Secretary-General

A large number of international organizations and other bodies have a secretary general or secretary-general as their chief administrative officers or in other administrative capacities.

International intergovernmental organizations

• The Andean Community (CAN) has a secretary general.
• The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) has a secretary-general.
• The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has a secretary-general.
• The Commonwealth of Nations has a secretary-general.
• The Council of Europe (COE) has a secretary general.
• The Council of the European Union has a secretary-general.
• The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has a secretary general.
• The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has a secretary-general.
• The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has a secretary general.
• The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has a secretary general.
• The Organization of American States (OAS) has a secretary general.
• The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has a secretary general.
• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a secretary-general.
• The Pacific Islands Forum has a secretary general.
• The United Nations (UN) has a secretary-general.
• The Western European Union (WEU) has a secretary-general.

International nongovernmental organizations

• Amnesty International (AI) has a secretary general.

National bodies and other organizations

• The Milice (Vichy France's secret police) was run by a secretary general.

See also: Secretary-General, Amnesty International, Andean Community, Association of Caribbean States, Caribbean Community, Commonwealth Secretary-General, Commonwealth of Nations, Council of Europe, Council of the European Union, Inter-Parliamentary Union