The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly elected Germany’s former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head ...

Annalena Baerbock of Germany, center, is greeted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, right, and current UNGA President Philemon Yang, left, after she was elected as president of the 80th ...

Annalena Baerbock of Germany addresses the United Nations General Assembly after she was elected as president of the 80th session of the body, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew ...

Germany's former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was appointed president of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, following an election in which she ran unopposed. Baerbock ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP ... received 7 votes as a write-in and 14 countries abstained. Germany had nominated Schmid for the assembly presidency but replaced her with Baerbock after she lost ...

The former German foreign minister will be the president of the United Nation's General Assembly for a period of one year — ...