1. Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2001
Kofi Annan
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2001

2. Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan of Ghana, was Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was first elected in 1997, serving a five-year term. His second five-year term started in 2002.
As Secretary-General, Mr. Annan led the organization’s goal of keeping peace and security around the world, fighting for human rights, and, in his words, by “bringing the United Nations closer to the people.”
Internationally, he is taking a leading role in working internationally to fight HIV/AIDS, and the threat of terrorism around the globe.

3. Kofi Annan
Secretary-General
United Nations

4. United Nations Mission: Promote Peace and Security Around the Globe

5. HIV/AIDS is his
“personal priority”

6. Fight International Diseases
Started Global Fund to
Fight International Diseases
$21.7 billion raised to date

7. Nobel Peace Prize Winner
2001