John William Ashe
| John William Ashe | |
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| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
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In office 17 September 2013 – 16 September 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Vuk Jeremić |
| Succeeded by | Sam Kutesa |
| President of UNICEF | |
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In office 2012–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Sanja Štiglic |
| Succeeded by | Jarmo Viinanen |
| Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York of Antigua and Barbuda | |
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In office 1995–2004 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 August 1954 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Died | 22 June 2016 (aged 61) Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Antiguan |
| Residence | Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania MSE, PhD (Bioengineering) Technical Univ. of Nova Scotia MSE (Electrical Engineering) Saint Mary's University |
John William Ashe (20 August 1954 – 22 June 2016) was an Antiguan diplomat and politician. He was the President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 68th session, which ran September 2013 to September 2014. He was also President of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2012. He served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York of Antigua and Barbuda between 1995 and 2004.
Ashe was born in St. John's, Antigua. His parents did not complete high school. His paternal grandfather gave his signature as an "X" and his mother, in turn, was a descendant of slave plantation owners in Barbados. Consequently, Ashe was the first in his family to attend university. He was a graduate of St. Mary's University in Nova Scotia and the Technical University of Nova Scotia, and in 1989 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a PhD in Bioengineering.
From 1989 to 1995, he worked for his country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations as Scientific Attaché, Counsellor and Minister Counsellor. Between 1995 and 2004, he was Antigua and Barbuda's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He served as Chairman of the thirteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, which met at United Nations Headquarters on 11–22 April 2005.
In April 2009, he was elected chair of the (AWG-KP), and was responsible for overseeing negotiations leading up to and including the final phase at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Towards the end of 2011, Ashe was the consensus candidate of all 33 GRULAC members states to be the president of the 68th session of the UNGA, thus not necessitating an election, unlike his predecessor Vuk Jeremić who was challenged in an election to preside over the 67th session.
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