abstract:Staffan Domingo de Mistura (born 25 January 1947 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a long-serving Italian-Swedish diplomat and current member of the Italian government. After a 40 year career in various UN agencies,page says 35 years, but it was written in 2006 before the Iraq appointment he was appointed Undersecretary of State] (Junior Minister) for [[Foreign Affairs in the Italian cabinet headed by Mario Monti.