CAMEROON – The United Nations kicked off the selection of its next secretary-general on Friday, asking the 193 U.N.
member states to submit candidates to be the world organization’s chief diplomat and operating officer. The process officially began with a joint letter signed virtually by General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir and Britain’s U.N.
Ambassador Barbara Woodward, this month’s president of the Security Council opening the nomination of candidates. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose current term expires on Dec.
31, announced last month that he is seeking a second five-year term. Honduras’ U.N. Ambassador Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake also sent a letter to all U.N.