The International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday it plans to appoint a new director general in October, following the death in July of Yukiya Amano.
Whoever succeeds Amano would take office in January, the United Nations body in charge of international monitoring of nuclear materials said in a Twitter message. U.N. member states may submit nominations until Sept. 5, according to the tweet.
The International Atomic Energy selected Cornel Feruta of Romania as its acting director after Amano, 72, died of a still-undisclosed cause. Prior to his death, Amano announced he would step down early into his third four-year term as director general due to poor health.
The new director general will arrive to a full plate.
The U.N. still has responsibilities to monitor Iran’s nuclear programs, under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) inked during the Barack Obama administration. The Donald Trump administration ceased complying with the multilateral deal in 2017. The pact sought to limit Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons by limiting the Islamic Republic’s access to fissile materials.
Europe and Russia, along with Iran, are still complying with the JCPOA.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office this week released a report that found the IAEA has been generally effective in its mission.
