News of secretary

Top Argentina official resigned after return to markets shelved

05-03-2026 16:40 Alejandro Lew was only appointed to the position last November to spearhead Argentina’s return to international markets.

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

US senator asks Bessent to terminate US$20-billion Argentina swap line

05-02-2026 11:25 US Senator Elizabeth Warren asks for clarification and requests termination of US$20-billion currency swap line with Argentina.

UNITED NATIONS

Chile officially backs Bachelet candidacy for UN top job

02-02-2026 15:35 Former Chile president officially enters race to become next United Nations secretary-general with backing of Brazil and Mexico.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi: ‘The UN is moving into irrelevance, but it need not be so’

10-01-2026 06:59 Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is one of the leading candidates to succeed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. In an exclusive interview, the Argentine diplomat discusses the UN’s top job, his vision for it and career to date.

by James Grainger

DIPLOMACY & MULTILATERALISM

Latin America split at UN over US military action in Venezuela

06-01-2026 17:59 Security Council meeting exposes sharp regional divisions after Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York; Some governments defend sovereignty while others back Washington’s move against Maduro.

MADURO OUSTED IN VENEZUELA

Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge

04-01-2026 22:21 After Donald Trump stunned the world by saying the United States plans to “run” Venezuela, uncertainty over what that exactly means and who is in charge remains.

UNITED STATES POLITICS

Rubio seizes chance to remake Latin America in Venezuela gambit

04-01-2026 18:42 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hopes to seize a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America in Washington’s favour.

RACE FOR UN SECRETARY-GENERAL

Grossi lays out bold reformist vision for troubled UN

24-12-2025 00:55 Experienced diplomat Rafael Grossi calls for reshaping of global body; Argentina’s government, CARI foreign policy think tank throw backing behind his candidacy for top job; “We need a secretary-general who puts on their boots and goes where the problem is,” says IAEA chief.

by James Grainger

RACE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL

World is 'ready' for a woman at helm of UN, says Chile's Bachelet

23-12-2025 17:24 "The world is ready" for a woman to take the helm of the United Nations for the first time, says Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and candidate to head the multilateral organisation.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Milei's top human rights official quits post

04-12-2025 17:21 Conflicting accounts as Human Rights Secretary Alberto Baños resigns post; Official had been appointed to the position by Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona.

RACE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL

Rafael Mariano Grossi: Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works

27-11-2025 00:03 "The world still needs the United Nations – but it must be a United Nations that works," says Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for Secretary-General of the top international body, in his vision statement, to which the Times gained access.

UNITED NATIONS

Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary-general

26-11-2025 23:50 President Javier Milei’s government puts forward the IAEA chief as a contender to succeed António Guterres in 2027, betting his technical profile, experience with global crises and diplomatic backing will win out in a pivotal year for the United Nations.

INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi, diplomat in running to head UN, warns of increased nuclear risk

22-11-2025 06:33 Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says nuclear policy of mutual dissuasion, which has worked for many decades, seems to be eroding; “The hypothesis of a nuclear conflict cannot be excluded,” he warns.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ANALYSIS

Bessent’s big gamble on Argentina has a narrow road to pay off

10-10-2025 10:01 For Scott Bessent’s US$20-billion bet on Argentina to pay off, a lot of things have to go right.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

US Treasury Secretary lauds Milei at midtown gala

25-09-2025 09:03 US Treasury secretary heaps praise on President, claiming he has “laid the foundation for a new golden age in Argentina.”

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

Rafael Grossi confirms candidacy for UN secretary-general

28-08-2025 18:18 Veteran Argentine diplomat and current head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, UN’s nuclear body, puts an end to months of speculation about a run for top global diplomatic position.

MULTILATERALISM

UN atomic boss achieves gender parity – just don’t call it DEI

11-06-2025 17:52 Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi, a top candidate to become the next United Nations secretary general, has achieved gender parity at the International Atomic Energy Agency in record time.

POLITICS

Transport secretary for chop as Milei government churn continues

01-05-2025 15:18 Franco Mogetta, linked to Córdoba Province Governor Juan Schiaretti, set to be latest official removed from President Milei’s administration.

FERIA DEL LIBRO 2025

Culture secretary heckled at inauguration of BA Book Fair

25-04-2025 13:21 Writers hold up signs bearing Osvaldo Bayer’s image as Culture Secretary Leonardo Cifelli is met with jeers at the opening of the 49th edition of the Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires.

MULTILATERALISM

IAEA chief Grossi voices interest in UN secretary-general post

24-04-2025 00:47 UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says he is "very seriously" considering a run to become UN secretary-general when the position opens up in 2027.

FINANCING BOOST?

Bessent signals US willingness to offer Argentina a credit line

22-04-2025 14:34 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump administration would be willing to offer Argentina’s government a credit line if President Javier Milei’s economic turnaround was in jeopardy.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Chinese Embassy hits back after Bessent’s remarks in Argentina

15-04-2025 17:48 Beijing’s Embassy in Buenos Aires issues expressing “deep dissatisfaction and categorical rejection of the malicious slanders and libellous remarks” made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during visit to Buenos Aires.

US TREASURY SECRETARY

Bessent expects Argentina to be able to pay off China swap

14-04-2025 19:13 Scott Bessent hails Argentina as a free-market beacon in Latin America; US Treasury secretary said he expects Argentina to be able to pay off its swap line with China, but that US government isn’t considering providing any direct credit.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

US Treasury secretary offers 'full support' to Milei at Casa Rosada

14-04-2025 17:29 US Treasury Scott Bessent visits Buenos Aires for talks with Javier Milei, his economic team and private-sector representatives; Official tells President he wants Washington to be Argentina's "partner of choice".

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

US Treasury secretary offers 'full support' to Milei ahead of visit

10-04-2025 17:26 In a show of support for President Javier Milei's "bold economic reforms," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Buenos Aires next week for meetings with government officials and business leaders.

FUTURE OF UNITED NATIONS

Four Latin Americans who could become the UN’s next leader

10-04-2025 15:57 Latin American and Caribbean nations will seek to unite behind a single candidate in the contest to lead the United Nations, a move that see the first-ever female secretary-general.

ARGENTINA-US RELATIONS

Milei meets new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at black-tie gala

21-01-2025 10:53 President Javier Milei meets Marco Rubio at a black-tie gala following Donald Trump's inauguration.

New appointment

Milei government names ex-gambling firm CEO as children's secretary

10-11-2024 17:16 Milei government names ex-gambling firm CEO Juan Bautista Ordoñez as its new National Secretary for Children, Adolescents and the Family.

CHANGES TO GOVERNMENT

PRO gains another spot in government as energy secretary resigns

17-10-2024 16:22 Eduardo Chirillo resigns as energy secretary; María del Carmen Tettamanti, former chief of Camuzzi gas distributor and advisor to Patricia Bullrich, appointed to post.

POLITICS

Crisis at Human Capital Ministry: abrupt exits and resignations

24-04-2024 16:18 Legal Secretary Maximiliano Keczeli not the first from Sandra Pettovello’s inner circle to quit post, but he is perhaps the most important figure to have stepped down. Milei’s ‘protective umbrella’ and administrative overspills.

by Ramón Indart

CRIME

Life in jail for killers of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s ex-secretary

05-04-2024 16:10 Fabián Gutiérrez, one of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s former private secretaries, was murdered in 2020. His killers have been sentenced to life behind bars.