革重点的看法。结果表明，对具有管理和政治经验的领导者以及横跨国际组织，主要首都和国际业务的专业网络的大力支持。胜任力，政治经验，遍布主要首都，国际商业和国际组织的网络，对WTO谈判过程的了解以及经济学的背景，这些都是高度评价的特征。解决争端解决危机是大多数受访者的当务之急。