WTO appoints history-making pick Ngozi Okonjo-Iwaela as director-general Tuesday, February 16 by ABC NewsBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- For the first time in its history, the World Trade Organization will be led by a woman.Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a native of Nigeria, was officially appointed as the new director-general of the global... Read More.