Shashi Tharoor's Candidacy for UN Secretary-General

• Shashi Tharoor warmly congratulates Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon on outcome of Security Council latest poll: 2 October 2006 [video - 11 min.]   [Transcript]
• Response to questions submitted by a consortium of NGOs to all the candidates, 29 August 2006
• Ministry of External Affairs, India: Announcement of the candidature of Mr. Shashi Tharoor for UN Secretary General, 15 June 2006
• Statement after first informal poll at Security Council, 24 July 2006

Recent articles:

• Shashi Tharoor on 'Have Your Say', BBC TV Interview, September 25, 2006
• NY Times article supporting US endorsement of Shashi Tharoor, New York Times, 13 September 2006
• Hindu at the Helm?, Beliefnet, 13 September 2006
• Indian candidate for UN chief pledges peacekeeping revamp, Agence France-Press, 7 September 2006)
• Shashi Tharoor: The Next UN Secretary General?, (Little India, 6 September 2006)
• The Man Who Would Be UN Secretary-General, (India Currents, 1 September 2006)
• A gifted Indian for the top UN post, (Gulf News, 27 August 2006)
• Shashi has the vision, (The Guardian, 22 August 2006)
• Electing Next UN Chief Opportunity to Press for UN Reform. (Seoul Times, 7 August 2006)
• Making a Difference, (Malaysian Sun, August 3, 2006)
• From the world of stories, the truth about the UN (TodayOnline.com, 31 July 2006)
• Who will Replace Kofi Annan?. (ohmynews.com, 30 July 2006)
• Candidate for top U.N. post says world body must be willing to reform, (AP News, 27 July 2006)
• I can articulate vision of 21st century UN: Tharoor, (Indiaenews.com, 25 July 2006)
• Indian candidate for UN chief optimistic despite poll, (Times of Oman, 25 July 2006)
• S. Korean, Indian UN Candidates Get Help, (Town Hall, Washington DC, 25 July 2006)

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