Overview

• Annalena Baerbock is set to be sworn in on 9 September as president of the 80th UN General Assembly.
• Her Instagram clip shows a casual New York arrival, hailing a yellow cab, passing UN headquarters and set to “Empire State of Mind.”
• The Assembly presidency is largely ceremonial and distinct from the executive role of the UN Secretary‑General.
• FOCUS online reports her two daughters have relocated with her to New York, a detail not confirmed by the UN.
• Some German diplomats hope her networking will aid a forthcoming Security Council bid, while critics caution her stances could put off smaller states, according to reporting.