Sergio Vieira de Mello

From the news reports:

In accepting the Sakharov Prize, Kofi Annan described those who died in the 19 August attack as "free spirits and free thinkers" and praised their courage in making the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace.

IND 16 Feb 2004

Sergio Vieira de Mello (Brazil), 55, was Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Iraq, taking a four-month leave of absence from his post as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR). Prior to his appointment in 2002 as High Commissioner, Mr. Vieira de Mello served as the head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), helping to shepherd the tiny Pacific nation to independence, and briefly held the position of Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo.

UN 19 Aug 2004

Vieira de Mello . . . was looked upon as a moderating influence on the US administration in Iraq

AFP 19 Aug 2003