UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to name senior British foreign aid official Mark Lowcock as the new U.N. aid chief, U.N. officials and diplomats said on Wednesday.
Lowcock, who currently heads Britain's Department for International Development, will replace Stephen O'Brien, who was appointed by previous U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon in March 2015. Lowcock has worked for the British aid department since 1985.
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