Secretary-General

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The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer and top executive responsible for overseeing the work and strategic direction of the International Maritime Organization.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations system position
chief administrative officer role
executive position
leadership position
maritime governance role
affiliation United Nations
appointedBy IMO Council
appointmentConfirmedBy IMO Assembly
category International Maritime Organization
Maritime administration
United Nations Secretariat positions
createdBy Convention on the International Maritime Organization
IMO Assembly
dateEstablished 1959
employer International Maritime Organization
firstHolder Ove Nielsen
heads IMO Secretariat
incumbent Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco
incumbentSince 1 January 2024
jurisdiction International Maritime Organization
memberOf IMO Secretariat
officeLocation IMO Headquarters, London, United Kingdom
participatesIn United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination
partOf International Maritime Organization
predecessor Kitack Lim
reportsTo IMO Assembly
IMO Council
represents International Maritime Organization
responsibleFor administration of the IMO budget
implementation of decisions of the IMO Assembly
implementation of decisions of the IMO Council
overall management of the International Maritime Organization Secretariat
overseeing the work of the International Maritime Organization
preparation of the IMO budget
promoting efficient shipping
promoting environmentally sound shipping
promoting safe shipping
promoting secure shipping
representing the IMO in external relations
staff management of the IMO Secretariat
strategic direction of the International Maritime Organization
scopeOfAuthority global maritime affairs within the IMO mandate
seat London
style Secretary-General
termLength four years
termRenewable true
titleOf chief administrative officer of the International Maritime Organization
top executive of the International Maritime Organization

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
International Maritime Organization
International Maritime Organization ("Secretary-General of the IMO")
leaderTitle
IMO Assembly ("IMO Secretary-General")
elects
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
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