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About the Leadership Team

The appointment of senior leaders is one the most significant responsibilities of the Secretary-General, in his capacity as the Chief Administrative Officer of the Organization. The Secretary-General attaches the utmost importance and exercises with great care, the discretionary authority that is vested in him by the General Assembly for the appointment of senior leaders.

The Secretary-General has established a recruitment and selection process to advertise and search for the most suitable person for a particular leadership position. The process carefully balances the need for securing the transparency and impartiality of the process with the need to share information with Member States and the public, while protecting the confidentiality and privacy of the candidates.

The Secretary-General is also committed to ensuring that there is gender parity among his senior leadership team and that senior leaders who fall under his direct authority are appointed from as wide a geographical basis as possible: in the Departments and Offices of the Secretariat, Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions, the Regional Commissions, Funds and Programmes and Other Entities.

While the Secretary-General has in most cases the ultimate authority to make the final selection, some senior positions are governed by specific General Assembly and Security Council resolutions with stipulations placed on their appointment process ranging from term limits to consultations with intergovernmental bodies, Member States and Board Members upon nomination by the Secretary-General.

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Afghanistan

19 Nov 1946

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Albania

14 Dec 1955

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Algeria

08 Oct 1962

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Andorra

28 Jul 1993

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Angola

01 Dec 1976

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Antigua and Barbuda

11 Nov 1981

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Argentina

24 Oct 1945

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Armenia

02 Mar 1992

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Australia

01 Nov 1945

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Austria

14 Dec 1955

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Azerbaijan

02 Mar 1992

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Bahamas

18 Sep 1973

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Bahrain

21 Sep 1971

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Bangladesh

17 Sep 1974

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Barbados

09 Dec 1966

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Belarus

24 Oct 1945

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Belgium

27 Dec 1945

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Belize

25 Sep 1981

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Benin

20 Sep 1960

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Bhutan

21 Sep 1971

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Bolivia

14 Nov 1945

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

22 May 1992

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Botswana

17 Oct 1966

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Brazil

24 Oct 1945

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Brunei

21 Sep 1984

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Bulgaria

14 Dec 1955

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Burkina Faso

20 Sep 1960

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Burundi

18 Sep 1962

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Cabo Verde

16 Sep 1975

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Cambodia

14 Dec 1955

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Cameroon

20 Sep 1960

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Canada

09 Nov 1945

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Central African Republic

20 Sep 1960

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Chad

20 Sep 1960

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Chile

24 Oct 1945

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China

24 Oct 1945

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Colombia

05 Nov 1945

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Comoros

12 Nov 1975

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Congo

20 Sep 1960

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Costa Rica

02 Nov 1945

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Côte d'Ivoire

20 Sep 1960

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Croatia

22 May 1992

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Cuba

24 Oct 1945

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Cyprus

20 Sep 1960

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Czechia

19 Jan 1993

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

20 Sep 1960

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Denmark

24 Oct 1945

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Djibouti

20 Sep 1977

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Dominica

18 Dec 1978

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Dominican Republic

24 Oct 1945

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Ecuador

21 Dec 1945

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Egypt

24 Oct 1945

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El Salvador

24 Oct 1945

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Equatorial Guinea

12 Nov 1968

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Eritrea

28 May 1993

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Estonia

17 Sep 1991

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Eswatini

24 Sep 1968

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Ethiopia

13 Nov 1945

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Fiji

13 Oct 1970

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Finland

14 Dec 1955

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France

24 Oct 1945

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Gabon

20 Sep 1960

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Gambia

21 Sep 1965

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Georgia

31 Jul 1992

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Germany

18 Sep 1973

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Ghana

08 Mar 1957

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Greece

25 Oct 1945

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Grenada

17 Sep 1974

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Guatemala

21 Nov 1945

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Guinea

12 Dec 1958

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Guinea-Bissau

17 Sep 1974

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Guyana

20 Sep 1966

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Haiti

24 Oct 1945

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Honduras

17 Dec 1945

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Hungary

14 Dec 1955

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Iceland

19 Nov 1946

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India

30 Oct 1945

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Indonesia

28 Sep 1950

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Iran

24 Oct 1945

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Iraq

21 Dec 1945

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Ireland

14 Dec 1955

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Israel

11 May 1949

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Italy

14 Dec 1955

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Jamaica

18 Sep 1962

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Japan

18 Dec 1956

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Jordan

14 Dec 1955

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Kazakhstan

02 Mar 1992

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Kenya

16 Dec 1963

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Kiribati

14 Sep 1999

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Kuwait

14 May 1963

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Kyrgyzstan

02 Mar 1992

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Laos

14 Dec 1955

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Latvia

17 Sep 1991

