UNITED NATIONS, July 14 -- When Kevin Rudd, just ousted as Australia's prime minister, met late July 14 with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, there was one attendee rarely as such meetings: Janos Pasztor, the head of the UN's climate change unit.
This came a day after Inner City Press reported that the UN is being urged by the Obama Administration to give Rudd a climate change job. Inconveniently, the IPCCC top post was recently awarded to Christina Figueres of Costa Rica. (Pasztor competed for the job, temporarily and partially recusing himself from his past and current job, but lost out.)
Now, while the U.S. wishes the IPCCC post were open, it appears that a new special envoy on global warming post would have to be created. One wonders what Pasztor thinks. Also present in the meeting were Ban's chief of staff Vijay Nambiar and his deputy, but most senior advisor, Kim Won-soo.
Prior to meeting Rudd, Ban had an audience with representatives of the Korean Red Cross. They bought a gift, which was waiting by the elevator. Moments before Rudd came in, Ban emerged from his office and began walking to his spot at the table.
Then he stopped, remembering - he had forgotten to put on his glasses. He went back and got them. Then Rudd entered, then Pasztor. The photos were taken, and the photographers hustled out.
And see, www.innercitypress.com/ban1rudd071410.html
