2014 Event United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg as a U.N. special envoy for cities and climate change 2013 Event Lakhdar Brahimi, UN Special Envoy to Syria, says international law states that any action in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons must be decided by the UN Security Council 1987 Event Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon 1980 Event Mohammed Ali tours Africa as President Carter's envoy 1945 Event General George C. Marshall named special U.S. envoy to China 1939 Birthday Terry Waite, Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage 1346 Event Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy
