Ecuador & International — United Nations Security Council

Ecuador: Ecuador is the home country of candidates María Fernanda Espinosa and Ivonne A-Baki.

International — United Nations Security Council: The Security Council is conducting the straw polls and will ultimately recommend a candidate, exercising its central role in the selection.

Ecuador: Ecuador is the home country of candidates María Fernanda Espinosa and Ivonne A-Baki.

International — United Nations Security Council: The Security Council conducts the straw polls and will select the nominee, with its permanent members holding veto power. Its decisions are crucial to the succession process.

Ecuador: Ecuador is the country of candidate María Fernanda Espinosa.

International — United Nations Security Council: The Security Council is the central body conducting the selection process, holding straw polls and ultimately recommending a candidate to the General Assembly.

Ecuador: Home country of candidate María Fernanda Espinosa.

International — United Nations Security Council: Will conduct straw polls starting July 30 to select the next Secretary-General; its permanent members hold veto power.

Ecuador: Espinosa's home country; not directly affected.

International — United Nations Security Council: Will conduct straw polls to select the next Secretary-General.

International — United Nations Security Council: Venezuela's U.N. Ambassador Samuel Moncada requested the International — United Nations Security Council to determine that the United States strikes off its coast are illegal and to issue a statement backing Venezuela's sovereignty.