Lakhdar Brahimi - Career History

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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