| 25 Janvier 2017
25 January 2017 ¦ Geneva: The WHO Executive Board selected by vote the following three  candidates to be presented to World Health Assembly as nominees for the  post Director-General of WHO. Five candidates were interviewed by Member  States today prior to the vote. The names of the 3 nominees were  announced at a public meeting on Wednesday evening, 25 January.
 
 
 
 All Member States will choose among the three nominees by vote at the  World Health Assembly in May 2017. The new Director-General will take  office on 1 July 2017.