UN chief announces new Syrian envoy
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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of veteran Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen to one of the UN's toughest jobs—trying to bring peace to Syria after more than seven years of war.
Guterres said Wednesday that Pedersen brings decades of political and diplomatic experience to the job as special envoy for Syria. He was most recently Norway's ambassador to China and before that its UN ambassador.
