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|image = Salome | |image = Salome Zourabichvili and Essa Albasha Alnoaimi (cropped).jpg | ||
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|incumbent = [[Ekaterine Beruchashvili]] | |incumbent = [[Ekaterine Beruchashvili]] | ||
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|appointer = [[Community of Nations#International Assembly|International Assembly]] | |appointer = [[Community of Nations#International Assembly|International Assembly]] | ||
|termlength = 5 years renewable | |termlength = 5 years renewable | ||
|termlength_qualified = None (official)<br>Two (customary) | |termlength_qualified = None (official)<br>Two (customary) | ||
|formation = {{Start date and age|1935|05|12|df=yes|p=y}} | |formation = {{Start date and age|1935|05|12|df=yes|p=y}} | ||
|constituting_instrument = [[ | |constituting_instrument = [[Community of Nations Charter]] | ||
|deputy = Deputy Secretary-General for Personnel<br>Deputy Secretary-General for Logistics | |deputy = Deputy Secretary-General for Personnel<br>Deputy Secretary-General for Logistics | ||
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The '''Secretary-General of the Community of Nations''' is the | The '''Secretary-General of the Community of Nations''' is the head of the [[Community of Nations General Secretariat]]. She is the organization's top bureaucrat and is ultimately responsible for directing the manner in which the organization carries out its mandates. Until the 1960s, Secretaries-General were mostly from Euclea, but since then there has been a growing tendency for them to rotate between regional groups. The current Secretary-General, [[Ekaterine Beruchashvili]], is the first woman to hold the position. | ||
==List of Secretaries-General== | ==List of Secretaries-General== | ||
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|colspan="6"|Description. | |colspan="6"|Description. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''2'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File: | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''2'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Blank portrait, male (rectangular).png|80px]]||'''[[man]]'''<br><small>(b–d)</small>||1 January 1945 – <br />31 December 1949||{{flagicon|Azmara}} [[Azmara]]||Euclea East||Retired after one term. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''3'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File: | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''3'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Blank portrait, male (rectangular).png|80px]]||'''[[man]]'''<br><small>(b-d)</small>||1 January 1950 – <br />31 December 1954||{{flag|Tacunia}}||Asteria North||Retired after one term. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''4'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:John F Kennedy.jpg|80px]]||'''[[Seán Fitzgerald]]'''<br><small>(1905–1961)</small>||1 January 1955 – <br />22 November 1961||{{flag|Caldia}}||Euclea East||Died in a plane crash in [[Military dictatorship in Etruria|Etruria]] while on a peacekeeping mission. | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''4'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:John F Kennedy.jpg|80px]]||'''[[Seán Fitzgerald]]'''<br><small>(1905–1961)</small>||1 January 1955 – <br />22 November 1961||{{flag|Caldia}}||Euclea East||Died in a plane crash in [[Military dictatorship in Etruria|Etruria]] while on a peacekeeping mission. | ||
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|colspan="6"|Fitzgerald is the only CN Secretary-General to die in office; he was killed in an airplane crash en route to cease-fire negotiations during the [[Western Emergency]]. Fitzgerald has been referred to as one of the most influential and controversial Secretary-Generals, taking a more activist role than his predecessors and promoting the CN as a more assertive organisation. | |colspan="6"|Fitzgerald is the only CN Secretary-General to die in office; he was killed in an airplane crash en route to cease-fire negotiations during the [[Western Emergency]]. Fitzgerald has been referred to as one of the most influential and controversial Secretary-Generals, taking a more activist role than his predecessors and promoting the CN as a more assertive organisation. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''-'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File: | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''-'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Alcide De Gasperi 2.jpg|80px]]||'''''[[Giove Andriola]]'''''<br><small>(3 April 1901-19 August 1974)</small>||22 November 1961 – <br />31 December 1961||{{flagicon|Montecara}} [[Montecara]]||Euclea East||Served as interim Secretary-General following Fitzgerald's death. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''5'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File: | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''5'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Endelkachew_Makonnen.jpg|80px]]||'''[[Hailu Kayin]]'''<br><small>(1904-1998)</small>||1 January 1962 – <br />31 December 1971||{{flag|Yemet}}||Rahelia-Bahia|| Retired after two full terms. | ||
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|colspan="6"| | |colspan="6"|The first Coian secretary-general, Haliu was awarded the 1964 *insert Nobel Peace Prize equiv* for his work in resolving the conflict in his native Yemet. He was re-elected unanimously in 1966. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''6'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File: | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''6'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:SayaKoLinn.png|80px]]||'''[[Saya Ko Linn]]'''<br><small>(1929-)</small>||1 January 1972 – <br />31 December 1976||{{flag|Kuthina}} ||Coius South||Retired after one full term. | ||
