Scott A. Teare (born 1951) became the Secretary General and one of 12 elected volunteer members of the

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, the main executive body of the

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in January 2013. Teare's mother was a Den Leader and his father was a Cubmaster in the

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. At the age of eight he joined the Cubs. He says "Cub Scouting brought us together and made us much closer where we had adult-like conversations..." He became an

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, had a 38-year career that began in his hometown of

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. He worked as a part-time Scout Executive of

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while finishing a degree at the

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, then joined professional Scouting full time in 1974. After serving as Scout Executive of Thatcher Woods Area Council in

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, he joined the national BSA staff in 1990. In addition to his 13 years as Director of the International Division, he served in the Finance Support Division, the External Communications Division, and the office of the Chief Scout Executive. He first attended the

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in 1995. Appointed on 29 September 2012, Teare became the first non-European to serve as WOSM Secretary General, taking up the post on 1 January 2013. Teare's appointment came at a critical moment, said

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of Houston, who also serves on the World Scout Committee, which selected Teare. "At the world level, we've been doing a major reconstruction of the office with a potential change of location, a new accounting system, and a realignment of the office structure. These are not easy changes, but we've seen the world change, and world Scouting has to keep up with that change." In 2012, Teare was awarded the 339th ''

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'', the only distinction of the

, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. In August 2013, Teare announced his intention to relocate the World Scout Bureau Central Office (WSB-CO) to

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. The Bureau was first established in London, England in 1920, moved to

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, Canada in 1959 and has been located in Geneva, Switzerland since 1968.

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*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTemc-G6b64 Scott Teare - How Does Scouting Do It? appointed {{DEFAULTSORT:Teare, Scott A. 1951 births Living people World Scout Committee members Boy Scouts of America Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award University of Michigan alumni

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