Trump tried to block her. Now Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is about to make history

 

曾遭川普阻撓的伊衛拉即將締造歷史

【摘要2021/05/21自由】◎張沛元

After the head of the World Trade Organization stepped down in August, member countries overwhelmingly rallied behind a successor: 163 nations backed the Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a two-time finance minister who ascended the ranks of the World Bank.

世界貿易組織秘書長（去年）8月下台後，各會員國一致支持一名繼任者：163個國家力挺在世界銀行步步高升、兩度擔任財政部長的奈及利亞經濟學家伊衛拉。

Every member but one: Donald Trump’s America.

所有世貿會員國都支持，除了川普主政的美國。

Okonjo-Iweala was poised to become the first woman and African national to lead the global body in its 25-year history until the United States emerged as the lone holdout.

伊衛拉原本已準備成為這個全球性組織成立25年來的首位女性與出身非洲國家的領導人，唯獨美國出面反對。

Her fortunes reversed with the election of President Biden, who signaled support for Okonjo-Iweala on Friday, all but assuring her victory in the everyone-must-agree race once members meet to vote in Geneva.

隨著拜登當選總統，伊衛拉的命運也為之逆轉；拜登週五暗示支持伊衛拉，就差保證她在世貿組織會員國齊聚日內瓦投票時，能在所有人都必須同意的選舉中勝出。

新聞辭典

step down：片語，下台，退位，辭職，卸任。例句：Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced he would step down as chief executive of the e-commerce giant。（亞馬遜創辦人貝佐斯宣布，將卸下這家電商巨擘的執行長職務。）

rally behind：片語，團結力挺，公開支持。例句：The world has rallied behind a plan to accelerate the development of the Covid-19 vaccine.（全世界團結支持一項加速發展武漢肺炎疫苗的計畫。）

all but：片語，幾乎，就差。