List of UN Secretary-Generals
| Secretary General | Years in Office | Home Country |
|---|---|---|
| Trygve Halvdan Lie | 1946–1953 | Norway |
| U Thant | 1962–1971 | Myanmar |
| Kurt Waldheim | 1972–1981 | Austria |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | 1982–1991 | Peru |
| Boutros Boutros-Ghali | 1992–1996 | Egypt |
| Ban Ki-Moon | 2007–present | Korea, Republic of |
| Kofi Annan | 1997–2006 | Ghana |
| Dag Hammarskjöld | 1953–1961 | Sweden |