In 2006 he became the first Asian in more than 30 years to be elected Secretary General of the U.N.
It has 
become customary for Secretaries-General to be appointed for five-year terms,... [DOC] [TLE] Ban Ki-moon - Wikipedia [PAR] Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean statesman 
and politician and the incumbent Secretary-General of the United Nations.