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The General Assembly first voted on the membership of the Security Council, which then selected the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. The United States and the United Kingdom supported Lester B. Pearson of Canada for Secretary-General, but the Soviet Union opposed Pearson since the permanent headquarters of
The United Nations under Trygve Lie, 1945-1953. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-3698-3. Barros, James (1989). Trygve Lie and the Cold War: The UN Secretary-General Pursues Peace, 1946-1953. Northern Illinois Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-87580-148-3.
Gladwyn Jebb served as executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations in August 1945, being appointed acting United Nations secretary-general from October 1945 to February 1946. His successor, Trygve Lie, was the first to be appointed secretary-general under the UN Charter.
After World War II, Jebb served as executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations in August 1945, being appointed Acting United Nations secretary-general from October 1945 to February 1946 until the appointment of the first secretary-general, Trygve Lie. [14] 1: Trygve Lie (1896–1968) [15] 2 February 1946 10 November 1952
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 10 January 1946 at the Methodist Central Hall in London.. Gladwyn Jebb, executive secretary of the UN, notified Dr. Eduardo Zuleta Angel, head of the Colombian delegation to the UN and chairman of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, called the meeting to order.
The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. Many of the individuals who have served as the world body's top office have written memoirs, either before, during or after their terms of office (service).
25 January 1946 Adopted without vote Establishing the Military Staff Committee: 2: 30 January 1946 11–0–0 The Iran crisis of 1946: 3: 4 April 1946 9–0–0 (present not voting: Australia; absent: USSR) Soviet troops in Iran 4: 29 April 1946 10–0–1 (abstention: USSR) Condemning Francoist Spain: 5: 8 May 1946 10–0–0 (absent: USSR)
After the Second World War, Jebb served as Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations in August 1945 and served as Acting United Nations Secretary-General from October 1945 to February 1946, when the first Secretary-General was appointed, Trygve Lie. [4]