The following is excerpted from a 13 June 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
Mr Seung Wha Chang of the Republic of Korea was sworn-in on 13 June 2012 as a member of the Appellate Body at the WTO.
The Chair of the Dispute Settlement Body, Ambassador Shahid Bashir and WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy both congratulated Mr Chang and welcomed him as a new Appellate Body member. They also thanked the out-going member, Mr Shotaro Oshima who was retiring after four years of dedicated service to the WTO.
This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/ab2_13jun12_e.htm