OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría received the first ever "Globalist of the Year" award from the Canadian International Council for his contribution to innovation in global governance and international affairs.
Accepting the award at a ceremony in Toronto, Mr. Gurría stressed the need for co-operation between the world's major economies and affirmed his determination to reinforce OECD's role as a hub for global dialogue between governments, business and civil society. ( read Mr. Gurría's speech).
"I am honoured to receive this award, which acknowledges my longstanding personal commitment to multilateral co-operation," Mr. Gurría said. The award was presented by CIC's chair, Co-CEO of Research in Motion Jim Balsillie.
As a senior Mexican civil servant in the early 1980s, Mr. Gurría worked closely with leading multilateral bodies, including the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, to seek solutions to the Mexican debt crisis. Later, he participated in Mexico's negotiations on NAFTA and on accession to OECD, of which it has been a member since 1994. As Mexico's foreign minister and then finance minister between 1994 and 2000, he played a prominent role on the world stage, chairing OECD's 1999 Ministerial Council Meeting in which developing and emerging countries participated at Mexico's initiative for the first time.
See full Press Release.
Also, see his Speech transcript.
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