New UN Secretary-General Named
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon was formally nominated as U.N. secretary-general today, only hours after North Korea defied the world body by announcing a nuclear test.
The U.N. Security Council voted by acclamation, thereby effectively anointing Ban as successor to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, whose 10 years in office expire on December 31. Six other candidates for the job had withdrawn, leaving members to vote only for Ban.
The U.N. Security Council voted by acclamation, thereby effectively anointing Ban as successor to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, whose 10 years in office expire on December 31. Six other candidates for the job had withdrawn, leaving members to vote only for Ban.
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