Secretary General of the League of Nations
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During its existence, the League of Nations
had three Secretaries General:
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
had three Secretaries General:
- Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of PerthEric Drummond, 7th Earl of PerthJames Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth, GCMG, CB was a Scottish representative peer, a British diplomat and the first Secretary General of the League of Nations...
, of the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
served from 1920 to 3 July 1933. - Joseph Louis Anne AvenolJoseph Louis Anne AvenolJoseph Louis Anne Avenol was a French diplomat. He served as the second Secretary General of the League of Nations, from July 3, 1933 to August 31, 1940...
of FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
served from 3 July 1933 to 31 August 1940. - Seán LesterSeán LesterSeán Lester was an Irish diplomat and the last Secretary General of the League of Nations, from 31 August 1940 to 18 April 1946.-Early life:...
of IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
served from 31 August 1940 to 18 April 1946.