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Kofi Annan Steps Down as UN Envoy to Syria
Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and President of the Foundation Board of the Global Humanitarian Forum, delivers his speech during the opening plenary of the Global Humanitarian Forum 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone/Salvatore Di No
(AURN) -- Kofi Annan's resignation as United Nations envoy to Syria was announced Thursday and The White House via press secretary Jay Carney comments thanking him for his service. Carney says the U.S. is grateful for Annan's willingness to lead efforts to seek a resolution to the ongoing violence in Syria.




