Colin Stewart (diplomat)

Colin Stewart, born in Ottawa in 1961, is a Canadian diplomat. Since December 2021, he has been the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Cyprus, Head of the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and Deputy Special Adviser for Cyprus.From December 2017 until July 2021 he was Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). [1][2][3]

Career
Mr. Stewart has also served with the United Nations in Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Ethiopia. As a Canadian diplomat he served in Ottawa, Helsinki and Jakarta. He has worked for international non-governmental organizations in Palestine, DR Congo and Somaliland.

Education
Mr. Stewart holds a Baccalauréat Specialisé en Science Politique from Université Laval in Quebec City.[1]

Personal Life
Mr. Stewart is married to Sophie Khan and they have a son, Emile.

References

  1. ^ a b "Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus". United Nations. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  2. ^ "Leadership". United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  3. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Colin Stewart of Canada Special Representative, Head, United Nations Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara". United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
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