Former UNGA President John Ashe passes away

Q.  Which former UNGA president passed away amidst criminal charges in a bribery case on 23rd June 2016?
- Published on 24 Jun 16

a. John Ashe
b. Sam Kutesa
c. Mogens Lykketoft
d. Vuk Jeremic

ANSWER: John Ashe
 
Former UNGA President John Ashe of the twin island Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda passed away on 22nd June 2016 in the US after facing criminal charges in a bribery case
  • He was a 61-year-old former UN Ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda who served the ceremonial post of president from 2013-2014 and accused the previous year by US fed authorities of turning the position into a platform for profit.
  • Ashe holds a UPenn bioengineering doctorate and joined the Foreign Service in 1989 and was awarded Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007.

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