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Rashid S. Kaukab is an expert in International Trade and Development Negotiations. He is also a Senior Specialist in Trade and Sustainable Development at IISD’s Economic Law and Policy program. He is an experienced policy advisor with more than 25 years work on issues related to World Trade Organization negotiations, regional and national trade policies, and environment and climate change.  Prior to joining IISD, he was Executive Director at CUTS International Geneva. Rashid also held positions with the South Centre and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development after serving with Pakistan’s mission to the World Trade Organization. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Yale University and a master’s in economics from Karachi University, Pakistan. Rashid is based in Geneva and speaks English, Urdu, Punjabi, and Sindhi.