Election of Daren Tang of Singapore as Director General of WIPO
Election of Daren Tang of Singapore as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Press Statement by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC, March 4, 2020
On behalf of the United States, I congratulate Daren Tang for his election as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Mr. Tang is an effective advocate for protecting intellectual property, a vocal proponent of transparency and institutional integrity, and a leader who can unify WIPO member states by forging consensus on difficult issues. We look forward to working closely with him during his tenure as Director General to advance WIPO’s core mission of safeguarding in