Veteran UN Diplomat Brahimi May Be Special Syria Envoy
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A veteran United Nations troubleshooter, Lakhdar Brahimi, may succeed former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as joint UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria, diplomats said.
Brahimi, 78, a former Algerian foreign minister, has handled difficult assignments in the past for the world body, including serving as special representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2004. Previously, he was the secretary-general’s special envoy for Afghanistan for two years until October 1999.