Office of the Assistant Secretary General The assistant secretary general is elected by the General Assembly for a five-year term and may not be reelected more than once or succeeded by a person of the same nationality.  In the event that the executive office of assistant secretary general becomes vacant, the Permanent Council elects a substitute to hold that office until the General Assembly elects a new assistant secretary general for a full term.   The assistant secretary general is the secretary of the Permanent Council and of its subsidiary organs and committees.  He or she serves as advisory officer to the secretary general and acts as the secretary general’s delegate in all matters which the latter may entrust to him or her.  During the temporary absence or disability of the secretary general, the assistant secretary general performs his or her duties.   The assistant secretary general acts as Secretary of Ad Hoc Committees for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes established by the Permanent Council pursuant to Article 86 of the Charter.  Performs the functions of Secretary of the Permanent Council when it acts provisionally as an organ of consultation.  Acts as secretary of the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs when the Rules of Procedure of the Meeting so provide and as secretary of the Preparatory Committee of the General Assembly.   The Office of the Assistant Secretary General includes the following dependencies, according to Executive Order No. 05-03:  The Executive Office of the Assistant Secretary General; The Secretariat of the General Assembly, the Meeting of Consultation, the Permanent Council, and Subsidiary Organs; The Office of Conferences and Meetings; The Columbus Memorial Library; The Office of the Inter-American Children's Institute; and The Permanent Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission of Women.