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DT 8 / 2022

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Carsten Staur of Denmark appointed as new OECD DAC Chair

The 31 donor members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) at the OECD appointed the Danish veteran diplomat Carsten Staur as Chair Tuesday. Staur was the only candidate left after a straw poll last week showed that a majority of DAC members supported Staur. He will replace the British national Susanna Moorehead and take up his new position in March. (UPDATED)

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