Poor Maria Angela Holguin has once again been dragged into the political minefield that is Cyprus, reappointed as the UN secretary-general’s (UNSG) personal envoy. There was hesitation in announcing her as envoy at the five-party meeting in Geneva back in March, so it must have taken considerable effort since then to persuade her to take on this historically doomed role. Cyprus is, after all, known as the graveyard of diplomats.
