U.N. Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon of South Korea called Guterres a “superb choice.” Ban has led the U.N. since 2006. His term ends December 31.
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador, Vitaly Churkin also praised Guterres. Churkin said, “He’s a high level politician. He’s been prime minister of his country. He is a person who talks to everybody, listens to everybody, speaks his mind, very outgoing, I think, open person.”