Kofi Annan
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Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organisation founded by Nelson Mandela.
Annan in 2012
Annan speaking at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Annan with Russian president Vladimir Putin at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, 2001
Annan with US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2006
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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The secretary-general of the United Nations 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.
Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretariat Building is a 154-metre-tall (505 ft) skyscraper and the centerpiece of the Headquarters of the United Nations.
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Image: Trygve Lie 1938