Bill Clinton to head the UN?

[IronElder]

I just heard on the news that Mr Clinton would like to run the UN when Kofi Anon leaves in 06..
Any thoughts on this? Good Idea or bad Idea?

[PAdem2]

1. Bill Clinton to head the UN

Might not take that long!

[trotsky]

2. Impossible idea.

No nation that is a permanent member of the security council can hold the Secretary General office.

Quash this rumor whenever you get the chance. It's the right wing trying to stir up anti-UN, anti-Democratic feelings.

[Trailrider1951]

3. Perhaps he cannot become Secretary General, but

how about US ambassador to the UN in the coming Kerry administration? Sounds like a winner to me!

[trotsky]

4. Now THAT would be nice.

And a huge step towards restoring our stature in the world. Bill Clinton continues to be enormously respected around the globe.

[Paradise]

6. Thanks, that's what i thought! n/t

[carpediem]

7. I couldn't believe I heard this reported on MSNBC this morning as

the truth - as though it were possible. Don't they bother to do any research on any story, before the run with it. ( i know the answer, but still it is disappointing)

This is from a Q & A about the Secretary General position.

Q. Who elects the Secretary-General?

A. The Security Council nominates a Secretary-General to the General Assembly which then votes to appoint the Council's choice. The Security Council is barred from nominating an individual that is from one of Security Council's five permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK, U.S.).

Typically, the post of the Secretary-General is rotated after two five-year terms so that the position is held by someone from another region of the world. Member states belong to one of the five regional groups: African States, Asian States, Eastern European States, Latin American and Caribbean States, and Western European and Other States. Kofi Annan, who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt in 1997, was re-elected in 2001 although Africa had already held the seat for two terms. Because of Annan's popularity among member states and UN staff, the Asia states, who were up for the seat, did not challenge Annan's reelection.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/un/life/job.html

[Anarcho-Socialist]

5. 30 million Freepers' heads collectively explode

:)