Georgieva, a former World Bank vice president, had been in the running for the new secretary general of the United Nations, which was given to Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister.
Georgijeva ir bijusī PB viceprezidente un vēl nesen kandidēja uz ANO ģenerālsekretāra amatu, kurā galu galā tika ievēlēts bijušais Portugāles premjerministrs Antoniu Gutērrešs.