A small number of international organizations and other bodies use the title secretary general or secretary-general for their chief administrative officer.

International intergovernmental organizations

• The Andean Community (CAN) has a secretary general.
• The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) has a secretary-general.
• The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has a secretary-general.
• The Commonwealth of Nations has a secretary-general.
• The Council of Europe (COE) has a secretary general.
• The Council of the European Union has a secretary-general.
• The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has a secretary general.
• The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has a secretary-general.
• The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has a secretary general.
• The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has a secretary general.
• The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) had a secretary-general.
• The Organization of American States (OAS) has a secretary general.
• The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has a secretary general.
• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a secretary-general.
• The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has a secretary general.
• The Pacific Islands Forum has a secretary general.
• The United Nations (UN) has a secretary-general.
• The Western European Union (WEU) has a secretary-general.
• The World Customs Organization (WCO) has a secretary general.

International nongovernmental organizations

• Amnesty International (AI) has a secretary general.
• Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) has a Secretary-General
• Council of Diaspora Métis (CDM) is represented by a Secretary-General

National bodies and other organizations

• The Milice (Vichy France's secret police) was run by a secretary general.
• Hezbollah is run by a secretary-general.
• In the Civil service of the Republic of Ireland, the highest civil servant in a government department is known as a Secretary-General. See also Permanent Secretary.

Duties of a secretary-general

See also: general secretary

Titles

Secretaris-generaal