Incoming IAEA Chief:

Japanese Delegate in Line to Take Helm of Nuclear Watchdog

The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency voted to choose Japan’s Yukiya Amano to head the sensitive United Nations watchdog, in another step toward the end of a months-long selection process.

Mr. Amano’s selection by a one-vote margin in a secret ballot is a significant success for the group of U.S.-led Western governments that back his candidacy for director general. The IAEA is pivotal to their efforts to counter nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea.