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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Secretary-Generals of the United Nations


The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the UN Secretariat



Appointment of the Secretary-General 
The selection is subject to the veto of any of the 5 permanent Members of the UNSC
The appointment and approval process of the Secretary-General is outlined in the UN Charter .These include a limit to two five-year terms, regional (continental) rotation of the appointee’s national origin, and the appointee may not be a citizen of any of the Security Council’s five permanent members.

Term of  Secretary-General
Secretaries-General serve for 5-year terms that can be renewed indefinitely, although none so far has held office for more than two terms

The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon(South Korea) who took office on Jan 1, 2007 and his first expired on Dec 31,2011. However,he was re-elected unopposed to a second term on June 21,2011




 Secretary Generals of the UN



S No
Secretary General’s Name
Nationality
Tenure
Remarks
1
Trygve Lie

Norway
Feb 2,1946 – Nov 10,1952
Resigned
2
Dag Hammarskjold

Sweden
April 10,1953 – Sep 18,1961
Died in Plane Crash
3
U Thant

Burma
Nov 30,1961 – Dec 31,1971
Declined 3rd Term
4
Kurt Waldheim

Austria
Jan 1,1972 – Dec 31,1981
China Vetoed his 3rd Term
5
Javier Perez de Cuellar

Peru
Jan 1,1982 – Dec 31,1991
Refused to be considered for a 3rd term
6
Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Egypt
Jan 1,1992 – Dec 31,1996
UN Vetoed his 2nd Term
7
Kofi Annan

Ghana
Jan 1,1997 – Dec 31,2006
Retired after 2 terms
8
Ban Ki-moon

South Korea
Jan 1,2007 - Present
Incumbent







 

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