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Numerous Ministers, Vice Ministers to attend Services Forum

08 May 2013

Ministers or vice ministers from over 19 countries have confirmed their participation at the 28-29 May Global Services Forum (GSF).​

Confirmed participants include:

  • Argentina: Beatriz Paglieri, Secretary of Foreign Trade

  • Bangladesh: Mahbub Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce

  • China: GAO Hucheng, Minister of Commerce

  • Finland: Esko Hamilo, Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  • Ghana: Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry

  • India: S.R. Rao, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

  • Italy: Riccardo Monti, Special Advisor to the Minister /President, Ministry of Economic Development/Italian Trade Commission

  • Jamaica: Arnold Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

  • Lesotho: Temeki Tsolo, Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing

  • Mauritius; Arvin Boolell, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade

  • Paraguay: Manuel María Cáceres, Vice-Minister of Economic Relations and Integration

  • Peru: José Luis Silva Martinot, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism

  • Qatar: Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage

  • Singapore: Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry

  • Sudan: Osman Omer Al-Sharif, Minister of Foreign Trade and Affairs

  • Thailand: Boonsong Teriyapirom, Minister of Commerce

  • Tunisia: Abdelwahab Maatar, Minister of Trade and Handicrafts

  • Uganda: Amelia Kyambadde, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives

  • Zambia: Richard Taima, Vice Minister for Commerce, Trade and Industry