The Commonwealth secretary-general, formally the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations, is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central...
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The Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth assists the Secretary-General in managing the operations of the Commonwealth Secretariat, which is the...
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"General Secretary of the Central Committee" or "First Secretary of the Central Committee". When a communist party is in power, the general secretary is...
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the Commonwealth flag in its place. Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon encourages the flying of the Commonwealth flag on Commonwealth Day...
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The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Originally...
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statements from the Commonwealth Secretary-General. Inter-denominational observances are also held in cities across the Commonwealth, including one led...
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Secretariat, and of the Commonwealth as a whole, is the Commonwealth Secretary-General. All Secretariat staff report to the secretary-general, who is also responsible...
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and titular, and it is the Commonwealth Secretary-General who is the chief executive of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth was first officially formed...
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Patricia Scotland (category Commonwealth secretaries-general)
Dominican-British barrister and politician who served as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2016 to 2025. She was the first woman to...
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The General Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (formerly known as the Executive Secretary) is the head of the CIS Executive Committee...
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The secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs, also known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government...
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small states and island states. There was an election for a new Commonwealth Secretary-General as incumbent Patricia Scotland had indicated in 2022 that she...
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the Commonwealth's fundamental political values. The secretariat is headed by the Commonwealth secretary-general, who is elected by the Commonwealth heads...
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action to make the Commonwealth effective and relevant. He was Antigua and Barbuda's nominee to be secretary general of the Commonwealth at the election...
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The secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (or "secretary of state") administers the Pennsylvania Department of State of the U.S. state (officially...
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law-related conferences. — Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland, who took office...
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sanctions on apartheid South Africa, a point echoed by former Commonwealth Secretary-General Shridath Ramphal, who said, "so steadfast was the Queen to the...
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Cameron during their remarks to the Commonwealth leaders. In addition, newly elected Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland...
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Kamalesh Sharma (category Commonwealth secretaries-general)
September 1941) is an Indian diplomat who served as the fifth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he was the High...
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The secretary of the Commonwealth is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. The office is currently held by secretary Kelly Gee. Serving as the...
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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (category Commonwealth secretaries-general)
politician, diplomat and lawyer who has served as the seventh secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1 April 2025. At the time of her appointment...
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Bank. Johnson Smith launched Jamaica's candidature for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth in London, United Kingdom in April 2022. Jamaica received...
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Hastings Ismay, a general from the Second World War, and secretary of state for commonwealth relations in the British cabinet as secretary general. Unlike later...
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Don McKinnon (category Commonwealth secretaries-general)
fourth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008. McKinnon was born in Blackheath, London. His father was Major-General Walter...
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Commonwealth in 2018. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales representing Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of...
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nominated to the position of Commonwealth Secretary-General and it was widely expected that he would be elected at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference...
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of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on behalf of Her Majesty's Government (HMG), the Commonwealth Secretary-General, and four independent British...
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The secretary of state for Commonwealth relations was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for dealing with the United...
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troika's first meeting was in London, in the presence of the Commonwealth Secretary-General.[citation needed] The third Chair, Olusegun Obasanjo, did more...
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co-chaired by Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, and former Commonwealth Secretary-General Shridath Ramphal, that produced a controversial report, Our...
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