Oral history interview with Donald Mills, 2000
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- Name
- Mills, Don, 1921- (Interviewee)
- Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Donald Mills, 2000
- Abstract
- Born 1921 in central Jamaica. Education: secondary school at Jamaica College, studied economics at London School of Economics. Career: Jamaican civil service (War Information Office, Department of Statistics, head of Central Planning Agency), Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jamaican ambassador to United Nations (UN), president of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), chairman of Group of 77, president of UN Security Council, Chairman of Commonwealth Foundation. Themes: colonial influence of Britain in Jamaica, decolonization movement, international development policy and strategy, role of small states in UN, regional cooperation movements, North-South hemisphere relationships, experience of working in international organizations, role of the United States (US) in the UN, ECOSOC, functions and effectiveness of UN organs, growth of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), G-77, UN economic policy, concern for environment, international conferences, influence of Cold War bipolar system on international relations, individual leadership in UN, impact of new ideas and new organizations on international relations, poverty and radicalism, international migrations and multiculturalism, apologies and reconciliation between countries
- Subjects
- Ambassadors--Jamaica; Economic development; International economic relations; World politics--1945-1989; Cold War; Radicalism; Non-governmental organizations; Emigration and immigration; Decolonization--Jamaica; Developing countries Politics and government; Jamaica Colonial influence; Mills, Don, 1921-; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations History; United Nations. Economic and Social Council; Group of 77; United Nations. Security Council
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2000
- Note (Biographical)
- Jamaican Ambassador, Security Council president
- Note
- Interviewed by Thomas G. Weiss on February 29, 2000
- Note (Provenance)
- Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13684656
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-h6xn-b692
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.