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The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations.

The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who took office on 1 January 2007. His first term expired on 31 December 2011. He was re-elected, unopposed, to a second term on 21 June 2011.

The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis.

Presidents of the General Assembly

SESSIONYEARNAMECOUNTRY
66th2011Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-NasserQatar
65th2010Mr. Joseph DeissSwitzerland
64th2009Dr. Ali Abdussalam TrekiLibyan Arab Jamahiriya
63rd2008Mr. Miguel d’Escoto BrockmannNicaragua
62nd2007Mr. Srgjan KerimFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
10th emergency special (resumed twice)2006Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al KhalifaBahrain
61st2006Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al KhalifaBahrain
60th2005Mr. Jan EliassonSweden
59th2004Mr. Jean PingGabonese Republic
10th emergency special (resumed)2004Mr. Julian Robert HunteSaint Lucia
10th emergency special (resumed twice)2003Mr. Julian Robert HunteSaint Lucia
58th2003Mr. Julian Robert HunteSaint Lucia
57th2002Mr. Jan KavanCzech Republic
10th emergency special (resumed twice)2002Mr. Han Seung-sooRepublic of Korea
10th emergency special (resumed)2001Mr. Han Seung-sooRepublic of Korea
56th2001Mr. Han Seung-sooRepublic of Korea
26th special2001Mr. Harri HolkeriFinland
25th special2001Mr. Harri HolkeriFinland
10th emergency special (resumed)2000Mr. Harri HolkeriFinland
55th2000Mr. Harri HolkeriFinland
24th special2000Mr. Theo-Ben GurirabNamibia
23rd special2000Mr. Theo-Ben GurirabNamibia
22nd special1999Mr. Theo-Ben GurirabNamibia
54th1999Mr. Theo-Ben GurirabNamibia
21st special1999Mr. Didier OperttiUruguay
10th emergency special (resumed)1999Mr. Didier OperttiUruguay
53rd1998Mr. Didier OperttiUruguay
20th special1998Mr. Hennadiy UdovenkoUkraine
10th emergency special (resumed)1998Mr. Hennadiy UdovenkoUkraine
52nd1997Mr. Hennadiy UdovenkoUkraine
19th special1997Mr. Razali IsmailMalaysia
10th emergency special (resumed)1997Mr. Razali IsmailMalaysia
51st1996Mr. Razali IsmailMalaysia
50th1995Prof. Diogo Freitas do AmaralPortugal
49th1994Mr. Amara EssyCôte d'Ivoire
48th1993Mr. Samuel R. InsanallyGuyana
47th1992Mr. Stoyan GanevBulgaria
46th1991Mr. Samir S. ShihabiSaudi Arabia
45th1990Mr. Guido de MarcoMalta
18th special1990Mr. Joseph Nanven GarbaNigeria
17th special1990Mr. Joseph Nanven GarbaNigeria
16th special1989Mr. Joseph Nanven GarbaNigeria
44th1989Mr. Joseph Nanven GarbaNigeria
43rd1988Mr. Dante M. CaputoArgentina
15th special1988Mr. Peter FlorinGerman Democratic Republic
42nd1987Mr. Peter FlorinGerman Democratic Republic
14th special1986Mr. Humayun Rasheed ChoudhuryBangladesh
41st1986Mr. Humayun Rasheed ChoudhuryBangladesh
13th special1986Mr. Jaime de PiniésSpain
40th1985Mr. Jaime de PiniésSpain
39th1984Mr. Paul J. F. LusakaZambia
38th1983Mr. Jorge E. IlluecaPanama
37th1982Mr. Imre HollaiHungary
12th special1982Mr. Ismat T. KittaniIraq
Ninth emergency special1982Mr. Ismat T. KittaniIraq
Seventh emergency special (resumed)1982Mr. Ismat T. KittaniIraq
36th1981Mr. Ismat T. KittaniIraq
Eighth emergency special1981Mr. Rüdiger von WechmarFederal Republic of Germany
35th1980Mr. Rüdiger von WechmarFederal Republic of Germany
11th special1980Mr. Salim A. SalimUnited Republic of Tanzania
Seventh emergency special1980Mr. Salim A. SalimUnited Republic of Tanzania
Sixth emergency special1980Mr. Salim A. SalimUnited Republic of Tanzania
34th1979Mr. Salim A. SalimUnited Republic of Tanzania
33rd1978Mr. Indalecio LiévanoColombia
10th special1978Mr. Lazar MojsovYugoslavia
Ninth special1978Mr. Lazar MojsovYugoslavia
Eighth special1978Mr. Lazar MojsovYugoslavia
32nd1977Mr. Lazar MojsovYugoslavia
31st1976Mr. H. S. AmerasingheSri Lanka
30th1975Mr. Gaston ThornLuxembourg
Seventh special1975Mr. Abdelaziz BouteflikaAlgeria
29th1974Mr. Abdelaziz BouteflikaAlgeria
Sixth special1974Mr. Leopoldo BenítesEcuador
28th1973Mr. Leopoldo BenítesEcuador
27th1972Mr. Stanislaw TrepczynskiPoland
26th1971Mr. Adam MalikIndonesia
25th1970Mr. Edvard HambroNorway
24th1969Miss Angie E. BrooksLiberia
23rd1968Mr. Emilio Arenales CatalánGuatemala
22nd1967Mr. Corneliu ManescuRomania
Fifth emergency special1967Mr. Abdul Rahman PazhwakAfghanistan
Fifth special1967Mr. Abdul Rahman PazhwakAfghanistan
21st1966Mr. Abdul Rahman PazhwakAfghanistan
20th1965Mr. Amintore FanfaniItaly
19th1964Mr. Alex Quaison-SackeyGhana
18th1963Mr. Carlos Sosa RodríguezVenezuela
Fourth special1963Sir Muhammad Zafrulla KhanPakistan
17th1962Sir Muhammad Zafrulla KhanPakistan
16th1961Mr. Mongi SlimTunisia
Third special1961Mr. Frederick Henry BolandIreland
15th1960Mr. Frederick Henry BolandIreland
Fourth emergency special1960Mr. Víctor Andrés BelaúndePeru
14th1959Mr. Víctor Andrés BelaúndePeru
13th1958Mr. Charles MalikLebanon
Third emergency special1958Sir Leslie MunroNew Zealand
12th1957Sir Leslie MunroNew Zealand
11th1956Prince Wan WaithayakonThailand
Second emergency special1956Mr. Rudecindo OrtegaChile
First emergency special1956Mr. Rudecindo OrtegaChile
10th1955Mr. José MazaChile
Ninth1954Mr. Eelco N. van KleffensNetherlands
Eighth1953Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi PanditIndia
Seventh1952Mr. Lester B. PearsonCanada
Sixth1951Mr. Luis Padilla NervoMexico
Fifth1950Mr. Nasrollah EntezamIran
Fourth1949Mr. Carlos P. RómuloPhilippines
Third1948Mr. H. V. EvattAustralia
Second special1948Mr. José ArceArgentina
Second1947Mr. Oswaldo AranhaBrazil
First special1947Mr. Oswaldo AranhaBrazil
First1946Mr. Paul-Henri SpaakBelgium


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