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United Nations Secretary General
- I am a cheerleader, I am a promoter, I am a salesman, I am a debt collector, I am a father confessor and there are other aspects I still have to discover.
- - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan describing his job
The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. According to the United Nations Charter, the Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. The Secretary-General is described by the Charter as the "chief administrative officer" of this organization; his or her role includes not only administering the Secretariat, but also speaking out on global issues and using his or her good offices to mediate disputes.
UN Secretaries-General normally spend two terms in office; however, sometimes, they will serve only one if there is significant member state disapproval of their performance, as was the case, for example, with Boutros Boutros-Ghali. The position of UN Secretary-General is supposed to rotate by geographic region, but that rule is often broken; since Mr Boutros-Ghali served only one term, a successor that was also from Africa was chosen, namely, Kofi Annan, and after Mr Annan had finished his first term, the member states were so impressed with Annan's performance that he was appointed for a second term despite the fact that the next Secretary-General should have been from Asia. There has not yet been a Secretary-General from North America or Oceania.
Secretaries-General
- Sir Gladwyn Jebb (United Kingdom, Europe), acting, 1945 to 1946.
- Trygve Lie (Norway, Europe), February 1946 to his resignation in November 1952.
- Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden, Europe), April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), September 1961.
- U Thant (Burma, now Myanmar, Asia), acting to November 1961, elected November 1962, served until December 1971.
- Kurt Waldheim (Austria, Europe), January 1972 to the threat of Chinese veto of his third term in December 1981.
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (Peru, South America), January 1982 to December 1991; did not run for a third term.
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt, Africa), January 1992 to the American veto of his second term in December 1996.
- Kofi Annan (Ghana, Africa), January 1997 to present.
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Request for Message for World Food Day's Souvenir
akagnihotri@gmail.com - October 3rd, 2004
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H.E. Dr. Kofi Annan Secretary General UNO Sub: Request for Message for World Food Day's Souvenir H.E. Dr. Kofi Annan We are happy to inform you that this year G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (GBPUAT) been selected as a venue for celebration of 24thWorld Food Day on October 16, 2004, in India under the auspices of Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Government of India, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Government of Uttaranchal. This is first time the program is being organized by any Indian university. GBPUAT has been recognized
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United Nations Secretary General
neellio@yahoo.com - October 20th, 2004
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Please send the e-mail address of Secretary General of UNO and Security Committee of UNO on above e-mail address
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sengohc@yahoo.co.uk - October 23rd, 2004
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dear sir i am a cameroonian who is ready to study , my dear has alway been to work under the UN , i feel badly when some ofmy friend trying to go out especially to the US for studies and they are refused the visa ,despite the fact that all the documents are correct , i feel so bad that it is because i am black and i am born in this society that is what is affecting me not to be able to study . despite the fact that my country has got a university but the courses
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mba_cambusinessent@yahoo.com - October 26th, 2004
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THE SECRETARY GENERAL U.N His Excellency, Subject: AN APPLICATION FOR SPONSORSHIP ON CONTINENTAL RESEARCH SOLUTION TO CONFLICTS HITTING AFRICA AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, TERRORISM, DICTATORSHIP. With honour most respectfully His Excellency, I am Mbachan George Tekoh Cameroonian Nationality and holder of national identity card No. 103448195 living in Limbe Fako Division S.W Province Cameroon wishes to apply for sponsorship in the research solution to this terrible acts done by terrorist, dictators and economics dictators that might destroy younger generation in the world. The research programmed is as follows; 1. First to identify a problem that causes all this? 2.
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