Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann | |
|---|---|
 Brockmann in 2010 | |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office September 16, 2008 – September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Srgjan Asan Kerim |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abdussalam Treki |
| Ambassador of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations | |
| In office 29 March 2011 – 20 October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Abdel Rahman Shalgham |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished |
| Foreign Minister of Nicaragua | |
| In office 19 July 1979 – 25 April 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Bodán Shields |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Dreyfus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1933 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | June 8, 2017 (aged 84) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Nationality | Nicaragua |
Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann M.M. (February 5, 1933 – June 8, 2017) was an American-born Nicaraguan diplomat, politician and Catholic priest of the Maryknoll Missionary Society. As the President of the United Nations General Assembly from September 2008 to September 2009, he presided over the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.[1][2] He was also nominated as Libyan Representative to the UN in March 2011.[3][4] He died on 8 June 2017, having suffered a stroke several months earlier.[5][6]
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- ^ "Nicaraguan U.S. critic made U.N. assembly president", Reuters, June 4, 2008.
- ^ "Nicaragua: ex-diplomat Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann dies at 84". ABC News. June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Muere el excanciller y sacerdote Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann" (in Spanish). La Prensa. June 8, 2017.