James Gustave Speth
Gus Speth | |
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Speth in 2008 | |
| Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme | |
| In office 1993–1999 | |
| Secretary General | Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan |
| Preceded by | William Henry Draper III |
| Succeeded by | Mark Malloch-Brown |
| Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality | |
| In office 1979–1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Charles Warren |
| Succeeded by | A. Alan Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Gustave Speth March 4, 1942 Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) Balliol College, Oxford (BLitt) |
James Gustave (Gus) Speth (born on March 4, 1942) is an American environmental lawyer and advocate who co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council.