The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council. The Secretary-General's selection is therefore subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council. Mr. Antonio Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1 January 2017.
List of Secretaries General of the United Nations
| Secretary-General | Dates in office | Country of origin | UN Regional Group |
| Gladwyn Jebb | 24 October 1945 – | United Kingdom | Western European & Others |
| Trygve Lie | 2 February 1946 – | Norway | Western European & Others |
| Dag Hammarskjöld | 10 April 1953 – | Sweden | Western European & Others |
| U Thant | 30 November 1961 – | Burma | Asian |
| Kurt Waldheim | 1 January 1972 – | Austria | Western European & Others |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | 1 January 1982 – | Peru | Latin American & Caribbean |
| Boutros Boutros-Ghali | 1 January 1992 – | Egypt | African |
| Kofi Annan | 1 January 1997 – | Ghana | African |
| Ban Ki-moon | 1 January 2007– 2016 | South Korea | Asia-Pacific |
| Antonio Guterres | Jan. 1, 2017– Till date | Portugal | - |
Although there is technically no limit to number of five-year terms a Secretary-General may serve, none so far has held office for more than two terms.
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