The United Nations Secretary-General is one of the most important people in the United Nations. The Secretary-General is important in international talks. The current Secretary-General is António Guterres.
Secretaries-General
| Photo | Secretary-General | Dates in office | Country of origin | Remarks | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sir Gladwyn Jebb | October 24, 1945– February 2, 1946 | United Kingdom Europe | Acting Secretary-General | ||
| 1 |  | Trygve Lie | February 2, 1946 – November 10, 1952 | Norway Europe | Resigned | [1] |
| 2 | .jpg) | Dag Hammarskjöld | April 10, 1953 – September 18, 1961 | Sweden (Europe) | Died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) | [2] |
| 3 |  | U Thant | November 30, 1961 – December 31, 1971 | Burma Asia | Retired after 2nd term for personal reasons | [3] |
| 4 | .jpg) | Kurt Waldheim | January 1, 1972 – December 31, 1981 | Austria Europe | Chinese veto for his third term | [4] |
| 5 | .jpg) | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1991 | Peru South America | Refused a third term | [5] |
| 6 | .jpg) | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1996 | Egypt Africa | American veto of his second term | [6] |
| 7 |  | Kofi Annan | January 1, 1997– December 31, 2006 | Ghana Africa | Retired after two terms | [7] |
| 8 |  | Ban Ki-moon | January 1, 2007– December 31, 2016 | South Korea Asia | Retired after two terms | [8] |
| 9 | _(cropped).jpg) | António Guterres | January 1, 2017– present | Portugal Europe | [9] |
References
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