http://www.unsg.org/wordpress/archives/134 UNSG.org provides news and commentary on the selection process of the next United Nations Secretary General, including information on potential candidates and governments' positions. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:55:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.unsg.org/wordpress/archives/134#comment-452 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.unsg.org/wordpress/archives/134#comment-452 [...] Sadly, though, the balls up over whether Fiji had officially nominated him does seem to imply that he’s not a particularly good at managing his public image, and neither is he particularly diplomatic.  In fact, it looks like, in true British tradition, he’s a bit of a bungler. The confusion over whether British MEP Nirj Deva has received a formal nomination from the government of Fiji continues. His campaign maintains that the July 18th letter from Foreign Minister Kaliopate Tavola trumps the recent letter from Ambassador Isikia Savua, which stated that any report of a nomination by Fiji was “to be disregarded.” [...] […] Sadly, though, the balls up over whether Fiji had officially nominated him does seem to imply that he’s not a particularly good at managing his public image, and neither is he particularly diplomatic.  In fact, it looks like, in true British tradition, he’s a bit of a bungler. The confusion over whether British MEP Nirj Deva has received a formal nomination from the government of Fiji continues. His campaign maintains that the July 18th letter from Foreign Minister Kaliopate Tavola trumps the recent letter from Ambassador Isikia Savua, which stated that any report of a nomination by Fiji was “to be disregarded.” […]

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