Staffan de Mistura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Staffan de Mistura

Italian-Swedish diplomat

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1947

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Sweden, Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Staffan de Mistura (born 25 January 1947) is an Italian-Swedish diplomat, United Nations official and former member of the Italian government. After a 40-year career in various United Nations agencies, he was appointed Undersecretary of State (Junior Minister) for Foreign Affairs in the Italian cabinet headed by Mario Monti.
2014 -2017 he was Director of Operations at Villa San Michele on Capri.
From 2014 to 2019 he was the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria.De Mistura's previous UN posts have included that of Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq (2007–2009) and Afghanistan (2010–2011), Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for Southern Lebanon (2001–2004), and Director of the UN Information Center in Rome (2000–2001).
His work has taken him to many of the world's most volatile trouble-spots including Afghanistan, Iraq, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan and the former Yugoslavia.