List of Secretary-Generals

Secretary-Generals

 Louis CURCHOD                (Switzerland)

     Director from 1 January 1869 to 24 May 1872
     and from 23 February 1873 to 18 October 1889

 Charles LENDI                (Switzerland)

     Director from 24 May 1872 to 12 January 1873

 Auguste FREY                 (Switzerland)

     Director from 25 February 1890 to 28 June 1890

 Timothie ROTHEN              (Switzerland)

     Director from 25 November 1890 to 11 February 1897

 Emile FREY                   (Swizerland)

     Director from 11 March 1897 to 1 August 1921

 Henri ETIENNE                (Switzerland)

     Director from 2 August 1921 to 16 December 1927

 Joseph RABER                 (Switzerland)

     Director from 1 February 1928 to 30 October 1934

 Franz von ERNST              (Switzerland)
     Director from 1 January 1935 to 31 December 1949

 Leon MULATIER                (France)

     Secretary-General from 1 January 1950 to 31 December 1953

 Marco Aurelio ANDRADA        (Argentina)

     Secretary-General from 1 January 1954 to 18 June 1958

 Gerald C. GROSS              (United States)

     Secretary-General from 1 January 1960 to 29 October 1965

 Manohar Balaji SARWATE       (India)

     Secretary-General from 30 October 1965 to 19 February 1967

 Mohamed Ezzedine MILI        (Tunisia)

     Secretary-General (a.i.) from 20 February 1967 to 31 December 1973
     Secretary-General from 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1982

 Richard E. BUTLER            (Australia)
     Secretary-General from 1 January 1983 to 31 October 1989

 Pekka Tarjanne		     (Finland)

     Secretary-General since 1 November 1989