The WTO General Council, on 7 April 2017, noted the consensus on a slate of names of chairpersons for WTO bodies.
Regular bodies
| Trade Policy Review Body | Mr Juan Carlos GONZALEZ (Colombia) |
| Council for Trade in Goods | Mr CHOI Kyonglim (Republic of Korea) |
| Council for Trade in Services | Mr Julian BRAITHWAITE (UK) |
| Council for TRIPS | Ms Irene Young (Hong Kong, China) |
| Committee on Trade and Development | Mr Taonga MUSHAYAVANHU (Zimbabwe) |
| Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions | Mr Tudor ULIANOVSCHI (Moldova) |
| Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration | Mr. Peter BRŇO (Slovak Republic) |
| Committee on Trade and Environment | Mrs. Zhanar AITZHANOVA (Kazakhstan) |
| Committee on Regional Trade Agreements | Mr Walid DOUDECH (Tunisia) |
| Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology | Ms Zorica MARIĆ-DJORDJEVIĆ (Montenegro) |
| Committee on Trade Facilitation | Mr. Daniel BLOCKERT (Sweden) |
Negotiating bodies
| Committee on Agriculture in Special Session | H.E. Mr Stephen Karau (Kenya) |
| Dispute Settlement Body in Special Session | H.E. Mr Coly SECK (Senegal) |
Previously, the WTO General Council approved by consensus the following chairpersons for WTO bodies:
| General Council | Mr Xavier CARIM (South Africa) |
| Dispute Settlement Body | Mr Junichi Ihara (Japan) |