On je šesta osoba imenovana na ovu funkciju, nakon Šveđanina Carla Bildta, Španjolca Carlosa Westendorpa, Austrijanca Wolfganga Petritscha, Britanca Paddyja Ashdowna i Nijemca Schwarz-Schillinga.
He is the sixth person to be appointed to the post, following Sweden's Carl Bildt, Spain's Carlos Westendorp, Austria's Wolfgang Petritsch, Britain's Paddy Ashdown and Germany's Schwarz-Schilling.