Career
She was appointed to this position in August 2013. In that capacity she was intimately involved in setting up the World Trade Organization"s Aid for Trade initiative as well as the Enhanced Integrated Framework, a joint venture of several international organisations helping to build trade capacity in the world"s poorest countries. She served as World Trade Organization Director-General"s representative (Sherpa) at the G-20.
Before that she served in various capacities in the European Commission in the area of international trade, including negotiations of trade agreements between the European Union and Mercosur, Iran, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Balkans and Mediterranean countries.
She has also assisted developing countries in benefiting from trading opportunities in Europe. Between 2002 and 2005 she was the European Commission Spokeswoman for Trade.
Mississippi Gonzalez began her career in the private sector advising companies on trade, competition and state aid matters.
Arancha Gonzalez teaches on trade and development at the College of Europe (Brugges), the IELPO (Barcelona), the World Trade Institute (WTI) and the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade.