Secretary-General of La Francophonie

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executive position leadership role position in an international organization

The Secretary-General of La Francophonie is the chief executive of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, responsible for promoting French language and cultural, political, and economic cooperation among its member states.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary General of La Francophonie	5
Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	4
Secretary-General of La Francophonie canonical	2
Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie	1
Secretary-General of the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation	1
Secrétaire général de la Francophonie	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T190835 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary-General of La Francophonie
Context triple: [Boutros Boutros-Ghali, positionHeld, Secretary-General of La Francophonie]

A. Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is the chief executive officer of the Council of Europe, responsible for its strategic direction, administration, and the implementation of its human rights, democracy, and rule-of-law initiatives across member states.
B. Director-General of UNESCO
The Director-General of UNESCO is the chief executive officer and highest administrative official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for leading its global programs and representing the organization internationally.
C. Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer and top executive responsible for overseeing the work and strategic direction of the International Maritime Organization.
D. Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.
E. Secretary General of the Organization of American States
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the chief administrative officer and political representative who leads the OAS in promoting democracy, human rights, security, and development across the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary-General of La Francophonie
Target entity description: The Secretary-General of La Francophonie is the chief executive of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, responsible for promoting French language and cultural, political, and economic cooperation among its member states.

A. Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is the chief executive officer of the Council of Europe, responsible for its strategic direction, administration, and the implementation of its human rights, democracy, and rule-of-law initiatives across member states.
B. Director-General of UNESCO
The Director-General of UNESCO is the chief executive officer and highest administrative official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for leading its global programs and representing the organization internationally.
C. Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer and top executive responsible for overseeing the work and strategic direction of the International Maritime Organization.
D. Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.
E. Secretary General of the Organization of American States
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the chief administrative officer and political representative who leads the OAS in promoting democracy, human rights, security, and development across the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive position ⓘ leadership role ⓘ position in an international organization ⓘ
appointedBy	Heads of state and government of La Francophonie member countries ⓘ Summit of La Francophonie ⓘ
associatedOrganization	Francophonie Summit ⓘ linked to: Summit of La Francophonie Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie ⓘ Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie ⓘ Permanent Council of La Francophonie ⓘ
currentHolder	Louise Mushikiwabo ⓘ
currentHolderCountryOfOrigin	Rwanda ⓘ
currentHolderStartTime	2019 ⓘ
firstHolder	Boutros Boutros-Ghali ⓘ
firstHolderStartTime	1997 ⓘ
inception	1997 ⓘ
jurisdiction	International Organisation of La Francophonie ⓘ linked to: Francophonie
languageOfWork	French ⓘ
mainObjective	promotion of peace, democracy and human rights in the Francophone world ⓘ promotion of the French language ⓘ strengthening solidarity among Francophone states and governments ⓘ support for education and training in member states ⓘ support for sustainable development in Francophone countries ⓘ
numberOfMemberStatesRepresented	more than 80 members, associates and observers ⓘ
officeHoldersTitleInFrench	Secrétaire général de la Francophonie ⓘ linked to: Secretary-General of La Francophonie
partOf	International Organisation of La Francophonie ⓘ linked to: Francophonie
predecessorOfficeTitle	Secretary-General of the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ⓘ linked to: Secretary-General of La Francophonie
reportsTo	Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie ⓘ Summit of La Francophonie ⓘ
role	administrative head of La Francophonie ⓘ advocates for multilingualism ⓘ chief executive of the International Organisation of La Francophonie ⓘ coordinates cooperation programs among member states ⓘ defends the interests of French-speaking countries ⓘ head of the executive branch of La Francophonie ⓘ implements decisions of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie ⓘ implements decisions of the Summit of La Francophonie ⓘ oversees the General Secretariat of La Francophonie ⓘ political representative of La Francophonie ⓘ promotes cultural cooperation among member states ⓘ promotes economic cooperation among member states ⓘ promotes political cooperation among member states ⓘ promotes the French language worldwide ⓘ represents La Francophonie in international forums ⓘ spokesperson of La Francophonie ⓘ
seat	Paris ⓘ
seatCountry	France ⓘ
shortName	Secretary-General of the OIF ⓘ linked to: Secretary General
termLength	4 years ⓘ
termRenewable	yes ⓘ

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