The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara is responsible for helping lead, on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, the political process between the parties toward the settlement of the Western Sahara conflict. This process is separate from MINURSO.
The current incumbent of the post of Personal Envoy is Mr. Staffan de Mistura. For more information on the Personal Envoy's office, please click here: https://dppa.un.org/en/mission/personal-envoy-western-sahara
Past Personal Envoys of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara
- James A. Baker III (United States): March 1997 – June 2004
- Peter van Walsum (Netherlands): July 2005 – August 2008
- Christopher Ross (United States): January 2009 – March 2017
- Horst Köhler (Germany): 16 August 2017 – May 2019
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