Nuclear Chief Pursues Trump’s MAGA Support for UN Top Job
IAEA head Rafael Mariano Grossi is first to declare his candidacy for secretary-general and he’s using his clout to win over Washington.
Rafael Mariano Grossi at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna.
Photographer: Michaela Nagyidaiova/BloombergRafael Mariano Grossi arrived in the US capital late last month with more than Iran on his mind.
Officially, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was in town to brief senior officials on one of the world’s most volatile nuclear flashpoints. Unofficially, Grossi used the trip to signal what many diplomats have long suspected: he wants the top job at the United Nations.