Helen Clark is to announce that she is putting her name forward to become the UNited Nations Secretary General, replacing Ban Ki Moon. Helen Clark has headed the UN Development Programme for the past 7 years - the third highest position in the UN. Michael Powles was the NZ Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1996 to 2001. He's a former Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and a former ambassador to several countries, including China
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