- WEF in Ethiopia, 10-11/05 – Meeting with AFDB President, Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission, President of Tanzania, WEF Vice Chairman, Ethiopian WTO accession coordinating committee, 11/05, etc ; Speech 'WTO Accession as a Tool to Enhance Competitiveness'.
- Varia : WTO Symposium on the anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement, 14/05 – Speech ; Video conference with Berggruen Group, 06/05 – Report and "Pre-G20 Summit Forum 21st Century Council. Meeting Briefing Book. May 4-6th, 2012" ; Call with President of the US Chamber of Commerce Donohue, 16/05.
- Mission to Asia – Talks in Thailandia (29-31/05) with MRT, PM and also CEO Mittal ; China Europe Beijing Forum, 24-29/05 – Speeches 'China International Fair on Trade in Services' and 'Multilateralism in Crisis?' and meetings.

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