António Guterres
publication date: Thursday, October 13, 2016 (part of Fall 2016)
category: 
Government
clue: To solve a global refugee crisis, the United Nations turns to its own refugee expert for guidance.
explanation: Guterres, who had been the UN's high commissioner on refugees for ten years, was elected its secretary general in October 2016. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Richard Slominsky
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