Rafael Mariano Grossi was appointed Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the Board of Governors on 30 October 2019 and took office on 3 December 2019.
Mr Grossi is a diplomat with over 35 years of experience in the field of non-proliferation and disarmament. In 2013, he was appointed Ambassador of Argentina to Austria and Argentine Representative to the IAEA and other Vienna-based International Organizations.