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|colspan="6"| | |colspan="6"| It was decided that a second Coian secretary-general would be preferable to balance out earlier [[Euclean]] domination of the office. Saya Ko Linn's nomination was met with considerable opposition from [[Xiaodong]] (He was an active proponent of an independent [[Chanwan State]]), though his election was successful. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''7'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Georges Pompidou - Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F020538-0006 (cropped).jpg|80px]]||'''[[Frédérique Lambert]]'''<br><small>(1912-1994)</small>||1 January 1977 – <br />22 September 1983||{{flagicon image|Flag of Cassier.png}} [[Cassier]]||Asteria North||Resigned due to a corruption scandal. | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''7'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Georges Pompidou - Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F020538-0006 (cropped).jpg|80px]]||'''[[Frédérique Lambert]]'''<br><small>(1912-1994)</small>||1 January 1977 – <br />22 September 1983||{{flagicon image|Flag of Cassier.png}} [[Cassier]]||Asteria North||Resigned due to a corruption scandal. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''-'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File: | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''-'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Leehiho2010.jpg|80px]]||'''''[[Lee Song-Hee]]'''''<br><small>(1902-1990)</small>||22 September 1983 – <br />31 December 1983||{{flag|Baekjeong}} ||Coius West||Served as interim Secretary-General following Lambert's resignation. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''8'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File: | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''8'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Portrait_of_József_Antall,_Jr.tif|80px]]||'''[[Theodosii Istina]]'''<br><small>(1932-)</small>||1 January 1984 – <br />31 December 1988||{{flagicon image|TengariaFlag.png}} [[Tengaria]] ||Euclea West||Retired after one full term. | ||
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|colspan="6"| | |colspan="6"|The grandson of Tengarian philosopher [[Ivan Istina]] and a scholar until his appointment as ambassador by [[Simeon Kovachev]], Istina was the first Secretary-General from West Euclea. During his tenure, he created and promoted several programs sponsoring global education, the protection of culture and world religions, and the development of philosophy. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''9'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Bettino Craxi 2.jpg|80px]]||'''[[ | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''9'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Bettino Craxi 2.jpg|80px]]||'''[[Miloš Vidović]]'''<br><small>(1935-2007)</small>||1 January 1989 – <br />31 December 1993||{{flag|Etruria}}||Euclea East||Retired after one full term. | ||
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|rowspan="2"|<center>'''10'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Fernando Henrique Cardoso em maio de 1998.jpg|80px]]||'''[[Vytautas | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''10'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Fernando Henrique Cardoso em maio de 1998.jpg|80px]]||'''[[Vytautas Šeduikys]]'''<br><small>(1934-)</small>||1 January 1994 – <br />31 December 2003||{{flagicon image|RepAucuriaFlag.png}} [[Aucuria]]||Asteria South||Retired after two full terms. | ||
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|colspan="6"|A professor of international relations and the second [[Asteria Inferior|South Asterian]] secretary-general, Šeduikys had previously served as Aucuria's foreign minister under [[Feliksas Ikedas|Feliksas Ikeda]]. He continued Vidović's emphasis on human rights and democratization, collaborating heavily with non-governmental organizations. He was reelected in 1999. | |||
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| | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''11'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Commonwealth Secretary-General (cropped).jpg|80px]]||'''[[Kamalesh Sharma]]'''<br><small>(born 1942)</small>||1 January 2004 – <br />31 December 2013||{{flagicon image|Arthadesh flag.png}} [[Arthasthan]]||Coius West||Served full two terms. | ||
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| | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''12'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Salome Zourabichvili and Essa Albasha Alnoaimi (cropped).jpg|80px]]||'''[[Ekaterine Beruchashvili]]'''<br><small>(born 1956)</small>||1 January 2014 – <br />31 December 2023||{{flagicon image|Flag of Tbilisi.svg}} [[Vedmed]]||Euclea West|| | ||
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| | |colspan="6"|Beruchashvili is the first elected female Secretary-General of the CN. | ||
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| | |rowspan="2"|<center>'''12'''</center>||rowspan="2"|[[File:Portrait Placeholder.png|80px]]||TBA<br><small>(year of birth)</small>||1 January 2024 – <br />present|| || || | ||
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[[Category:Community of Nations]] | [[Category:Community of Nations]] |
Latest revision as of 19:05, 16 January 2024
Secretary-General of the Community of Nations | |
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Community of Nations | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Appointer | International Assembly |
Term length | 5 years renewable None (official) Two (customary) |
Constituting instrument | Community of Nations Charter |
Formation | 12 May 1935 |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary-General for Personnel Deputy Secretary-General for Logistics |
The Secretary-General of the Community of Nations is the head of the Community of Nations General Secretariat. She is the organization's top bureaucrat and is ultimately responsible for directing the manner in which the organization carries out its mandates. Until the 1960s, Secretaries-General were mostly from Euclea, but since then there has been a growing tendency for them to rotate between regional groups. The current Secretary-General, Ekaterine Beruchashvili, is the first woman to hold the position.
List of Secretaries-General
№ | Portrait | Secretary-General (Born–Died) |
Dates in office | Country of origin | CN Regional Group | Reason of withdrawal |
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Niels Cornelissen (b–d) |
1 January 1935 – 31 December 1944 |
Hennehouwe | Euclea East | Retired after two full terms. | ||
Description. | ||||||
man (b–d) |
1 January 1945 – 31 December 1949 |
Azmara | Euclea East | Retired after one term. | ||
Description | ||||||
man (b-d) |
1 January 1950 – 31 December 1954 |
Tacunia | Asteria North | Retired after one term. | ||
Seán Fitzgerald (1905–1961) |
1 January 1955 – 22 November 1961 |
Caldia | Euclea East | Died in a plane crash in Etruria while on a peacekeeping mission. | ||
Fitzgerald is the only CN Secretary-General to die in office; he was killed in an airplane crash en route to cease-fire negotiations during the Western Emergency. Fitzgerald has been referred to as one of the most influential and controversial Secretary-Generals, taking a more activist role than his predecessors and promoting the CN as a more assertive organisation. | ||||||
Giove Andriola (3 April 1901-19 August 1974) |
22 November 1961 – 31 December 1961 |
Montecara | Euclea East | Served as interim Secretary-General following Fitzgerald's death. | ||
Hailu Kayin (1904-1998) |
1 January 1962 – 31 December 1971 |
Yemet | Rahelia-Bahia | Retired after two full terms. | ||
The first Coian secretary-general, Haliu was awarded the 1964 *insert Nobel Peace Prize equiv* for his work in resolving the conflict in his native Yemet. He was re-elected unanimously in 1966. | ||||||
Saya Ko Linn (1929-) |
1 January 1972 – 31 December 1976 |
Kuthina | Coius South | Retired after one full term. | ||
It was decided that a second Coian secretary-general would be preferable to balance out earlier Euclean domination of the office. Saya Ko Linn's nomination was met with considerable opposition from Xiaodong (He was an active proponent of an independent Chanwan State), though his election was successful. | ||||||
Frédérique Lambert (1912-1994) |
1 January 1977 – 22 September 1983 |
Cassier | Asteria North | Resigned due to a corruption scandal. | ||
Lee Song-Hee (1902-1990) |
22 September 1983 – 31 December 1983 |
Baekjeong | Coius West | Served as interim Secretary-General following Lambert's resignation. | ||
Theodosii Istina (1932-) |
1 January 1984 – 31 December 1988 |
Tengaria | Euclea West | Retired after one full term. | ||
The grandson of Tengarian philosopher Ivan Istina and a scholar until his appointment as ambassador by Simeon Kovachev, Istina was the first Secretary-General from West Euclea. During his tenure, he created and promoted several programs sponsoring global education, the protection of culture and world religions, and the development of philosophy. | ||||||
Miloš Vidović (1935-2007) |
1 January 1989 – 31 December 1993 |
Etruria | Euclea East | Retired after one full term. | ||
Vytautas Šeduikys (1934-) |
1 January 1994 – 31 December 2003 |
Aucuria | Asteria South | Retired after two full terms. | ||
A professor of international relations and the second South Asterian secretary-general, Šeduikys had previously served as Aucuria's foreign minister under Feliksas Ikeda. He continued Vidović's emphasis on human rights and democratization, collaborating heavily with non-governmental organizations. He was reelected in 1999. | ||||||
Kamalesh Sharma (born 1942) |
1 January 2004 – 31 December 2013 |
Arthasthan | Coius West | Served full two terms. | ||
Description | ||||||
Ekaterine Beruchashvili (born 1956) |
1 January 2014 – 31 December 2023 |
Vedmed | Euclea West | |||
Beruchashvili is the first elected female Secretary-General of the CN. | ||||||
TBA (year of birth) |
1 January 2024 – present |
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(Description) |