Today, Friday, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency decided to re-elect Argentine Rafael Grossi as head of the IAEA until 2027.
The diplomat - who was the only candidate for the post - was reappointed by acclamation by the 35 members of the Board of Governors, according to the statement of the Vienna-based UN agency.
The appointment of Grossi (62 years) is supposed to be officially approved - next September - by the General Assembly of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which includes 176 countries.
Grossi commented on his appointment, saying, "I am very honored by the unanimous decision of the Council to grant me a new mandate at a time when we face many challenges."
And at the end of 2019, Grossi - who is fluent in several languages - had succeeded the Japanese Yukiya Amano, who died months earlier at the age of 72, who had been at the helm of the agency since 2009.
Grossi, a former Argentine ambassador to Austria and the first South American to lead the IAEA since its creation in 1957, was able to impose a bold style during a turbulent first term.
Grossi visited Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear plant last year to deploy inspectors there.
Grossi continues to warn of the danger of a nuclear catastrophe at the station, and he has been calling for months to establish a protection zone, but his consultations have not yielded results so far.
Likewise, he was very active in the Iranian nuclear file, visiting Tehran several times to try to revive dialogue against the backdrop of severe tensions.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is responsible for monitoring the implementation of commitments made by Tehran under the now deadlocked 2015 nuclear deal with major powers in Vienna.