John Washburn

Mr. Washburn is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and is currently the convener of the American Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition for the ICC or (AMICC), co-chair of the Washington Working Group on the International Criminal Court (CICC), and a past president of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office. Within his role with the CICC, Mr. Washburn attended most of the United Nations Negotiations for the International Criminal Court since 1994, including the 1998 diplomatic conference in Rome.

Mr. Washburn was a member of the United States Foreign Service and his final assignment in the service was as a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff responsible for international organizations and multilateral issues. Mr. Washburn has been published extensively on relations between the United Nations and the United States on the International Criminal Court.

He also worked in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs within the Department of State on many aspects of international organizations and many multi-lateral issues. Mr. Washburn was often sent to sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and Committee for Program Coordination. He received a special commendation from the Secretary of State for his service and has also been awarded the State Department’s Meritorious Honor Award and Superior Honor Award.

John Washburn

IHLD 2010