United Nations Secretary-General

Mon, 24 Jun 1996 | Source: JP

Kompas of June 14, 1996, reported that UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's term of office will end this year, and that his successor could well come from Ireland, Japan, Norway, Ghana or Egypt.

I was really surprised and disappointed why there were no candidates from the ASEAN countries for the prestigious post. Previously it was rumored that the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ali Alatas, was to be nominated as a UN Secretary- General candidate. There are strong reasons for that move. As an outstanding senior diplomat the foreign minister is widely known as a skillful lobbier and a potential mediator between conflicting parties.

I. ANGGRAINI

Jakarta

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