The General Assembly appointed Boutros Boutros-Ghali as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Samir S. Shihabi (Saudi Arabia), President of the forty-sixth session of the General Assembly administered the oath of office for a five-year term beginning on 1 January, 1992. UN Photo/Milton Grant
Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt, was appointed by acclamation by the General Assembly this morning as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations, for a five-year term beginning 1 January 1992. UN Photo/John Isaac