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2026 UN Secretary-General Candidates Series: A Conversation With Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett

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Speaker

  • Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett
    Candidate for UN Secretary-General; Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana (2008–15)

Presider

  • Esther BrimmerCFR Expert
    James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance, Council on Foreign Relations

Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett discusses her candidacy, how she sees the role of UN Secretary-General, and her plans and priorities for the future of the United Nations.

To recognize the upcoming selection of a new UN Secretary-General, CFR has invited official candidates for the next UN Secretary-General selection to examine the major challenges facing multilateral governance and to discuss their vision for the future of the United Nations.