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Secretaries-General serve for renewable five-year terms; most have served two terms. The [[United Nations Charter]] provides for the Secretary-General to be appointed by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] upon the nomination of the [[United Nations Security Council]]. Therefore, the selection is subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council. | Secretaries-General serve for renewable five-year terms; most have served two terms. The [[United Nations Charter]] provides for the Secretary-General to be appointed by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] upon the nomination of the [[United Nations Security Council]]. Therefore, the selection is subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council. | ||
| - | The Charter's minimal language has since been supplemented by other procedural rules and accepted practices. In practice, the Secretary-General cannot be a national of any of the permanent members of the Security Council, althrough [[Priya Aziz-Green]] broke this rule in 2009 (but note that she was | + | The Charter's minimal language has since been supplemented by other procedural rules and accepted practices. In practice, the Secretary-General cannot be a national of any of the permanent members of the Security Council, althrough [[Priya Aziz-Green]] broke this rule in 2009 (but note that she was an Indian-American). An accepted practice of regional rotation has also been adopted in the selection of successive candidates. This has strangely, though, resulted in no North American holder of the office. The ability of candidates to converse in both English and French is also considered an unofficial qualification for the office. |
Most Secretaries-General are compromise-candidates from middle powers and with little prior fame. High-profile candidates are often touted for the job, but are almost always rejected as unpalatable to some. For instance, figures like Charles de Gaulle, Dwight Eisenhower and Anthony Eden were considered for the first Secretary-General position, but were rejected in favour of the uncontroversial Norwegian Trygve Lie. Due to [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]]. | Most Secretaries-General are compromise-candidates from middle powers and with little prior fame. High-profile candidates are often touted for the job, but are almost always rejected as unpalatable to some. For instance, figures like Charles de Gaulle, Dwight Eisenhower and Anthony Eden were considered for the first Secretary-General position, but were rejected in favour of the uncontroversial Norwegian Trygve Lie. Due to [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]]. | ||
