Kofi AnnanKofi Annan was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations - serving two terms between 1997 and 2006. In 2001 Annan and the United Nations were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace with the citation praising his leadership for "bringing ew life to the organization." Born in Ghana in 1938, Annan is the first sub-Saharan African to hold the post of Secretary-General. Read More Read Less