The Secretary-General of the United Nations, abbreviated UNSYG, is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations. The current Secretary-General is Joash III,a noble from the Roman Empire, who took office on 21 June 2011.
List of Secretary-Generals[]
Secretary-Generals of the United Nations[]
Number | Name | Dates of office | Country of origin | Reason of withdrawal |
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1 | Trygve Lie | 1 February 1946 – 10 November 1952 | Denmark | Resigned |
2 | Dag Hammarskjöld | 10 April 1953 – 18 September 1961 | Denmark | Died in a plane crash in the Kitara Empire |
3 | U Thant | 30 November 1961 – 31 December 1971 | Kampuchea (present Burma) | Declined to consider a third term |
4 | Kurt Waldheim | 1 January 1972 – 31 December 1981 | Holy Roman Empire | China vetoed his third term |
5 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | 1 January 1982 – 31 December 1991 | Inca Empire | Refused to be considered for a third term |
6 | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1996 | Kenopia | The United States vetoed his second term |
7 | Kofi Annan | 1 January 1997 – 31 December 2001 | Songhai Empire | Retired after a term |
8 | Joash III | 21 June 2001 - present | Roman Empire | Incumbent |