January 1, 1995 - WTO established. The successor of GATT?
May 1, 1995 - [Renato Ruggiero]? becomes director-general for 4 year term.
Sept 1, 1999 - Mike Moore becomes director-general.
Nov 30, 1999 - 3rd ministerial conference in Seattle, USA. The conference itself ended in failure, but the riots were spectacular.
Nov 9 - 13, 2001 - 4th ministerial conference in Doha?, Qatar.
Dec 11, 2001 - China joins WTO after long negotiation.