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Oct 12, 2008
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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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