FACTOID #151: The five countries with the highest coffee consumption are also the five countries whose citizens trust one another the most. Coincidence? Probably.
Renato Ruggiero (born April 9, 1930) is an Italian politician. He has been director-general of the World Trade Organisation and was briefly the ItalianForeign Minister in 2001. The Director-General of the World Trade Organization holds the highest permanent office of the World Trade Organization, and is responsible for supervising the administrative functions of the organization. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Peter Denis Sutherland (born 1946) is an Irish businessman and former politician, associated with the Fine Gael party. ... This page is about the New Zealand politician and Director-General of the World Trade Organization. ... This is a list of Italian Ministers of Foreign Affairs since 1943. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Giuliano Amato (born May 13, 1938) is an Italian politician. ... (born 29 September 1936) is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media proprietor. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... For other uses of the initials WTO, see WTO (disambiguation). ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
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Born in Naples, Ruggiero has held posts as Commerce secretary and in many private firms such as Fiat and the energy firm ENI. Ruggiero entered the foreign service following a degree in law from the University of Naples. After a brilliant career he became a top ranking diplomat managing tough situations in the 1980s such as the Sigonella crisis. He is famous for his ability as a tough negotiator and has thus earned the nickname of "Rocky" Ruggiero. Ruggiero is currently an Ambassador and now works for Citigroup. Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470 - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius - Day September... Fiat Punto FIAT Group, or Fiat S.p. ... Ente nazionale idrocarburi http://fr. ... The University of Naples is the third Italian university and was initiated in 1224 by Emperor Frederick II. It is known as one of the first universities to be founded by a secular ruler. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Naval Air Station Sigonella, the Hub of the Med, is a U.S. Navy installation at an Italian Air Force base in Sicily, Italy. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... Citigroup Inc. ...
In such an event, it was suggested, incumbent RenatoRuggiero, whose terms (along with that of his deputies) expires on 30 April, may be asked to continue, but that Ruggiero would want a specific term.
When Ruggiero was chosen in 1995, it was on the specific basis that he would have one fixed 4-year term, and not seek a second term, and that his successor would be from outside Europe (with developing countries at that time believing this meant it would be a Third World person).
Initially, in announcing his retirement and inviting the WTO General Council to select a successor, Ruggiero had indicated he would be happy if a successor could be named by end of the month, and in effect suggesting he would even leave earlier than 30 April.
Ruggiero said. The Security Council was considering a draft resolution that called for binding commitments. Further, he said, great attention would also be given to the signature and ratification of the 12 United Nations treaties that address terrorism, especially the twelfth convention that dealt with its financing.
Ruggiero said he did not feel that governments had been tolerant of such groups. Italians knew, because of their history, how important it was to fight against extremist behavior.
Ruggiero said the trip had actually been planned before the 11 September attacks and the scope of the visit would not likely change. Italy shared a traditional relationship with Iran. They also shared the belief that it was important to "join forces and beat something that all of us consider a danger".
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