2016 United Nations Secretary-General selection applies to jurisdiction United Nations
Official nomination and appointment
On 6 October 2016, the Security Council voted by acclamation to recommend António Guterres in Security Council Resolution 2311. On 13 October 2016, the seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly ratified the Security Council's choice by acclamation, formally appointing Guterres as the next Secretary-General  for a five-year term beginning on 1 January 2017.