Chuck Blazer was the General Secretary of FIFA from 1990 to 2011.
 Every secretary-general since 1961 to 2023 has been re-selected for a second term, with the exception of Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was vetoed by the United States in the 1996 selection
 The General Assembly resolution 51/241 in 1997 stated that, in the appointment of "the best candidate", due regard should be given to regional (continental) rotation of the appointee's national origin and to gender equality,:5 although no woman has yet served as secretary-general

