UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres eyes a second term
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the five permanent members of the Security Council on Sunday that he would like to stay on for a second term, according to two diplomats familiar with the matter, Bloomberg news agency reported.
Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister, is likely to officially inform the president of the UN General Assembly soon, the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the decision wasn’t yet made public.
Guterres, 71, assumed office in January 2017 for a five-year term that finishes at the end of this year. Diplomats say Guterres, who managed to avoid Donald Trump’s wrath largely by refraining from criticizing the US president in public, was waiting for the results of the November election before coming to a decision.