John Ashe
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • May 5, 2017
Who is Paolo Zampolli and what does he want from the United Nations? A friend of Donald Trump’s for decades, Zampolli is an ambassador of Dominica to the UN. He has a busy Twitter page, Facebook page and Instagram account,…
- Categories: Geopolitics, UN Diplomats, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • March 29, 2016
The presidency of the United Nations General Assembly, a ceremonial position filled annually by the organization’s 193 member nations, needs to fling open its doors to basic transparency on its financing and staffing operations, says a new report commissioned…
- Categories: General Assembly
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • March 14, 2016
A legal defense fund has been set up for John Ashe, a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, who has been accused by the United States government in a million-dollar tax fraud case. The fund is to…
- Categories: General Assembly
- Shazia Z. Rafi
- • February 18, 2016
Corridor diplomacy — private nonmeetings, informal discussions — has been the norm at the United Nations since its founding 70 years ago. It is the preferred method of its most powerful organ, the Security Council, particularly now, as the…
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • November 5, 2015
The president of the United Nations General Assembly has vowed to make his office more open, including publicly documenting his travels and financial contributions from outside donors, in response to the recent criminal accusation by the United States government…
- Categories: General Assembly
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • October 16, 2015
Only weeks before John Ashe, the former president of the United Nations General Assembly, was arrested for tax fraud amid a bribery scandal uncovered by the United States government, Ashe was tapped to potentially take an important job in…
- Categories: General Assembly, SDGs
- Barbara Crossette
- • October 7, 2015
A luxury-loving diplomat susceptible to bribery, a clutch of rich Chinese with business interests and an open door to the top leadership of the United Nations General Assembly. It all adds up to not only a blow to the…
- Categories: General Assembly, UN Diplomats
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