Rebeca Grynspan: ‘This is Latin America’s moment, it’s the region’s turn to lead the UN Secretariat’
The veteran Costa Rican politician, currently leading the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, is considered one of the potential candidates to head the organization. In an interview with EL PAÍS, she analyzes the future of the region amid tariff tensions and Trump’s threats
Rebeca Grynspan is one of the most experienced Latin American politicians on the international stage. She was as vice president of Costa Rica, the country where she was born nearly 70 years ago, and later worked alongside Ban Ki-moon, who appointed her as under-secretary-general of the U.N. and associate administrator of the United Nations Development Program. A decade ago, she was unanimously elected as secretary-general of the Ibero-American Conference, and this year, she will conclude her tenure at the helm of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development.
