John Davis (UN)
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John Davis was the fourth Director and first Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
from 1959 to 1963. Davis had been U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture in the Dwight D. Eisenhower
administration.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is a relief and human development agency, providing education, health care, social services and emergency aid to 5 million Palestine refugees living in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the West Bank and the Gaza...
from 1959 to 1963. Davis had been U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture in the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
administration.
See also
- List of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East employees