Secretariat

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

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

• Antonio Guterres, Portugal, 2017
• Ban Ki-moon, South Korea, 2007-2016
• 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