Seixas Corrêa Visits Washington
Brazil's representative to the WTO, and its candidate for WTO Director-General (DG), Luis Felipe de Seixas Corrêa, has been spending the week in Washington.
On Monday, he met with the acting US Trade Representative, Peter Allgeier, and expressed his confidence of ultimately getting US support:
"A Brazilian diplomat says he is confident of U.S. support of his campaign to lead the World Trade Organization, although the Bush administration has yet to endorse a candidate.
Luiz Felipe de Seixas Correa, Brazil's ambassador to the WTO, met on Monday with Peter Allgeier, the acting U.S. trade representative. "I don't think that anyone can be elected to ... head the WTO without the will of the United States," Mr. Correa told Reuters news agency. "Obviously, if I did not think I could get the support, I would not be campaigning..." "
He spoke to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, on Tuesday.
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