Filippo Grandi
publication date: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 (part of Fall 2016)
category: Government
clue: This Italian diplomat is a leading expert on refugees, but it would be a grand mistake to think he's the next leader of the United Nations.
intended difficulty: medium
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Lori Lancaster, and Jesse King
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of António Guterres.
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