Appointment of the Secretary-General
UN Documents

• S/RES/1715 (9 October 2006) recommends the appointment of Ban Ki-Moon.
• S/RES/1358 (27 June 2001) recommends the reappointment of Kofi Annan.
• S/RES/1090 (13 December 1996) recommends the appointment of Kofi Annan.
• 720 (1991) (21 November 1991) recommends the appointment of Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
• 589 (1986) (10 October 1986) recommends the reappointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
• 494 (1981) (11 December 1981) recommends the appointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
• 400 (1976) (7 December 1976) recommends the reappointment of Kurt Waldheim.
• 306 (1971) (21 December 1971) recommends the appointment of Kurt Waldheim.
• 229 (1966) (2 December 1966) recommends the reappointment of U Thant.
• 227 (1966) (28 October 1966) recommends temporary rollover of the appointment of U Thant.
• 1026th Meeting (30 November 1962) Security Council Official Records, Seventeenth Year,  recommends appointment of U Thant.
• 168 (1961) (3 November 1961) recommends the appointment of U Thant as acting Secretary-General.
• Letter recommending renewal of appointment of Dag Hammarskjöld: Official Records of the Security Council, Twelfth Year, 792nd Meeting (26 September 1957).
• Letter recommending appointment of Dag Hammarskjöld: Official Records of the Security Council, Eighth Year, 617th Meeting (31 March 1953).
• Letter recommending appointment of Trygve Lie: Official Records of the Security Council, First Year, First Series, no. 1 page 44 (30 January 1946).

 Selected General Assembly Resolutions

• A/RES/55/277 (6 July 2001) renews appointment of Kofi Annan.
• A/RES/52/12B  (19 December 1997) establishes the post of Deputy Secretary-General.
• A/RES/51/241 (31 July 1997) adopts decisions on strengthening the UN system.
• A/RES/51/200 (17 December 1996) appoints Kofi Annan.
• A/RES/49/252 (23 September 1994) establishes Working Group on the Strengthening of the UN System.
• A/RES/46/21 (3 December 1991) appoints Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
• A/Res/41/1 (10 October 1986) renews appointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
• A/RES/36/137 (15 December 1981) appoints Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
• 31/60 (8 December 1976) renews appointment of Kurt Waldheim.
• 2903 (XXVI)) (22 December 1971) appoints Kurt Waldheim.
• 2161 (XXI) (2 December 1966) renews appointment of U Thant.
• 2147 (XXI) (1 November 1966) briefly extends appointment of U Thant.
• 1771 (XVII) (30 November 1962) appoints U Thant.
• 1640 (XVI) (3 November 1961) appoints U Thant as Acting Secretary-General.
• 1229 (XII) (14 December 1957) renews appointment of Dag Hammarskjöld.
• 709 (VII) (7 April 1953) appoints Dag Hammarskjöld.
• 492 (V) (1 November 1950) extends appointment of Trygve Lie for three years, without a Security Council recommendation.
• 64 (II) (1 February 1946) appoints Trygve Lie.
• 11 (1) (24 January 1946) establishes terms and process for appointment.

 Selected Secretary-General Reports

• A/51/950 (14 July 1997), Report of the Secretary-General Renewing the United Nations: a Programme for Reform proposes post of Deputy Secretary-General.
• A/51/950/Add.1 (7 October 1997), explains the job description for the Deputy Secretary-General.