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Lebanon

24 Oct 1945

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Lesotho

17 Oct 1966

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Liberia

02 Nov 1945

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Libya

14 Dec 1955

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Liechtenstein

18 Sep 1990

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Lithuania

17 Sep 1991

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Luxembourg

24 Oct 1945

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Madagascar

20 Sep 1960

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Malawi

01 Dec 1964

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Malaysia

17 Sep 1957

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Maldives

21 Sep 1965

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Mali

28 Sep 1960

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Malta

01 Dec 1964

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Marshall Islands

17 Sep 1991

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Mauritania

27 Oct 1961

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Mauritius

24 Apr 1968

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Mexico

07 Nov 1945

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Micronesia

17 Sep 1991

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Monaco

28 May 1993

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Mongolia

27 Oct 1961

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Montenegro

28 Jun 2006

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Morocco

12 Nov 1956

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Mozambique

16 Sep 1975

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Myanmar

19 Apr 1948

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Namibia

23 Apr 1990

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Nauru

14 Sep 1999

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Nepal

14 Dec 1955

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Netherlands

10 Dec 1945

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New Zealand

24 Oct 1945

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Nicaragua

24 Oct 1945

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Niger

20 Sep 1960

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Nigeria

07 Oct 1960

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North Korea

17 Sep 1991

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North Macedonia

08 Apr 1993

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Norway

27 Nov 1945

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Oman

07 Oct 1971

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Pakistan

30 Sep 1947

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Palau

15 Dec 1994

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Panama

13 Nov 1945

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Papua New Guinea

10 Oct 1975

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Paraguay

24 Oct 1945

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Peru

31 Oct 1945

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Philippines

24 Oct 1945

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Poland

24 Oct 1945

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Portugal

14 Dec 1955

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Qatar

21 Sep 1971

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Romania

14 Dec 1955

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Russia

24 Oct 1945

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Rwanda

18 Sep 1962

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

23 Sep 1983

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Saint Lucia

18 Sep 1979

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

16 Sep 1980

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Samoa

15 Dec 1976

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San Marino

02 Mar 1992

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Sao Tome and Principe

16 Sep 1975

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Saudi Arabia

24 Oct 1945

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Senegal

28 Sep 1960

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Serbia

01 Nov 2000

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Seychelles

21 Sep 1976

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Sierra Leone

27 Sep 1961

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Singapore

21 Sep 1965

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Slovakia

19 Jan 1993

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Slovenia

22 May 1992

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Solomon Islands

19 Sep 1978

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Somalia

20 Sep 1960

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South Africa

07 Nov 1945

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South Korea

17 Sep 1991

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South Sudan

14 Jul 2011

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Spain

14 Dec 1955

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Sri Lanka

14 Dec 1955

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Sudan

12 Nov 1956

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Suriname

04 Dec 1975

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Sweden

19 Nov 1946

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Switzerland

10 Sep 2002

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Syria

24 Oct 1945

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Tajikistan

02 Mar 1992

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Tanzania

14 Dec 1961

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Thailand

16 Dec 1946

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Timor-Leste

27 Sep 2002

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Togo

20 Sep 1960

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Tonga

14 Sep 1999

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Trinidad and Tobago

18 Sep 1962

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Tunisia

12 Nov 1956

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Turkey

24 Oct 1945

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Turkmenistan

02 Mar 1992

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Tuvalu

05 Sep 2000

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Uganda

25 Oct 1962

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Ukraine

24 Oct 1945

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United Arab Emirates

09 Dec 1971

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United Kingdom

24 Oct 1945

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United States

24 Oct 1945

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Uruguay

18 Dec 1945

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Uzbekistan

02 Mar 1992

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Vanuatu

15 Sep 1981

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Venezuela

15 Nov 1945

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Vietnam

20 Sep 1977

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Yemen

30 Sep 1947

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Zambia

01 Dec 1964

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Zimbabwe

25 Aug 1980

António Guterres

Secretary-General of the United Nations

Portugal

Major General Diodato Abagnara

Head of Mission and Force Commander

unifil-fc@un.org

Amina J. Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Nigeria

Omar Abdi

Deputy Executive Director (Programmes)

Canada

oaabdi@unicef.org

Mr. Movses Abelian of Armenia

Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference ManagementPersonnel Appointments | António Guterres, Secretary-General

Republic of Armenia

Angeli Achrekar

Deputy Executive Director and Global Practice Lead, UNAIDSAssistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

U.S.A

Mr. Abdallah Al Dardari

Assistant Secretary-GeneralAssistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Syria

Rania Abdulmonem Al-Mashat

Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission

rania.almashat@yahoo.com

Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov

Deputy Special CoordinatorResident Coordinator, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Azerbaijan

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

armida.alisjahbana@un.org

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