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accountability depends on accurate information.","Officials in security roles can be put at risk by exposure."],"affectedParties":["Office holders","Staff of the organisation","The public served"]},"owners":{"steward":"The appointing government or governing board of each organisation.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Official gazettes and appointment records"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q1072363","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q978044","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"chief officer","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"executive","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"chief executive officer","type":"related","note":"the corporate title"},{"target":"Director-General of the World Health Organization","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.director-general","Wikidata: Q1501800 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1501800)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["WHO Director-General term: 5 years","common in: France, Italy, Spain, Nordic countries, EU institutions, international organisations list"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Head of an organisation or agency","Director General of Police and Civil Guard, of the Swedish Security Service, of the Israeli foreign ministry, of the Bank of Italy","A CEO leads a company; 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