United Nations Secretary-General

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
PhotoSecretary-GeneralDates in officeCountry of originRemarksRef
Sir Gladwyn JebbOctober 24, 1945–
February 2, 1946		United Kingdom
Europe		Acting Secretary-General
1Trygve LieFebruary 2, 1946 –
November 10, 1952		Norway
Europe		Resigned[1]
2Dag HammarskjöldApril 10, 1953 –
September 18, 1961		Sweden
(Europe)		Died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)[2]
3U ThantNovember 30, 1961 –
December 31, 1971		Burma
Asia		Retired after 2nd term for personal reasons[3]
4Kurt WaldheimJanuary 1, 1972 –
December 31, 1981		Austria
Europe		Chinese veto for his third term[4]
5Javier Pérez de CuéllarJanuary 1, 1982 –
December 31, 1991		Peru
South America		Refused a third term[5]
6Boutros Boutros-GhaliJanuary 1, 1992 –
December 31, 1996		Egypt
Africa		American veto of his second term[6]
7Kofi AnnanJanuary 1, 1997–
December 31, 2006		Ghana
Africa		Retired after two terms[7]
8Ban Ki-moonJanuary 1, 2007–
December 31, 2016		South Korea
Asia		Retired after two terms[8]
9António GuterresJanuary 1, 2017–
present		Portugal
Europe		[9]

References
  1. "Trygve Lie". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  2. "Dag Hammarskjold". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  3. "U Thant". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  4. "Kurt Waldheim". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  5. "Javier Pérez de Cuéllar". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  6. "Boutros Boutros-Ghali". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  7. "Kofi Annan". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  8. "Ban Ki-moon". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  9. Alexander, Harriet (5 October 2016). "Who is Antonio Guterres, the next Secretary-General of the United Nations?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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