Career History
- National Liberation Front Representative to Indonesia: 1956–1961
- Ambassador to Egypt, Sudan and the Arab League: 1963–1970
- Ambassador to the United Kingdom: 1971–1979
- Diplomatic Adviser to the President: 1982–1984
- Undersecretary General of the Arab League: 1984–1991
- Arab League Special Envoy for Lebanon: 1989–1991
- Foreign Minister of Algeria: 5 June 1991 – 3 February 1993
- Rapporteur to the Earth Summit: 3 June 1992 – 14 June 1992
- United Nations Special Envoy for South Africa: December 1993 – June 1994
- United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti: 1994–1996
- United Nations Special Envoy for Afghanistan: July 1997 – October 1999
- Chairperson of the Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations: 7 March 2000 – 17 August 2000
- United Nations Special Envoy for Afghanistan: 3 October 2001 – 31 December 2004
- Chairperson of the Bonn Conference: 24 November 2001 – 5 December 2001
- Special Adviser and Undersecretary General of the United Nations: 2004–2005
- United Nations Special Envoy for Iraq: 1 January 2004 – 12 June 2004
- Visiting Professor of the Institute for Advanced Study: 2006–2008
- Member of The Elders: 2007–present
- Chairperson of the Independent Panel on Safety and Security of United Nations Personnel and Premises Worldwide: 5 February 2008 – 9 June 2008
- United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy for Syria: 2012–present
From 1996–1997, he also undertook a series of special missions to Zaire, Cameroon, Yemen, Burundi, Angola, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan and ] of behalf of the United Nations.
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