Secretary-General of the United Nations

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United Nations position executive position international public office

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
United Nations Secretary-General	32
UN Secretary-General	4
Secretary General of the UN	1
Secretary-General	1
Secretary‑General of the United Nations	1
United Nations Secretary-General as depositary	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations position ⓘ executive position ⓘ international public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: Secretary General of the UN Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: UN Secretary-General
appointedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
country	international organization ⓘ
currentHolder	António Guterres ⓘ
currentHolderStartDate	1 January 2017 ⓘ
definedIn	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: Article 97 of the Charter of the United Nations
domain	global governance ⓘ international relations ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ
firstHolder	Trygve Lie ⓘ
formationDate	1946 ⓘ
formationEvent	establishment of the United Nations ⓘ
hasPower	appoint senior UN officials ⓘ issue annual report on the work of the Organization ⓘ propose agenda items to UN organs ⓘ use good offices to prevent or resolve conflicts ⓘ
hasRole	chair of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination ⓘ chief administrative officer of the UN Secretariat ⓘ chief administrative officer of the United Nations ⓘ diplomatic leader ⓘ head of the UN Secretariat ⓘ mediator in international disputes ⓘ spokesperson of the United Nations ⓘ
inauguralHolder	Trygve Lie ⓘ
jurisdiction	Member States of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: United Nations member states
legalBasis	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
locatedIn	New York City ⓘ
memberOf	United Nations system ⓘ
oversees	UN funds and programmes coordination ⓘ UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ UN special political missions ⓘ United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
partOf	United Nations ⓘ
produces	Annual Report of the Secretary-General ⓘ
rank	highest-ranking official of the United Nations ⓘ
recommendedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ
residence	New York City ⓘ United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
responsibleFor	bringing matters threatening international peace and security to the attention of the Security Council ⓘ coordination among UN agencies ⓘ good offices in conflict prevention and mediation ⓘ implementing decisions of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ implementing decisions of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ managing United Nations staff ⓘ overall administrative coordination of the United Nations ⓘ preparing the United Nations budget ⓘ public advocacy on global issues ⓘ strategic direction of the UN system ⓘ
seat	United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
style	His Excellency ⓘ
symbol	Emblem of the United Nations ⓘ
termLength	5 years ⓘ
termRenewable	yes ⓘ
typicalTermLimit	2 terms ⓘ
worksOn	climate change ⓘ disarmament ⓘ human rights ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ peace and security ⓘ rule of law ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