U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today urged that the United States veto the nomination of pro-abortion radical Dr. Michelle Bachelet to the position of United Nations Secretary General (UNSG).
Lee urged the United States to use its veto against Dr. Michelle Bachelet's nomination for UN Secretary General.
Article 97 provides that the Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly on the Security Council's recommendation.
This establishes why a U.S. veto can matter: the United States is a permanent Security Council member and can block a recommendation for Secretary-General.
AP reported that a March 25 letter from 28 Republican House and Senate members asked Secretary Marco Rubio for a U.S. veto of Bachelet.
This is evidence of a concrete U.S. Republican congressional push for the veto Bachelet promise describes. The report identifies Pete Ricketts as a signatory but does not identify Mike Lee as one, so it only partially supports fulfillment for Lee personally.
AP reported Bachelet responded to the Republican lawmakers' letter and that the selection remained with the Security Council's veto-wielding members.
As of the reporting, the push for a U.S. veto had occurred, but the U.S. had not publicly committed to vetoing Bachelet; Mike Lee's role remained unverified.