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 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Zalmay Khalilzad, the new U.S. ambassador to the U.N., said Tuesday the future of the Middle East is "the defining challenge of our time," just as Europe's security problems challenged the world for much of the 20th century.
Khalilzad, a veteran diplomat who recently stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Iraq, also called for greater U.N. involvement in Iraq and urged Sudan to accept a joint U.N.-African Union force in conflict-wracked Darfur.
Khalilzad started his new job Monday after being confirmed by the Senate on March 29 to replace John Bolton, but he didn't come to U.N. headquarters until Tuesday.
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