Geir Otto Pedersen
Geir Otto Pedersen | |
|---|---|
Special Envoy for Syria | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Staffan de Mistura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1955 Oslo, Norway |
| Children | 5 |
Geir Otto Pedersen (born 28 September 1955) is a
Special Envoy
for Syria.
Career
Born in
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in 1985.
In 1993, Pedersen was a member of the Norwegian team to the Oslo negotiations, which led to the signing of the
Palestinian Authority.[1]
Pedersen later worked for the United Nations in several roles, which included as the Personal Representative of the
United Nations Secretary-General for Southern Lebanon from 2005 to 2007, and following as the Special Coordinator for Lebanon from 2007 to 2008. He also served the United Nations as Director of the Asia
and Pacific Division in the Department of Political Affairs.
He returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as deputy under-secretary of state, then served as Norway's ambassador to the United Nations from 2012 to 2017 and to China from 2017 to 2018.
In January 2019, he started a tenure as the
United Nations Special Envoy to Syria.[2]
Personal life
Pedersen is married and has five children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Geir O. Pedersen". un.org.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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