“Facing dramatic global challenges, we need a global capacity to address them that reaffirms the importance of multilateralism and the importance of a rules-based set of international relations, based on the rule of law and in accordance with the U.N. Charter.”

Portuguese politician and diplomat

António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat, born in 1949. Since 2017, he has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations. A member of the Portuguese Socialist Party, he was prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. He is known for his work in international diplomacy and public service, especially through his long career in Portuguese and global politics.