John William Ashe

John William Ashe
Ashe in 2009
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 17 September 2013 – 16 September 2014
Preceded by	Vuk Jeremić
Succeeded by	Sam Kutesa
President of UNICEF
In office 2012
Preceded by	Sanja Štiglic
Succeeded by	Jarmo Viinanen
Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York of Antigua and Barbuda
In office 1995–2004
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-20)20 August 1954 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Died	22 June 2016(2016-06-22) (aged 61) Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Antiguan
Residence(s)	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.^[1] 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.