World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reappointed for a second term at a special meeting on Friday, the trade watchdog said, meaning her tenure will coincide with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's second administration.

While Trump before his first term threatened to pull the U.S. out of the WTO, Okonjo-Iweala said there's a “general recognition that the organization needs to be supported" and pointed to U.S. interests in intellectual property protections and product safety fostered by the trade body.

The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said she is “eager” to work with the US President-elect and his trade team, while taking a