Georgieva: UN would be inclusive with EEurope woman chief
European commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, a latecomer to the race to be the next secretary-general, says being the first UN chief from Eastern Europe and the first woman to be the world's top diplomat would demonstrate the inclusiveness and universality of the United Nations.
But the Bulgarian diplomat and former World Bank vice-president said in an interview with The Associated Press ahead of her hearing in the General Assembly on Monday that it's the skills and determination she would bring to the job that count most.
"I am very clear in defining directions," Georgieva said. "I look forward with clarity. I am able to convince. I have my own convictions and I am able to carry people with me. And I have very strong managerial skills, proven, that I can get a job as hard as it may be, done."
