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Regional Chairs, May 2013
African States:
Côte d’Ivoire
His Excellency Youssoufou Bamba
Asia-Pacific States:
Saudi Arabia
His Excellency Abdallah Yahya Al-Mouallimi
Eastern European States:
Lithuania
Her Excellency Raimonda Murmokaitė
Latin American and Caribbean States:
Suriname
His Excellency Henry Leonard Mac-Donald
Western European and other States:
Greece
Mr. Dimitris Caramitsos Tziras
UN Secretary-General Archive
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Ban Ki-Moon’s 2nd Term Bid
Posted on June 6, 2011 | 1 CommentBan Ki-Moon formally announced his bid for a second term this morning. The Secretary General told a gathering of congratulatory reporters at the United Nations that he had sent letters... -
Five months to go
Posted on May 27, 2011 | 2 CommentsAs much as I enjoy following developments and digging into the intricacies of the races for the Human Rights Council and the IMF, my first love remains the selection of UN Secretary... -
I miss Kofi
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No CommentsThis week, the ambassador of South Korea to the UN told the leading news agency in South Korea that he feels that the first UN Secretary General from South Korea... -
A 2012 rematch not in the cards
Posted on December 29, 2010 | No CommentsNo surprise here. India has already announced its support for a second term for Ban Ki-Moon. That decision and the increasing possibility of the government securing the first additional permanent... -
Morning Memo
Posted on December 16, 2010 | No CommentsYesterday, ECOSOC elected Egypt, Guatemala, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Spain, Ukraine, and Zambia as its seven members of the Peacebuilding Commission’s Organizational Committee. The General Assembly election of 5 members... -
Morning Memo
Posted on October 21, 2010 | No CommentsUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is confident of being elected to a second term. He says he will confirm his intention to “when the appropriate opportunity comes.” On Wednesday, Ban appointed... -
Pitsuwan for UNSG?
Posted on September 3, 2010 | No CommentsDavid Bosco suggests in this morning’s The Multilateralist that the current ASEAN Secretary-General, “Surin Pitsuwan, a former Thai foreign minister (and a Muslim) who was a serious contender for the...