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Vote on IAEA Chief Expected in June, Diplomats Say
A vote on a potential third term for International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohammed ElBaradei is likely to occur in June instead of at an April 27 Board of Governors special session, diplomats at the agency said yesterday (see GSN, April 6). Developing nations, most of which support ElBaradei, were pushing for a vote before the confirmation of a new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, diplomats said (see related GSN story, today). Washington remains opposed to ElBaradei, which led to increasing support for deferring a decision until the regularly scheduled June board meeting, the Associated Press reported. “I think nobody is eager to push this issue — at this point, everyone is hoping for consensus,” said one diplomat familiar with the U.S. position. A possible compromise might be for the board to endorse ElBaradei for a third term but forbid him from seeking a fourth, said one senior diplomat from a board member country. One-third of board member countries must vote against ElBaradei to eliminate him from a third term, according to AP. The United States still has no alternative candidate, diplomats said yesterday (George Jahn, Associated Press/Khaleej Times, April 13).
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