Rome, 26 June 2011 - The FAO Conference elected today a new Director-General at FAO Headquarters. The term of the new Director-General will start on 1 January 2012 and run through 31 July 2015. FAO's next Director-General has been elected by a majority of votes cast by FAO 191 Members. Each Member nation had one vote and the balloting was secret. The final results were proclaimed by the Chair of the Conference, followed by the acceptance of the newly-elected FAO Director-General.