The UN has officially selected António Guterres as 9th Secretary-General on Thursday, UN tweeted.
The 67-year-old Guterres, who served as the U.N. refugee chief for 10 years until last December, will take up the job of the world's top diplomat on Jan. 1 when Ban Ki-moon's second five-year term ends.
The Security Council nominated Guterres by acclamation last week after its sixth informal poll, AP reported.
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