The UN General Assembly has appointed Ban Ki-moon, current ambassador from the Republic of Korea, as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, his term will start on January 1, 2007. He will replace current Secretary-General Kofi Annan, whose second term expires at the end of December.
The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council. The Secretary-General's selection is therefore subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council. Although there is technically no limit to the number of five-year terms a Secretary-General may serve, none so far has held office for more than two terms.
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