António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017.
Process in 2016
Solicitation of candidates for the position of Secretary-General
Nomination of candidates
Joint letters
Joint letters from the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council, forwarding communications received from Permanent Missions presenting candidates:
Informal interactive dialogues of the General Assembly
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- 12 April 2016:
- 13 April 2016:
- 14 April 2016:
- New round of informal dialogues for additional candidates (letter dated 24 May 2016, pdf):
- 7 June 2016:
- 8 June 2016:
- 14 July 2016:
- 3 October 2016:
- 12 April 2016:
In the news
Recommendation of the Security Council
Official documents
In the news
Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly
Official document
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Appointment by the General Assembly
Official documents
In the news
Other official documents
Taking the oath of office
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Process in 2021
Nomination of candidate
- António Guterres's vision statement: