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Special Envoy of the Secretary-General

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Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (SESG) is a title used by certain United Nations officials who are appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to deal with specific issues.

Examples include the SESGs on HIV/AIDS in Africa, on LRA-affected areas, on indigenous people, to a specific country, et cetera. George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, was chosen by the UN to serve as the Special Envoy for South Asia in December 2005. Others include Bill Clinton (a former president of the United States), who was named the Special Envoy for Haiti in 2009,[1] and Gordon Brown (a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), who was named the Special Envoy for Global Education in July 2012.[2] For much of 2012, Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, was Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria. There are many other people of different backgrounds who serve the Secretary-General.

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Current Special Envoys

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Special Envoys of the Secretary-General (SESGs) active as of May 2025 include:

Personal Envoys

Personal Envoys of the Secretary-General active as of May 2025 include:

  • María Angela Holguín Cuéllar (COL), Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, appointed 2 March 2025.[9]
  • Staffan de Mistura (ITA), Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, appointed 6 October 2021.[10]
  • Mirko Manzoni [de](CHE), Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Mozambique, appointed 8 July 2019.[11]
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Former Special Envoys

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The UN has appointed a number of Special Envoys, including:

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