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).
#Secretary-GeneralDates in officeMemoirs Title-Sir Gladwyn Jebb (acting)24 October 1945 – 2 February 1946?1Trygve Halvdan Lie2 February 1946 – November 1952 In the Cause of Peace (first and only publication, 1954) 2Dag Hammarskjöld10 April 1953 – 18 September 1961Vägmärken (Markings) 3U Thant3 November 1961 – 31 December 1971View from the UN4Kurt Waldheim1 January 1972 – 31 December 1981In the Eye of the Storm5Javier Pérez de Cuéllar1 January 1982 – 31 December 1991Pilgrimage for Peace6Boutros Boutros-Ghali1 January 1992 – 31 December 1996Unvanquished: A U.S.–U.N. Saga7Kofi Annan1 January 1997 – 31 December 2006Interventions: A Life in War in Peace8Ban Ki-moon1 January 2007 – 31 December 2016?9António Guterres1 January 2017 – Incumbent?