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Ads by Google Related Topics secretary general Home Secretary Foreign Secretary      Secretary of State's Web Page The Office of the Secretary of State is an elected state office, second in line of succession behind the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. The Secretary is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of New Mexico, and affixes the seal to all commissions issued in the name of the Governor. The election responsibilities are housed in the Bureau of Elections. http://www.sos.state.nm.us   (512 words)      Report of the Secretary-General on the Withdrawal of the Emergency Force The Secretary General was, and is, firmly of the opinion that the decision for withdrawal of the force, on the request of the host Government, rested with the Secretary General after consultation with the Advisory Committee on U.N.E.F., which is the organ established by the General Assembly for consultation regarding such matters. The Secretary General's report to the Security Council of 19 May 1967 (S-7896) described the various elements of the increasingly dangerous situation in the Near East prior to the decision of the Government of the United Arab Republic to terminate its consent for the presence of U.N.E.F. on its territory. The Secretary General, in his reports relating to this decision, made it clear that the further consent of Egypt was essential with respect to these new functions. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/UNEF1.html   (9027 words)      NATO Handbook: The Secretary General The Secretary General is a senior international statesman nominated by the member governments as Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, the Defence Planning Committee, and the Nuclear Planning Group; as titular Chairman of other senior NATO committees; and as Secretary General and chief executive of NATO. The Deputy Secretary General assists the Secretary General in the exercise of his functions and replaces him in his absence. He may propose items for discussion and decision and has the authority to use his good offices in cases of dispute between member countries. http://www.nato.int/docu/handbook/2001/hb1003.htm   (344 words)      Interpol media release - 20/09/2005 Secretary General Noble has extensive international law enforcement expertise, including service in both the US Department of Justice (1984-1989) and Department of the Treasury (1993-1996). Interpol currently has 184 member countries and voting to confirm the appointment of the Secretary General is carried out on a one-country, one-vote basis. The vote by the General Assembly, Interpol’s supreme governing body representing the wishes of its member countries, was a recognition and endorsement of Mr. http://www.interpol.com/Public/ICPO/PressReleases/PR2005/PR200538.asp   (730 words)      Organisation of Islamic Conferences The Secretary General of the OIC met Palestinian Prime Minister Qorei and the Jordanian Minister of Religious Affairs and Awqaf Statement on the activities of the OIC Secretary General and the Islamic ministerial committee on al-Quds and Palestine at the United Nations The Secretary General having returned back to Jeddah from his visits to Jordan and Palestine. http://www.oic-oci.org/press/english/activity.htm   (3139 words)      Secretariat - Secretary General The Secretary General is appointed by the Ministerial Council for a term of three years and derives his/her authority from the collective decisions of the participating States. Prior to his appointment as OSCE Secretary General in June 2005, Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut held senior positions in the French administration as well as in international organizations. Marc Perrin de Brichambaut of France took up his post as OSCE Secretary General on 21 June 2005. http://www.osce.org/secretariat/12991.html   (364 words)      DoD News: Joint Media Availability - Secretary Rumsfeld and Secretary General Robertson This is the era of the defense minister: a former defense minister, secretary general of NATO, a former defense secretary, a defense secretary of the United States of America filling the positions of vice president of the United States and the United Nations special representative in Kosovo. I must say, I have a great deal of respect for the secretary general. Secretary, can I ask you a really parochial question on the Army black berets? http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2001/t03082001_t308sd2a.html   (2410 words)      Secretary General Kofi Annan's Reform Agenda - 1997 to Present - Global Policy Forum In his speech to the heads of state present at the Millennium+5 Summit, Secretary General Kofi Annan discussed the rhetoric surrounding the UN reform process. Article commenting on the Secretary General's July reform proposals and the negative response in the US Congress. Referring to his own 2003 speech, Annan clarified his use of the term "fork in the road," maintaining that his statement in no way referred to an "existential crisis" at the UN. http://www.globalpolicy.org/reform/initiatives/1997.htm   (2578 words)      United Nations Secretary-General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia According to the United Nations Charter, the Secretary-General is to be appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council. As a result of international politics and mechanicisms of political compromise, there are many similarities between the process and ideals for selecting the Secretary-General and those of selecting leading figures in other international organizations, including the election of Popes in the Roman Catholic Church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretary-General   (806 words)      Kofi Annan - Center of the Storm. Life Map. On the Job. Job at a Glance PBS The Security Council nominates a Secretary-General to the General Assembly which then votes to appoint the Council's choice. The Security Council is barred from nominating an individual that is from one of Security Council's five permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK, U.S.). Before Kofi Annan was nominated as Secretary-General in 1997, there were women identified as potential candidates, including Norway's Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata and Mary Robinson, a former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/un/life/job.html   (1057 words)      Biographies - Secretary General Former Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodríguez was elected OAS Secretary General by consensus of the member states during the 34th regular session of the OAS General Assembly, held in June 2004 in Quito, Ecuador. He took the helm of the OAS on September 15, 2004, but resigned a month later. http://www.oas.org/documents/eng/biography_sgRodriguez.asp   (407 words)      NATO Who's who?: NATO SecGen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Mr De Hoop Scheffer was elected to the House of Representatives of the States General for the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) in June 1986. He became the party’s spokesperson on foreign policy (as well as asylum and refugee policy and European justice matters) in the House and served on the Permanent Committees on Justice, European Affairs and Defence. He was in charge of the private office of four successive Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Van der Klaauw, Van der Stoel, Van Agt and Van den Broek) until 1986. http://www.nato.int/cv/secgen/scheffer-e.htm   (580 words)      Donald J. Johnston, OECD Secretary-General He served in the Cabinet, first as President of the Treasury Board (which manages the federal public service and controls the national budget), and then as Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development, Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. http://www.oecd.org/document/17/0,2340,en_2649_201185_1911377_1_1_1_1,00.html   (462 words)      Multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General- TREATY I-III--2.asp Consequently, the instrument of accession by the Government of Lithuania, including the reservation, was deposited with the Secretary General on 10 February 1997. By 4 December 1998, the date on which the period specified for the notification of objections by the Specialized Agencies concerned to the reservation made by Lithuania upon accession expired, no objection had been notified to the Secretary-General. Subsequently, in a communication received on 19 July 1990, the Government of Mongolia notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservation made upon accession. http://untreaty.un.org/ENGLISH/bible/englishinternetbible/partI/chapterIII/treaty2.asp   (2221 words)      IFLA appoints new Secretary General Ramachandran as the new Secretary General of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Rama's significant contribution to the outstanding library and high technology developments in Singapore and to the progress of CONSAL will be of great benefit to IFLA during his appointment." IFLA President Kay Raseroka today announced the appointment of Mr. http://www.ifla.org/V/press/newsg03.htm   (569 words)      Kofi Annan Cleared In Corruption Probe (washingtonpost.com) UNITED NATIONS, March 29 -- A U.N.-appointed panel investigating abuse in the Iraq oil-for-food program said there is no evidence that U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan used his influence to steer a multimillion-dollar contract to a Swiss company that employed his son. It also indicated that Annan may have initially misled investigators about contacts he had with senior executives at his son's company before they won a U.N. contract. Panel Assails U.N. Chief for Not Realizing Role of His Son in Oil-for-Food Scandal http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9495-2005Mar29.html   (1042 words)      IPU Secretary General Prior to being elected Secretary General, he occupied the posts of Deputy Secretary General and Legal Adviser (1994-1998) and Assistant Secretary General (1991-1994). Anders B. Johnsson took up office as IPU Secretary General on 1 July 1998 for a four year mandate, which was renewed in 2001. The current Secretary General of the IPU is Mr. http://www.ipu.org/strct-e/sg.htm   (271 words)      Secretary General - Application Information By the constitution, the Secretary General is nominated by the Nominating Committee and elected at the General Assembly. The Secretary General furthermore ensures that correct minutes are kept from all Council Meetings and that decisions are carried out. The Secretary General is besides the President and together with the other Officers the main representative of the Association. http://www.eacts.org/doc/6899   (978 words)      Memo Seems to Link Annan to Contract of Son's Company - New York Times But the memo appears to raise questions about the secretary general's role. A copy of the memo was provided to The New York Times, and the consultant confirmed that it was authentic. The company's consultant said senior Cotecna executives did not know if Mr. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/14/international/14food.html?ex=1276401600&en=18e53694826162b1&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (1021 words)      secretary-general --  Encyclopædia Britannica McKinley was fortunate in having as his secretary of state John Hay, one of America's greatest diplomats. In February Trygve Lie, foreign minister of Norway, was elected to serve as the first secretary-general. Under President Hayes he was assistant secretary of state for two years. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9066522?tocId=9066522   (680 words)      Archived - Under Secretary and General Counsel Judith A. Winston She was Executive Assistant and Legal Counsel to the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Special Assistant to the Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the former U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Previously, Winston served as an Associate Professor of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. where she taught civil procedure and civil rights courses. In March 2000, in addition to her General Counsel responsibilities, the President named Winston the Acting Under Secretary for the Department of Education, and she became Under Secretary in December 2000. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OGC/archives/winston.html   (484 words)      Trade Unions : Afilal reinstated UGTM secretary general :: moroccoTimes.com The conflict within the UGTM had been simmering for years between its long-serving secretary general, Abderrazak Afilal, who was appointed in the 1960s by Allal El Fassi himself, and his potential successors in the younger generation. He added that “Kabbaj appointed himself secretary general of the union, thereby transgressing the union's statutes, which stipulate that the secretary general must be appointed by the National Conference.” The secretary general was dismissed by his opponents, on Aug. 29, from the leadership of the UGTM. http://www.moroccotimes.com/paper/article.asp?idr=2&id=9470   (903 words)      Personal Humanitarian Envoy of the Secretary-General - Mission Report Both the General Assembly and the Security Council have also stated on numerous occasions that the Fourth Geneva Convention is applicable in the Occupied Territory. General Restrictions on Movement of Personnel and Aid Supplies The number of manned checkpoints varies but generally is in the range of 120 in total, with 80 to 90 in the West Bank alone. http://domino.un.org/bertini_rpt.htm   (13698 words)      Significant Uses of the Secretary-General The faith that the UN could keep the peace was so great in 1945, that the crusty old former Tennessee Senator, Cordell Hull, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Secretary of State, optimistically declared that henceforth all regional alliances and pacts would no longer be needed. Whether the Security Council acts on the Secretary-General& recommendation or advice, his voice from his bully pulpit could, in the hands of a fair, respected person, be of enormous influence. The Secretary General is directed by the Charter to "make an annual report to the General Assembly on the work of the organization." This certainly is not restricted to a perfunctory or statistical enumeration. http://www.unwatch.org/pbworks/usesg.html   (697 words)      Anglican Communion News Service In his homily Archbishop Rowan Williams spoke of the challenges that await the new Secretary General and spoke of our identity as a Communion. The commissioning comes within 12 days of the arrival of the new Secretary General to St Andrew's House. as Secretary General of the Anglican Communion (Anglican World/Rosenthal) http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/00/acns3934.cfm   (843 words)      New World Medical Association Secretary General Appointed Dr Otmar Kloiber, deputy Secretary General of the German Medical Association, has been unanimously appointed as the new Secretary General of the World Medical Association. His appointment was announced by the WMA at its annual General Assembly in Tokyo last week. He succeeds Dr Delon Human, a former family physician from Pretoria, South Africa, who is standing down as Secretary General early next year after seven years in the position. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=14774&nfid=rssfeeds   (270 words)      BBC ON THIS DAY 18 1961: UN Secretary General killed in air crash He did much to raise the profile of the UN and the post of secretary general. The British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan said the world would "mourn the loss of a public servant who had pursued his duty with courage, single-mindedness and devotion". The Secretary General's death leaves the UN facing a crisis of succession at a critical point in its history. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/18/newsid_3790000/3790079.stm   (754 words)      BBC NEWS World Americas Critics circle UN secretary general The war of words has erupted over an investigation by a US Senate committee into scandals over the UN programme in which Iraq sold oil for food during the years of sanctions. The former diplomat, Lord David Hannay, said of those who have called for Mr Annan's resignation: "The United States has many traditions, some good and some bad. American critics of the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan have been accused by a former British UN ambassador of leading a "lynch mob." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4072309.stm   (733 words)      Travel to New York for the United Nations 60th General Assembly 09/15/05 Under Secretary Burns on Ongoing Diplomatic Activities at the UN Briefing on UN Summit Declaration 09/17/05 Remarks with Libyan Foreign Minister 09/17/05 Joint Statement with Libyan Secretary Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice > Travels With the Secretary > 2005 http://www.state.gov/secretary/trvl/52822.htm   (511 words)      WorldNetDaily: Bill Clinton: Next U.N. chief? Responding to King's query about Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation on Iraq to the Security Council, Clinton sounded more like a U.N. diplomat than a former U.S. president. According to the Tribune-Review columnist, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is "under pressure to resign before the end of his second term in 2006." Should he do so, the General Assembly would select his replacement, on the recommendation of the U.N. Security Council. This may come as early as this Fall. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31099   (876 words)      Remarks With NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer QUESTION: I welcome, of course, opinions of both of you, but I was asking the Secretary now. QUESTION: I don't want to lose his though. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice > Former Secretaries of State > Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell > Speeches and Remarks > 2004 > January http://www.state.gov/secretary/former/powell/remarks/28606.htm   (1321 words)      Bill Clinton for U.N. Secretary-General? Also, if memory serves me correctly, there is a rule that no one who is a citizen of a state on the Security Council can be Secretary General. I don't think that a country that's a permanent member of the security council can hold the secretary general position. The U.S. president does not appoint the Secretary General of the U.N. posted on 08/02/2004 8:10:45 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1183402/posts   (2445 words)      Remarks with NATO Secretary General Solana SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: With respect to Iran, the United States continues to feel that Iran is an international law violator. QUESTION: Secretary of State, I have a questions about enlargement. I have little to add to what the Secretary of State has just said. http://www.fas.org/man/nato/offdocs/us_96/nato_update.htm   (2576 words)      Multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General- TREATY I-IV--4.asp Identical communications, mutatis mutandis, were received by the Secretary-General from the Government of Israel on 9 July 1969 in respect of the declaration made upon accession by the Government of Syria, and on 29 June 1970 in respect of the declaration made upon accession by the Government of Libya. Such a reservation is also, in the view of the Government of Finland, subject to the general principle of treaty interpretation according to which a party may not invoke the provisions of its domestic law as justification for a failure to perform its treaty obligations. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany further notes that the declarations with regard to articles 2 and 3, 7 and 8, and 10 and 13 constitute reservations of a general nature in respect of provisions of the Covenant which may be contrary to the Constitution, legislation, economic conditions and development plans of Bangladesh. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/treaty4_asp.htm   (8017 words)      AllRefer.com - United Nations : Organization and Principles : The Secretariat and the Secretary-General, UN (United ... The principal organs of the UN, as specified in the charter, are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council (see trusteeship, territorial), the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. All UN administrative functions are handled by the Secretariat, with the secretary-general at its head. The working languages of the General Assembly are English, French, and Spanish (in the Security Council only English and French are working languages). http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/U/UN-organization-and-principles.html   (473 words)      Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's Reform Agenda - 1992 to 1996 - Global Policy Forum This briefing presents an overview of Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali’s Agenda for Peace and its 1995 Supplement. UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali undertook a number of reforms at the beginning of his term in 1992, including reorganizing the Secretariat. This article examines Washington’s opposition to UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s re-election. http://www.globalpolicy.org/reform/initiatives/1992.htm   (369 words)      Secretary General Press Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (MITA) For a list of former ASEAN Secretaries-General, Click here http://www.aseansec.org/9574.htm   (108 words)      ABC News: OAS Unable to Elect New Secretary-General Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Ernesto Derbez speaks to a member of the Mexican delegation at the conclusion of the 30th Special Session of the General Assembly to elect the secretary general of the Organization of American States, Monday, April 11, 2005, in Washington. A special meeting the OAS was unable to elect a new secretary general on Monday as the Chilean and Mexican candidates received 17 votes each on five rounds of secret balloting. About 15 foreign ministers from the 34-nation body were on hand for the balloting at OAS headquarters. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=661277   (438 words)      Secretary General Visits Asmara Essy met and held discussions with the Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General to Ethiopia and Eritrea, Amb. Essy briefed President Afwerki on the efforts being deployed by the General Secretariat and the progress being made in this connection, the release said. Amara Essy, last week made a working visit to Asmara, the State of Eritrea. http://www.addistribune.com/Archives/2001/12/07-12-01/Secretary.htm   (76 words)      Head, Office of the Secretary General - Support and assist the Secretary General in his function as Chief Officer of the Secretariat by ensuring effective communication with each Department on matters pertaining to policies and decisions and their implementation. The major tasks of this position are to ensure that all necessary support, information and assistance is timely and accurately provided to the Secretary General in his function as the legally-authorized representative of the Organization and Chief Officer of the Secretariat. - Keep close communication with OPEC Member Countries and their diplomatic representatives and, in particular, assist the Secretary General in maintaining effective relations, communication and contacts with governments and their diplomatic representatives and with relevant international organizations. http://www.opec.org/home/vacancies/HSecGen.htm   (398 words)      Secretary-General Clinton? Kofi Annan is under pressure to resign before the end of his second term in 2006. Over the years, there have been secretaries-general from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa, but never from North America. Early in the fall, some seven months from now, the U.N. General Assembly may select a new secretary-general. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1511.htm   (1040 words)      Biographies - Secretary General He was re-elected by the member-countries in 1999, and began his second term in September of that year. Français - Português - Speeches - Secretary Generals Former Colombian President César Gaviria—known in Latin America as a conflict mediator, advocate of democracy in 1999, staunch supporter of regional integration and defender of human rights—was first elected OAS Secretary General in 1994. http://www.oas.org/documents/eng/biography_sg.asp   (889 words)      Secretary-General Legal advisor, then assistant to the Secretary General of the Federal Parliament Secretary of legislative Committees (ad hoc committees), of the Committee for petitions and for the guarantee of cantonal Constitutions, of the Pardons Committee, of the editing Committee and of the joint group preparing the election of the judges Born 25 March 1948 in Rovedoro (Canton Grisons, Italian-speaking part of Switzerland) http://www.parlament.ch/e/zoom/in-pd-generalsekretaerin   (417 words)      Resolution VI.8: Secretary General Matters EXPRESSES its support for the action taken by the Chair and members of the Standing Committee, following the resignation of Mr Navid, to appoint an Interim Secretary General and to develop procedures for the appointment of a new Secretary General; EMPHASIZING the leading and supervisory role of the Secretary General over the Ramsar Bureau in serving and servicing the Contracting Parties; FURTHER RECALLING the decision of the 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (Montreux, Switzerland, 1990), which defined the responsibilities of the Secretary General; http://www.ramsar.org/res/key_res_vi.8.htm   (390 words)      WSO UN: Secretary General Reports on Western Sahara The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly in 1960, strongly affirmed the right of self-determination. The Declaration, along with the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights instruments, form the basis of the United Nations' role and responsibility in democratization and in upholding the principles of self-determination, in accordance with the relevant General Assembly resolutions on decolonization... United Nations Secretary General Reports on Western Sahara (in reverse chronological order): http://www.wsahara.net/UN/unsgreponws.html   (376 words)      SECRETARY-GENERAL OBSERVES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REFLECTION ON 1994 RWANDA GENOCIDE One decision I have already taken is to create a new post of Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, who will report through me to the Security Council and the General Assembly, as well as to this Commission. When we recall such events and ask "why did no one intervene?", we should address the question not only to the United Nations, or even to its Member States. Neither the United Nations Secretariat, nor the Security Council, nor Member States in general, nor the international media, paid enough attention to the gathering signs of disaster. http://www.unog.ch/news2/documents/newsen/sg04003e.htm   (2143 words)      Online NewsHour: Kofi Annan -- December 16, 1996 His election by the Security Council Friday night awaits confirmation by the General Assembly, probably tomorrow. After a background report on Annan's record in the U.N., he talks to Charlayne Hunter-Gault about his plans for repositioning the U.N. for the 21st century. After months of rancorous debate among the Security Council members, the U.N. General Assembly has agreed upon Ghana's Kofi Annan as the replacement for out-going Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/international/july-dec96/annan_12-16.html   (1739 words)      General Secretary - definition of General Secretary in Encyclopedia The General Secretary (or First Secretary) may also be the title used by the head of a political party or group. The General Secretary's office or department is often referred to as the Secretariat. The term General Secretary often refers to the Secretary-General of an organization such as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/General_Secretary   (253 words)      Secretary General Jean Réveillon was elected Secretary General of the EBU by the Administrative Council on 8 December 2003. Jean Réveillon took up the position of EBU Secretary General on 1 February 2004. The Secretary General manages the Permanent Services with the help of the heads of Departments, who report to him, working in their specific fields of competence. http://www.ebu.ch/general_secretariat/index.php   (258 words)      UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Timeline, 21st Century Secretary General has voiced his 'dismay' over remarks by president Ahmadinejad Secretary General has urged governments to endorse sweeping reforms of the organisation The Secretary General Annan has said that direct elections in Iraq are not feasible before 30 June http://www.mapreport.com/countries/annan.html   (542 words)

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