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Director-General

A new Director-General is appointed every four years by the General Conference. Under his authority, the Secretariat is expected to translate into reality the programmes approved by the General Conference. The present Director-General of UNESCO, who was appointed in 1999, is Koïchiro Matsuura(LINK!!) of Japan.

1999 -
Koïchiro Matsuura, Japan 1987 - 1999
Federico Mayor, Spain 1974 - 1987
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Senegal 1961 - 1974 (acting 1962)
René Maheu, France 1958 - 1961
Vittorino Veronese, Italy 1953 - 1958
Luther Evans, United States 1952 - 1953 (acting DG)
John W. Taylor, United States 1948 - 1952
Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexico 1946 - 1948
Julian Huxley, United Kingdom