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Encyclopedia: United Nations Secretary-General

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General acts as the de facto spokesman and leader of the United Nations.

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How to say "United Nations Secretary-General" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	联合国秘书长
	(Japanese)	国際連合事務総長
	(German)	Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen
	(Spanish)	Secretaría General de Naciones Unidas
	(French)	Secrétaire général de l'ONU
	(Italian)	Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite

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Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn

Sir Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, First Lord and Baron Gladwyn (April 25, 1900 - October 24, 1996) was a prominent British politician. He served as the first Acting United Nations Secretary-General, then became the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United Nations. Preceded by: New Creation Baron...

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Operation Orient Express

Operation Orient Express was the unofficial title given to a pact from within the Clinton administration to oust Boutros Boutros-Ghali from his position as United Nations Secretary-General. Involved in the pact were Richard Clarke, Madeline Albright, Michael Sheehan, and Jamie Ruben, among others...

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Trygve Lie

Trygve Lie Trygve Halvdan Lie (July 16, 1896 - December 30, 1968) was a Norwegian politician. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first proper Secretary-General of the United Nations. Preceded by: — United Nations Secretary-General Succeeded by: Dag Hammarskjöld...

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Hans Corell

Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel of the United Nations. In this... Uppsala University. See also: United Nations Secretary-General, Hans Blix... United Nations in 1994, Corell was an Ambassador and Under-Secretary for Legal and Consular Affairs...

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Jönköping

Hammarskjöld, United Nations Secretary-General Agnetha Fältskog Official links Jönköping...

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Kurt Waldheim

and during his terms as United Nations Secretary-General. His memoirs, mainly about his time as head... by: U Thant United Nations Secretary-General Succeeded by: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Preceded...-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 and Federal President of Austria from 1986 to 1992...

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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

, he was appointed as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs. From... troops from Kuwait. United Nations Secretary-General On December 31 1981, Pérez de Cuéllar succeeded... Nations Secretary-General Succeeded by: Boutros Boutros-Ghali...

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Paul Holmes

September 2003, Holmes infamously described United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as a "cheeky... Secretary-General's job. We will only take so much, I am sorry. We will only take so much. We are not... Paul Robert Holmes (born 16 January 1957) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Liberal...

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Politician

politicians: Kofi Annan - United Nations Secretary-General Clement Attlee - British post-war Prime Minister Lazaro Cardenas - President of Mexico Winston Churchill - wartime Prime Minister of the United... is generally restricted to those either holding or seeking elected office for themselves, rather than...

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ISO 3166-1 alpha-3

are subject to an indeterminate reservation, having been notified to the United Nations Secretary-General under the 1949 and/or 1968 Road Transport Conventions: ADN - Aden BDS - Barbados BRU... - British Subject UNO - United Nations Official UNA - United Nations Specialized Agency Official UNK...

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