On December 10 th 2002, the General Council of the World Trade Organization adopted a formal set of procedures for the appointment of Directors-General (WT/L/509 – Procedures for the Appointment of Directors-General), which includes a formal timeline, a system of meeting with candidates as well as candidate criteria. These procedures provide an outline of basic […]

Qualifications: The OECD has defined a set of benchmarks for identifying and evaluating candidates. Qualifications include broad international experience and proven leadership ability in order to provide strategic direction to the OECD and enhance the competence and global influence of the Organization, substantive experience in the organization’s core economic areas, proven management skills, ability to […]

In his report on strengthening the accountability of the UN released in August 2005 (A/60/312), the Secretary-General outlined a new set of procedures for the appointment of senior UN officials to ensure a more transparent and vigorous process in the selection of qualified candidates.
http://www.un.org/reform/report_on_accountability.pdf
Procedures: a Senior Appointment Group is established, which is a standing advisory […]

Article 36 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court outlines qualifications and procedures for the election of judges.
http://www.un.org/law/icc/statute/romefra.htm

Qualifications: Judges must be persons of high moral character, impartiality, and integrity. Candidates must have established competence in criminal law/procedure or in relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law/human rights with extensive experience […]

Article 42 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court outlines qualifications and procedures for the election of the Prosecutor of the ICC.
http://www.un.org/law/icc/statute/romefra.htm
Qualifications: He/she must be an individual of high moral character with extensive practical experience and competency in the prosecution or trial of criminal cases and excellent knowledge and fluency in at least […]

Country: Ghana
Tenure: 1997-2006
Biography: http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/pages/sg_biography.html
Current Positions:

Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-present)

Past Positions:

Served as the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to the former Yugoslavia (1995-1996)
UN Under-Secretary-General (March 1993-December 1996)
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (March 1992-February 1993)
Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning, Budget and Finance, and Controller (1990-1992)
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management and Security Coordinator for the […]

Country: Egypt
Tenure: 1992-1996
Biography:http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/boutros_bio.asp
Current Positions:

Chairman, Egyptian Human Rights Council (2004-present)
President of the Institute for Mediterranean Political Studies, Club de Monaco (2002- )
Chairperson of the International Panel on Democracy and Development, UNESCO (1997- )

Past Positions:

Secretary-General of the International Organization of the Francophonie (1998-2002)
President of the Society for International Development (1997-2000)
Secretary-General, United Nations (1992-1996)
Deputy Prime […]

Country: Peru
Tenure: 1982-1991
Biography: http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/decuellar_bio.asp
Current Positions:

Retired

Past Positions:

Peruvian Ambassador to France (2001-2004)
Appointed Peruvian Prime Minister by interim president Valentin Paniagua (2000)
Secretary-General, United Nations (1982-1991)
Acted as the Secretary-General’s Personal Representative on the situation relating to Afghanistan (1981)
Legal Adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Peru (1981)
UN Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1979)
Special Representative of the […]

Country: Austria
Tenure: 1972-1981
Biography: http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/waldheim_bio.asp
Past Positions:

President of Austria (1986-1992)
Austrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a post he held until he was appointed Secretary-General (October 1970)
Chairman of the Safeguards Committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria (January 1968-April 1970)
President of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful […]

Country: Myanmar (Burma)
Tenure: 1961-1971
Biography: http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/thant_bio.asp
Past Positions:

UN Secretary-General (1961-1971)
Permanent Representative of Burma to the United Nations (1957-1961)
Chairman of the United Nations Congo Conciliation Commission and Chairman of the Committee on a United Nations Capital Development Fund (1961)
Vice-Presidents of the Assembly’s fourteenth session (1959)
Executive Secretary of Burma’s Economic and Social Board, Myanmar (Burma) (1955)
Secretary for projects in […]