‘He needs to go away’: Fight brewing over who will lead international economic body

Published December 18, 2019 5:05am ET



PARIS — A former Mexican diplomat is expected to seek an unprecedented fourth term as head of the top international body monitoring economic policies and trends, setting up a potential fight with the Trump administration.

At stake is who will lead the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which receives one-fifth of its funding from the United States. The incumbent is Angel Gurria, who is serving his third five-year term — a circumstance that grates on critics.

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