Leading German diplomat Helga Schmid is set to become president of the UN General Assembly in New York from next year. Germany’s federal government nominated the 63-year-old for the role at the headquarters of the United Nations on Wednesday, the Foreign Office in Berlin told dpa on Thursday. As no rival candidates are expected and the groups of states eligible for the office in the relevant years consult with each other before the nomination, Schmid’s appointment is considered certain for a year from the beginning of September 2025. Schmid, the current secretary general of the Organization fo…