The post of Secretary-General shall not be occupied by a national of the Secretariat’s host Country (i.e Sierra Leone), Guinea, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire alternate at a four-year interval. Sierra Leone fills the position of Deputy Secretary-General rationally with either Guinea, Liberia or Cote d’Ivoire.
Liberia 2017 – Present
Guinea 2011 – 2017
Guinea 2010 – 2011
Guinea 2007 – 2010
Guinea 2006-2007
Guinea 1988-2005
Liberia 1983-1987
Liberia 1978-1983
Liberia 1974-1978