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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Meet Antonio Guterres, the Next UN Secretary General
Description: Last week the UN General Assembly Officially elected Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary General. Guterres is a well known figure around the UN and in global politics more broadly. From 2005 to 2015 he served as the UN High Commissioner for refugees and before that he served as Prime Minister of Portugal. His term begins on January 1st and I thought it would be useful and interesting to learn more about Guterres from two distinct perspectives.  This episode is in two parts. First, I speak with the Portuguese political commentator Pedro adao e Silva who discusses Guterres' political ca...