Walton Alfonso Webson | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative from Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | The New School (BS, MS) Case Western Reserve University (PhD) |
Walton Alfonso Webson is an Antiguan diplomat. He has served as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York of Antigua and Barbuda since 2014.[1][2] He was President of the UNICEF Executive Board at the international level in 2017.[3]
Biography[edit]
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science in management of non-profit organizations from The New School for Social Research and a PhD in management from Case Western Reserve University. He worked for Perkins International from 1992 to 2014, and was the organization's Director from 2011.[4]
He has also served as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) from 2021 to 2022.[5][6]
Reference[edit]
- ^ New Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda Presents Credentials, United Nations
- ^ Dr Webson officially appointed A&B’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Antigua Observer
- ^ UNICEF Executive Board, UNICEF
- ^ "His Excellency Walton Alfonso Webson". washdiplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "About Us – AOSIS". Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Antigua News Room (2022-12-17). "AOSIS Chair welcomes newly launched principles to accelerate Sustainable Development efforts in SIDS". Antigua Breaking News. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
