Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations

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international public office senior civil service position

The Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations was a senior international civil servant who assisted the Secretary-General in managing the League’s administrative functions and coordinating its diplomatic and organizational activities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations	2
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations canonical	1
Secretary-General of the League of Nations (deputy and acting roles in early years)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international public office ⓘ senior civil service position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	League of Nations ⓘ surface form: League of Nations member states
appointedBy	Council of the League of Nations ⓘ Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ
associatedWith	development of early international civil service norms ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
duty	act as second-in-command of the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ assist in budgetary and personnel management of the Secretariat ⓘ assist the Secretary-General in managing the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ contribute to preparation of reports for League organs ⓘ coordinate administrative functions of the League of Nations ⓘ ensure continuity of Secretariat operations in the Secretary-General’s absence ⓘ facilitate communication between the Secretariat and member states ⓘ help coordinate work of technical and specialized bodies of the League ⓘ oversee organizational activities of the League of Nations ⓘ represent the Secretary-General when delegated ⓘ supervise sections and departments within the Secretariat ⓘ support diplomatic activities of the League of Nations ⓘ
employer	League of Nations ⓘ
endTime	1946 ⓘ
followedBy	Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Palais des Nations ⓘ
hierarchicalPosition	second-highest official in the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ
historicalPeriod	interwar period ⓘ
legalBasis	League of Nations Covenant and subsequent Council decisions ⓘ
location	Geneva ⓘ
officeCreatedFor	supporting the Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ
officeCreatedInContextOf	establishment of the League of Nations after World War I ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment	no ⓘ
officeHoldersAlsoHeldPosition	senior positions in national diplomatic services ⓘ
officeScope	international ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ
officeType	appointed office ⓘ
partOf	Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations ⓘ surface form: League of Nations Secretariat
replacedBy	similar functions within the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
requiredSkill	administrative leadership ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ knowledge of international law ⓘ multilingual communication ⓘ
selectionCriteria	consideration of geographic balance among member states ⓘ international civil service principles ⓘ
significantEvent	abolition of the office with the dissolution of the League of Nations in 1946 ⓘ
startTime	1920 ⓘ
subordinateTo	Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ
termLength	not fixed by popular election ⓘ
workLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations → hasPosition → Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations

Jean Monnet → positionHeld → Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secretary-General of the League of Nations (deputy and acting roles in early years)

Inazo Nitobe → positionHeld → Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations