| Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
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| United Nations Secretariat | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Chief administrative officer |
| Abbreviation | UNSECGEN |
| Member of | Secretariat General Assembly |
| Residence | Sutton Place, New York City |
| Seat | United Nations Headquarters, New York City (international territory) |
| Nominator | Security Council |
| Appointer | General Assembly |
| Term length | Five years, renewable (traditionally limited to two terms) |
| Constituting instrument | United Nations Charter |
| Precursor | Secretary-General of the League of Nations |
| Formation | 24 October 1945 |
| First holder | Gladwyn Jebb as acting Secretary-General Trygve Lie as first Secretary-General |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary-General |
| Website | un.org/sg |
The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations Charter. However, the office's qualifications, selection process and tenure are open to interpretation; they have been established by custom.[1]
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