U.N. Syria Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, Announces Resignation Mr. de Mistura, the United Nations chief negotiator for Syria, will be the third diplomat to leave the job since Syria’s grinding civil war began 7 years ago. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Explosion Is Reported on London Underground TrainG.M. Chief, in China, Challenges Planned Bans of Gasoline CarsNorth Korea’s Threat Pushes Japan to Reassess Its Might and RightsTiger Species Thought Extinct Is Possibly Spotted in IndonesiaAt Risk in Rohingya Exodus: 230,000 Children, Hundreds All AloneMore Than a Week After Irma, St. Martin Is Still Trying to Survive