the European Commission in 1999, Lamy was appointed European Commissioner for Trade by Commission President Romano Prodi. Lamy served to the expiry of the commission's term in 2004. His ability to manage the powerful civil servants in his department was noted. During his time in office, he pushed for a new Doha round of world trade talks and advocated reform within the WTO. Director-General of the WTO, 2005–2013 On 13 May 2005, Lamy was chosen as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, and took office on 1 September 2005 for a four-year term. He had been nominated by the European Union and won over candidates including Carlos Pérez del Castillo of Uruguay and Jaya Krishna Cuttaree of Mauritius. On 30 April 2009, Lamy was re-elected unanimously by the WTO General Council for a second term of four years, beginning 1 September 2009. He also served as the chairman of the organization's Trade Negotiations Committee. He was the WTO's fifth director-general. Also in 2009, Lamy served on the High Level Commission on the Modernization of World Bank Group Governance, which – under the leadership of Ernesto Zedillo – conducted an external review of the World Bank Group's governance. Later career Since 2019, Lamy has been serving as President of the Paris Peace Forum. Pascal Lamy is a member of the advisory board of the Prague European Summit. Other activities Corporate boards Danone, Member of the Mission Committee (since 2020) Bosch, Member of the International Advisory Committee (since 2015) Non-profit organizations Africa Europe Foundation (AEF), Member of the High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations (since 2020) Berggruen Institute, Member of the Council for the Future of Europe Broader European Leadership Agenda (BELA), Member of the Advisory Board Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), Distinguished Fellow (since 2019) Centre for European Reform (CER), Member of the Advisory Board European Climate Foundation, Member of the Supervisory Board Europaeum, Member of the Board of Trustees European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member European Horizons, Advisor Fondation européenne d'études progressistes (FEPS), Vice-President of the Bureau French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS]), Honorary President of the Board of Directors Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva, distinguished senior fellow. Jacques Delors Centre at Hertie School, Member of the Advisory Board Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Member of the Board Les Musiciens du Louvre, President of the Board of Directors Women Political