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What are the qualifications to become Secretary-General?

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What are the qualifications to become Secretary-General?

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In most instances, the Secretary-General has had experience serving as a high-level official of his home country, often as Foreign Minister, as is the case with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. His predecessor, Kofi Annan of Ghana, was the only person who rose through the ranks of the United Nations system to become Secretary-General.