the first head of state to take up the role as secretary gen of un.
antonio gutters or ban ki moon or kofi annan or u thant??
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Under the Charter, the Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
Mr. Guterres' predecessors as Secretary-General were: Ban Ki-moon (Korea) who served from January 2007 to December 2016; Kofi Annan (Ghana) who held office from January 1997 to December 2006; Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt), who held office from January 1992 to December 1996; Javier Pèrez de Cuèllar (Peru), who served from January 1982 to December 1991; Kurt Waldheim (Austria), who held office from January 1972 to December 1981; U Thant (Burma, now Myanmar), who served from November 1961, when he was appointed acting Secretary-General (he was formally appointed Secretary-General in November 1962) to December 1971; Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden), who served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in Africa in September 1961; and Trygve Lie (Norway), who held office from February 1946 to his resignation in November 1952.
portrait of former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (Korea)
Term of Office: 2007-2016
portrait of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan (Ghana)
Term of Office: 1997-2006
portrait of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)
Term of Office: 1992-1996
portrait of former Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar
Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
Term of Office: 1982-1991
portrait of former Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Waldheim (Austria)
Term of Office: 1972-1981
portrait of former Secretary-General U Thant
U Thant (Myanmar)
Term of Office: 1961-1971
portrait of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden)
Term of Office: 1953-1961