Former Portugal PM Guterres retains top spot Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Malcorra up to 4th in UN raceForeign Minister Susana Malcorra and President Mauricio Macri enter United Nations heaquarters in New York earlier this month, as they attended the United Nations General Assembly. Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra rose one place to fourth in the latest informal poll of Security Council members, though she registered the same voting breakdown. In the nine-way race, the fact that the highest-ranked woman, Malcorra, was tied for fourth left many diplomats disappointed. Former Serbian Foreign minister Vuk Jeremic came in second with eight encourage, six discourage and one no opinion, while Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak was third with eight encourage and seven discourage. Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark, who heads the UN Development Programme, and former Macedonian Foreign minister Srgjan Kerim tied for sixth, while Moldova’s former Foreign minister Natalia Gherman came in last.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald September 27, 2016 03:00 UTC