Argentina announces that it nominated Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to become the next UN secretary-general.
Grossi, who hails from Argentina and represented Buenos Aires as the country’s ambassador to Austria from 2013 to 2019, has led the UN’s atomic watchdog agency since late 2019.
In his post announcing Grossi’s nomination, Argentinian Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno says the IAEA chief is “internationally recognized for the extraordinary work he has been carrying out” for the nuclear agency, “which demonstrates his great leadership capacity in the face of serious situations that affect international peace and security.”
The current secretary-general is António Guterres, whose term ends on December 31, 2026.
The election to choose the next UN chief is expected to be held sometime in 2026.
To be selected, a nominee must receive the backing of nine members of the UN Security Council, with no vetoes from the council’s permanent members. After that, a vote is held in the UN General Assembly, where only a simple majority is required to elect the international body’s next leader.
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