Full text search :

special envoy

The way in which reference is sometimes made to an individual who is charged by his or her state, or by an international organization, with a specific mission, often of a mediatory kind. Alternatively, such a person may be called a special representative (sense 2). These terms were, for example, used in the late 1990s to refer to the United States and British representatives who, among others, were asked to seek a solution to the Cyprus problem. See also personal representative; roving ambassador; special mission.

Bookmark this page:

<< former term		next term >>
special customary international law		special mission