text: Senegal proposes foreign minister for U. N. post. DAKAR 1996-12-06 
   Senegal's President Abdou Diouf said on Friday he was proposing his foreign minister Moustapha Niasse for the post of United Nations secretary-general. Diouf announced his intention to reporters when he returned from the Franco-African summit in Burkina Faso where an African successor to Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was discussed. The United States has vetoed a second term for the Egyptian but left the door open for another African candidate. " If Africa does not wish to lose its turn we have to act fast, " Diouf said. " 
   Some of my brother heads of state asked me if I wouldn't nominate Moustapha Niasse. I see in him the profile of a secretray-general of the United Nations and I have given my endorsement. "
competitors: Senegal U.N. DAKAR Senegal Abdou Diouf Moustapha Niasse United Nations Diouf Franco-African Burkina Faso African Boutros Boutros-Ghali United States Egyptian African Africa Diouf Moustapha Niasse United Nations