Narciso G. Reyes

Narciso Gallardo Reyes (2 February 1914 – 7 May 1996) was a Filipino diplomat who served as the fourth secretary-general of ASEAN between 1980 and 1982 and the chairman of UNICEF between 1972 and 1974.

He initially worked as a teacher, journalist and newspaper publisher.

In 1948 he joined the civil service and was posted to the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York in 1954.

[2] Reyes then became the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

[3] He was Chairman of UNICEF from 1972 to 1974[4][5] and President of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 1974.