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Secretariat

This is the directorate on UN operations, apart from political decisions. The staff works under the secretary-general, whom it assists and advises.

Secretaries-General

Ban Ki-moon, South Korea, Jan. 1, 2007
Kofi Annan, Ghana, 1997–2006
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egypt, 1992–1996
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peru, 1982–1991
Kurt Waldheim, Austria, 1972–1981
U Thant, Burma (Myanmar), 1961–1971
Dag Hammarskjöld, Sweden, 1953–1961
Trygve Lie, Norway, 1946–1953

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