Nureldin Satti is a seasoned Diplomat and a retired UN senior official from Sudan. He served as Principal Deputy and Acting SRSG in the UN political and peacekeeping missions to Burundi UNOB and then ONUB, from 2002 to 2006 (Acting SRSG from April to December 2006). He also served as Sudan’s Ambassador to the United States, France, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Vatican, and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO; and as Minister Plenipotentiary in the embassies of Sudan to Belgium and Chad. He has longstanding experience in mediation, conflict resolution, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and culture across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He authored several articles on issues of Sudan identity, as well as social and political issues related to Sudan and Africa in general.