| GHALI | The Egyptian politician who was Secretary-general of the United Nations 1992-96 (7,7-5) |
| BOUTROS | The Egyptian politician who was Secretary-general of the United Nations 1992-96 (7,7-5) |
| SERBIAANDMONTENEGRO | European nation, 1992-2006, created and ended by the break-up of nations |
| ROYMASON | Labour politician who was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1976 to 1979 |
| SADAT | Anwar, Egyptian politician who succeeded Nasser as president (5) |
| MUBARAK | Hosni, Egyptian politician who succeeded Sadat in 1981 (7) |
| UTHANT | Burmese diplomat who was secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971 |
| ANNAN | Kofi - - -, Ghanaian diplomat who was Secretary-General of the UN 1997-2006 (5) |
| KOFI | Ghanaian diplomat who was Secretary-General of the UN 1997-2006 (4,5) |
| KURTWALDHEIM | Which Austrian was Secretary-General of the United Nations, then later president of Austria? (4,8) |
| DAGHAMMARSKJOLD | Swede who was secretary-general of the UN from 1953 to 1961 (3,12) |
| BOUTROSBOUTROSGHALI | United Nations secretary general, 1992-96 |
| MOWLAM | Who was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at the time of the Good Friday Agreement? (6) |
| TIRPITZ | Alfred von ---, German admiral who was secretary of state for the Imperial Navy 1897-1916 (7) |
| SHORT | Clare _, former Labour MP who was Secretary of State for International Development 1997-2003 (5) |
| FRANKDOBSON | Late former Labour MP who was Secretary of State for Health 1997-99 (5,6) |
| GREENING | Justine ---, Conservative MP who was Secretary of State for Education 2016-18 (8) |
| THERESA | --- Villiers, Conservative MP who was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2012-16 (7) |
| ACHESON | Dean, American statesman and lawyer who was secretary of state 1949-53 (7) |
| PEREZDECUELLAR | Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991 (5,2,7) |
