Maurice Pate
Maurice Pate | |
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Pate (center) with Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner and Danny Kaye | |
| Executive Director of UNICEF | |
| In office January 1947 – January 19, 1965 | |
| Secretary General | Trygve Lie Dag Hammarskjöld U Thant |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Henry Labouisse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14, 1894 Pender, Nebraska, US |
| Died | January 19, 1965 (aged 70) New York City, New York, US |
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| Alma mater | Princeton University |
Maurice Pate (October 14, 1894 – January 19, 1965) was an American humanitarian and businessman. Pate served as the first executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) from 1947 until his death in 1965, after being proposed by the Chairman Ludwik Rajchman.
Talking about the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjöld, its second Secretary-General, said, "The work of UNICEF is at the heart of the matter - and at the heart of UNICEF is Maurice Pate." Herbert Hoover called Pate "the most effective human angel I know" when introducing Pate at a UNICEF dinner. Pate was recognized worldwide for his efforts on behalf of children and hungry people.