Career Since Leaving Government
There were rumours in the British press that Blair would stand for the position of United Nations Secretary-General when Kofi Annan stepped down on 31 December 2006, but Blair did not pursue that position.
Blair was appointed envoy for the Quartet on the Middle East.
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