Kristalina Georgieva
- Opinion by Ben Donaldson
- • November 29, 2020
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LONDON — This time five years ago, Mogens Lykketoft, the president of the United Nations General Assembly, was working with members of the Security Council to create the first open process to appoint the next secretary-general, after the adoption…
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • October 5, 2016
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António Guterres, a former Socialist prime minister of Portugal and until recently head of the United Nations refugee agency, has been selected by the Security Council to become the next secretary-general of the UN, starting a five-year term on…
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • September 26, 2016
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António Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal who most recently was the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, once more dominated the latest straw poll held by the UN Security Council on selecting the next secretary-general. The five-year…
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- Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • September 9, 2016
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The latest Security Council straw poll pointing to the selection of the next secretary-general of the United Nations happened on Sept. 9, with the results leaving António Guterres of Portugal still the front-runner ever since the informal, anonymous balloting…
- Categories: Secretary-General, Security Council, US-UN Relations, Women
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- Lori Silberman Brauner
- • August 5, 2016
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With 11 candidates left in the race this year for United Nations secretary-general, the Security Council held its second straw poll on Aug. 5, showing a slight shift in levels of support by the council’s 15 members, but placing…
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- Opinion by Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • June 20, 2016
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The major contenders for one of the highest public offices in the world include the first possible female candidate for the position; a slightly aggressive (and that’s what his friends say about him) surprise candidate; and a socialist who’s…
- Categories: OPINIONS, Secretary-General
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- Barbara Crossette
- • June 1, 2016
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The second crop of campaigners making a pitch to replace Ban Ki-moon in January is now being assembled, and it looks like the first declared candidate on the list may well shake up the race. She is Susana Malcorra,…
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • March 3, 2016
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For the first time in United Nations history, officially announced candidates for the secretary-general race, underway this year, will be interviewed publicly in the General Assembly along the lines of a standard democratic election. Mogens Lykketoft, the Assembly president…
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • February 1, 2016
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The only official female candidate in the competition so far to become the next United Nations secretary-general may already be in flux. Just a few weeks have passed since the Croatian government sent a letter to the UN nominating…
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