Source: http://www.un.int/usa/06_123.htm http://www.un.int/usa/06_123.htm
Date: May 22, 2006

United States Mission to the United Nations
USUN PRESS RELEASE # 123 (06)   
May 22, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Remarks by Ambassador Bolton on Burma, Ethiopia/Eritrea, the Secretary General Selection Process and Other Matters, at the Security Council Stakeout, May 22, 2006
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Reporter:  Ambassador, I understand in the past five days the P 5 has had a meeting about the selection of the next Secretary General and I think there are more meetings scheduled.  Can you give us an update on where that stands? 
Ambassador Bolton:  We meet frequently on the subject because it is so important.  But we’re now sort of looking at history what happened in 1991 and 1996, and considering what the various procedural alternatives are.  But we’re not yet at the point where we’re discussing names, though I think that will come fairly soon.  
Reporter:  (inaudible) is proposing that the Security Council give a list of three alternative names to the General Assembly.  Is that something the U.S. would consider? 
Ambassador Bolton:  That would provoke a Charter crisis if they proceeded with that since obviously the General Assembly can’t tell the Security Council how to proceed.  And the Charter gives responsibility to the Security Council.  So we’re hoping the Indians don’t proceed with that measure which would overturn sixty years of both practice at the UN and what we think to be the clear mandate of the UN Charter. 
Reporter:  (inaudible) the Canadian delegation? 
Ambassador Bolton:  The Canadian delegation I don’t think supports that proposition.  You can ask them, but I don’t think they support that proposition.  
Reporter:  (inaudible) 
Ambassador Bolton:  Well, certainly the candidates are presenting themselves now as they have historically and are free to present themselves to all members of the organization. The issue of the Indian resolution is that it requires the Security Council to submit more than one name and that would provoke a Charter crisis.