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Carlos Peña Romulo Sr. GCS CLH NA GCrM GCrGH KGCR (January 14, 1899 – December 15, 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, and president of the United Nations General Assembly.
On 13 March 1953, the Security Council met and voted successively on three candidates. First, Carlos P. Romulo fell short with a vote of 5–2–4. The Soviet Union and France both voted against Romulo, while the United Kingdom, Chile, Denmark, and Pakistan abstained. Next, Stanisław Skrzeszewski was rejected with a vote of 1–3–7.
The fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 20 September 1949 [1] and ended 30 June 1950 at the Methodist Central Hall in London. The president was Carlos P. Romulo [ 2 ] References
Carlos P. Romulo: 1946–1948: Trygve Lie: Manuel Roxas: 1948–1952: Elpidio Quirino: 1952–1953 Dag Hammarskjöld: Ramon Magsaysay: 2 Felixberto Serrano: 1954–1957 3 Francisco Delgado: 1958–1961: Carlos P. Garcia: 1961: U Thant: 4 Jacinto Borja: 1962–1964: Diosdado Macapagal: 5 Salvador Lopez: 1964–1965 1965–1969: Ferdinand Marcos ...
The United Kingdom campaigned vigorously for Lester B. Pearson of Canada, but he was again vetoed by the Soviet Union. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines was the American candidate, but he failed to receive a 7-vote majority. The Soviet candidates received mass abstentions.
Nationalist China nominated Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines. The United States said that it would only support Lie. The United Kingdom preferred Lie but would not veto any of the other candidates. The Soviet Union was willing to vote for any candidate except Lie. China was willing to vote for Padilla Nervo, Malik, or Romulo.
The document was the basis of the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. [9] Carlos P. Romulo, the President of the Fourth Session of the UN General Assembly. The UN system in the Philippines began in 1945 when the Philippines, along with 49 other nations, signed the UN Charter in San Francisco, USA.
Philippines (Vote: For): In the days before the vote, Philippines representative General Carlos P. Romulo stated "We hold that the issue is primarily moral. The issue is whether the United Nations should accept responsibility for the enforcement of a policy which is clearly repugnant to the valid nationalist aspirations of the people of Palestine.