33 years ago today, on January 2, 1992 (November 28, 1991 in the lunar calendar), Boutros-Ghali became the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ghali was sworn in and became the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. On January 2, 1992, Boutros Ghali, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Immigration of Egypt, succeeded Perez de Cuellar as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. This is the first time since the founding of the United Nations that Africans and Arabs have held this lofty position. Ghali was born in a Coptic family in 1922. His grandfather was the Prime Minister of Egypt at the beginning of this century, and his father's generation also had senior officials such as the Foreign Minister and the Minister of Agriculture. Ghali loved reading since childhood, and his family had conditions, so he read a lot of Arabic and foreign books. In 1949, Ghali graduated from the University of Paris in France with a doctorate in law. He is fluent in French and English and has been a professor of international law for nearly 30 years. On the outside, he is not so much an expert in international affairs who has been engaged in diplomacy for a long time, but more appropriate to say that he is like a newspaper editor. Ghali often visits the third world countries in Africa and Latin America as a minister, paving the way for the relationship between Egypt and these countries, so he is known as the "Flying Ambassador of Egypt" in Africa. Ghali's political career began after the age of 50. Although he has not been in politics for a long time, he is a veteran of two generations and is highly valued. In 1977, Egyptian President Sadat elected Ghali to the cabinet as a minister without portfolio, and later appointed him as acting foreign minister and minister of state for foreign affairs. In 1978, President Sadat visited Israel as the first Arab leader. During this visit that shocked the world, Ghali visited Jerusalem as the main entourage, and played an important role in the later negotiation and signing of the Camp David Peace Agreement between Egypt and Israel. In addition, Ghali also participated in the talks between Egypt, Israel and the United States on Palestinian autonomy from 1979 to 1982. As Egypt is an Islamic country, the post of foreign minister is traditionally held by Muslims, which keeps Ghali out of interest. But as a major participant and maker of Egypt's foreign policy, he has always been reused. After Mubarak took office, he continued to appoint Ghali as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. In March 1990, in order to speed up the Arab-Israeli reconciliation process and compete for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, Boutros-Ghali was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister in charge of foreign affairs. In the past, five UN secretaries-general came from Europe, Asia and South America. This time, Boutros-Ghali's election as an African can be said to be the first record. In Boutros-Ghali's words, "this is a great day for Africa". Among the six working languages of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali is fluent in English, French and Arabic, which is the first among successive secretaries-general. And, it is very beneficial to his work. After taking office as Secretary-General of the United Nations, Boutros-Ghali said in an interview with reporters that if it had been five or 10 years ago, he would not have accepted this appointment, because this organization did not play much role in international affairs at that time. Nowadays, the role of the United Nations in international affairs is increasing, and he is determined to do a good job as Secretary-General. Ghali was sworn in and became the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations.