Tony Blair for UN Secretary General?

[Marcellus]

Tony Blair would make a "good" secretary general of the United Nations, former US president Bill Clinton has said.

Mr Clinton said he had discussed Mr Blair's future with him and told him there was "a lot of good you can do in the world" after leaving Number 10.

Mr Blair has said he would step down before the next general election, but has not revealed his future plans.

The current UN chief, Kofi Annan, ends his term on 31 December this year.

When asked on BBC2's Newsnight if Mr Blair should run for UN secretary general, Mr Clinton responded: "That would suit me. He would be a good one."

This has been an immensely rewarding phase of my life and I think he will find immense rewards when his service is done

Mr Clinton said whatever Mr Blair did after leaving Number 10 he could expect "immense rewards" from speaking engagements, books and directorships.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4611836.stm

I don't much like Tony Blair, but he might just make a good SG: I think that the UN needs reform, and that Blair could bring it about. But is he too much of a dividing figure after the Iraq war? What do you think? Let's just assume that Blair wants to be SG and that he could be appointed.

[Ianofsmeg16]

I say go for it tony!

[Duke Malcolm]

Yes, he would certainly be more lively than Koffi...
The Rt Hon. Lord Blair of Sedgefield, Secretary-General of the United Nations
(he says he won't take such a title, but he will...)

[Reenk Roink]

Kofi's gotta stay.

Such an eloquent man...he's right for the job.

Petition Kofi for 1 more year!

[InsaneApache]

yeh bugger off.

[scotchedpommes]

Given Kofi Annan's position on the invasion of Iraq, being of the view that it was
illegal, it would surely make even more of a mockery of the UN itself to have
Tony Blair as a future Secretary General. [No doubt he does have this post in
mind for himself, as he is ever aware of his own place in history.]