United Nations Secretary-General
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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 Ban Ki-moon.
Secretaries-General [change]
| Photo | Secretary-General | Dates in office | Country of origin | Remarks | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |
| 2 |  |
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] |
| 4 | Kurt Waldheim | January 1 1972 – December 31 1981 |
Austria Europe |
Chinese veto for his third term | [4] | |
| 5 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | January 1 1982 – December 31 1991 |
Peru South America |
Refused a third term | [5] | |
| 6 | 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 |
[7] | |
| 8 |  |
Ban Ki-moon | January 1 2007– |
South Korea Asia |
[8] |
References [change]
- ↑ "Trygve Lie". United Nations. http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg1bio.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Dag Hammarskjold". United Nations. http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg2bio.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "U Thant". United Nations. http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg3bio.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Kurt Waldheim". United Nations. http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg4bio.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Javier Pérez de Cuéllar". United Nations. http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg5bio.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Boutros Boutros-Ghali". United Nations. http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg6bio.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Kofi Annan". United Nations. http://www.un.org/sg/annan.shtml. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "Ban Ki-moon". United Nations. http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/pages/sg_biography.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
