Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations

Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations

Incumbent Ernesto Samper since 1 August 2014
Term length	2 years
Inaugural holder	Néstor Kirchner
Formation	2010
Website	www.unasursg.org (Spanish)

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The Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations is the legal representative of the Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations (USAN).

History

The position was established by the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty and the first Secretary General was designated on 4 May 2010.

Function

The Secretary General of UNASUR is proposed by the Foreign Ministers council, and designated by the Heads of State and Government council^[1] for a two-year term, renewable once.^[2] A Secretary General cannot be of the same nationality in succession.^[1]

The Secretary General exercises the legal representation of the UNASUR Secretariat. The officials selection for the latter requires an equitative representation between UNASUR Member States. It also requires an equitative representation, as much as possible, along gender, language and ethnic criteria.^[1] The tasks of the Secretary General are:^[1]

Helping the Heads of State council, the Foreign Ministers council, the Delegates council, and the Pro Tempore President, in the accomplishment of their tasks.

Proposing initiatives and monitoring the adequate functioning of the UNASUR organizations.

Preparing and presenting the Annual Report, and respective reports, to UNASUR organizations meetings.

Serving as the legal depositary of UNASUR Agreements, and allowing its publication.

Preparing the annual budget for the Delegates Council consideration, and adopting measures for good management and administration, as needed.

Projecting reglamentations for the Secretariat, and submitting them to the pertaining bodies for consideration and approval.

Coordinating the labor bestowed on it by UNASUR organizations along with other Latin American and the Caribbean integration and cooperation entities.

Executing, according to reglamentations, every necessary legal action for the good management and administration of the Secretariat.

List of Secretaries-General

Secretary-General		State	National party	Took office	Left office
1	Néstor Carlos Kirchner	Argentina	Front for Victory—Justicialist Party	4 May 2010	27 October 2010
—	Post vacant by death
2	María Emma Mejia Velez	Colombia	Colombian Liberal Party	9 May 2011	11 June 2012
3	Alí Rodríguez Araque	Venezuela	Great Patriotic Pole—United Socialist Party of Venezuela	11 June 2012	31 July 2014
4	Ernesto Samper	Colombia	Colombian Liberal Party	1 August 2014	Incumbent

References

External links

Official site

Union of South American Nations

Member states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Summits	2004 2008 2009 Ecuador 2009 Argentina 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Topics	Cusco Declaration Constitutive Treaty President Pro Tempore Secretary General Bank of the South South American Parliament Initiative for Infrastructure Integration of South America Mercosur Andean Community

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