United Nations Secretary-General
chief administrative officer and head of the United Nations
The United Nations Secretary-General is one of the most important people in the United Nations. The Secretary-General is important in international talks. The current Secretary-General is António Guterres.
Secretaries-General
change| Photo | Secretary-General | Dates in office | Country of origin | Remarks | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sir Gladwyn Jebb | October 24, 1945– February 2, 1946 |
United Kingdom Europe |
Acting Secretary-General | ||
| 1 |  |
Trygve Lie | February 2, 1946 – November 10, 1952 |
Norway Europe |
Resigned | [1] |
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Dag Hammarskjöld | April 10, 1953 – September 18, 1961 |
Sweden (Europe) |
Died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) | [2] |
| 3 |  |
U Thant | November 30, 1961 – December 31, 1971 |
Burma Asia |
Retired after 2nd term for personal reasons | [3] |
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Kurt Waldheim | January 1, 1972 – December 31, 1981 |
Austria Europe |
Chinese veto for his third term | [4] |
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1991 |
Peru South America |
Refused a third term | [5] |
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1996 |
Egypt Africa |
American veto of his second term | [6] |
| 7 |  |
Kofi Annan | January 1, 1997– December 31, 2006 |
Ghana Africa |
Retired after two terms | [7] |
| 8 |  |
Ban Ki-moon | January 1, 2007– December 31, 2016 |
South Korea Asia |
Retired after two terms | [8] |
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António Guterres | January 1, 2017– present |
Portugal Europe |
[9] |
References
change- ↑ "Trygve Lie". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Dag Hammarskjold". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "U Thant". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Kurt Waldheim". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Javier Pérez de Cuéllar". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Boutros Boutros-Ghali". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Kofi Annan". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Ban Ki-moon". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ Alexander, Harriet (5 October 2016). "Who is Antonio Guterres, the next Secretary-General of the United Nations?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 October 2016.