The World Trade Organization is under attack, above all by the US, the country most responsible for its creation. Roberto Azevêdo, the Brazilian diplomat who has been director-general since 2013, is not to blame for this. Yet, by resigning a year before his term was due to end, he has given members the opportunity to select a heavyweight successor, able to call on political leaders for support. Doing so is both the right thing to do, and in their interests.
世界贸易组织(WTO)正饱受打击，尤其是来自美国的打击——当初成立世贸组织时，美国的功劳最大。现在这种局面不能怪自2013年起担任世贸组织总干事的巴西外交官罗伯托•阿泽维多(Roberto Azevêdo)。不过，他要在离任期结束还有一年之时卸任，这就让成员国有机会遴选一位有影响力、能够号召政治领袖支持世贸组织的接班人。选择一位这样的总干事既是正确之举，又符合各成员国利益。
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