Vienna, Austria
Fifty-Seventh Regular Session of IAEA General Conference 2013

I am deeply honoured by the decision of the General Conference to renew my mandate for another term.

I humbly accept this re-appointment, and sincerely thank the Member States for the support and trust they have shown me.

I wish to assure you that I will continue to manage this Agency in an impartial and transparent manner, under the authority, and subject to the control, of the Board of Governors, and for the benefit of all Member States.

I look forward to continuing to work in close cooperation with all the members of the Agency, so that the IAEA can continue to effectively carry out its mandate.