12 May 2014
President of the Board of Governors
Mr Staffan de Mistura was appointed President of the Board of Governors for the European
Institute of Peace on 5 May 2014.
Staffan Domingo de Mistura is a long-serving Italian-Swedish diplomat. After a 40-year
career in various UN agencies, he served as deputy Foreign Minister in the Italian
Government headed by Mario Monti.
De Mistura's previous UN posts have included that of Special Representative of the
Secretary-General in Iraq (2007–2009) and Afghanistan (2010–2011), Personal
Representative of the Secretary-General for Southern Lebanon (2001–2004), and Director of
the UN Information Center in Rome (2000–2001). His work has taken him to many of the
most volatile conflict regions in the world including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Rwanda,
Somalia, Sudan and the former Yugoslavia.
Mr de Mistura is married with two daughters. He speaks seven languages.
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