This is Clinton we're talking about here....he trashed a more sacred document, the Constitution, which makes the UN Chater look like a post-it note. However, I feel that it's high time for a Congresscritter to introduce a bill banning any former elected official, state or federal, from serving in a foreign governmental position or role.
The secretary general is formally chosen by the General Assembly. But the secretary general must first be nominated by the Security Council and win the consent of all five of its permanent members. The secretary general serves a five-year term, which may be renewed.
The Security Council can nominate a candidate from any country, but it is an unwritten tradition that the position rotates geographically, with a secretary general chosen from a new region after every two terms.
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