Walton Alfonso Webson
Permanent Representative from Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
Assumed office
17 December 2014
Personal details
EducationThe 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

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

  1. ^ New Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda Presents Credentials, United Nations
  2. ^ Dr Webson officially appointed A&B’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Antigua Observer
  3. ^ UNICEF Executive Board, UNICEF
  4. ^ "His Excellency Walton Alfonso Webson". washdiplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  5. ^ "About Us – AOSIS". Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ^ 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.
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