Upcoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Former Prime Minister of Portugal to Become Secretary-General of the UN on January 1, 2017

Antonio Guterres, a devout Catholic, served the U.N. for a decade as its refugee chief. Earlier this year he described the role of Secretary General as "acting with humility, without arrogance, without giving lessons to anybody, but working as a convener, as a facilitator, as a catalyst and behaving like an honest broker, a bridge builder and a messenger for peace." Let us pray in thanksgiving for the decade of service by Ban Ki-moon of South Korea and for blessings on Mr. Antonio Guterres as he begins his vital service to the international community. May he be able to garner political will among nations to resolve the global refugee crisis and to achieve the Charter of the United Nations.