Experienced Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi, the current head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has formally announced his intention to run for the post of United Nations secretary-general.

β€œI will be a candidate for UN secretary-general,” said Grossi, 64, as he confirmed his desire at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.

Grossi, the head of the IAEA, the UN’s nuclear watchdog, has long been tipped to make a bid for the position, the world’s highest diplomatic post.

During his most recent visit to Buenos Aires in April, he publicly flirted with the idea, but said a final decision had not been ta

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