Overview
- On October 31, Annalena Baerbock posted a short Instagram video from New York that riffs on a Gossip Girl line to announce the start of UN committee work.
- She explained that from October through late November diplomats from all 193 member states negotiate in the UN’s six main committees to shape draft resolutions for the General Assembly.
- Comments under the post ranged from praise and heart emojis to sharp put‑downs labeling the video “peinlich” and “incompetent.”
- The video continues her recent use of US‑TV motifs, following a Sex and the City‑style post she has defended as a way to reach younger viewers.
- Critics revived disputes over how she became UN General Assembly president, citing Helga Schmid as an earlier suggested candidate, though no institutional repercussions have been reported.