Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday that he had appointed Staffan de Mistura, a veteran diplomat of Italian-Swedish heritage, to be the new special envoy responsible for seeking an end to the conflict in Syria.
By RICK GLADSTONE, NY Times: World
Thu, 07/10/2014 - 6:14pm
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday that he had appointed Staffan de Mistura, a veteran diplomat of Italian-Swedish heritage, to be the new special envoy responsible for seeking an end to the conflict in Syria.