First female nomination for UN Secretary-General
18 September, 2006
UNSG.org reports that Latvian President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga has become the sixth candidate and first female to enter the race to succeed Kofi Annan as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Jointly nominated by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Vīķe-Freiberga is not expected to pose a serious challenge to current frontrunner, South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki Moon, as she is Eastern European, whilst most nations (with the notable exception of the USA) have stated that they will only back an Asian candidate.
The decision as to Annan’s successor is expected within the month.
For more information, see http://www.unsg.org/wordpress/archives/141.
