Diego Cordovez, Envoy and Conflict Mediator, Dies at 78 WILLIAM NEUMAN Mr. Cordovez, an Ecuadorean diplomat, negotiated as a United Nations undersecretary general the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan in the 1980s. May 30, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ixeWwq http://nyti.ms/1nyXkIk The New York Times World Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates, Deaths (Obituaries)

By WILLIAM NEUMAN via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. World http://nyti.ms/1ixeWwq Diego Cordovez, Envoy and Conflict Mediator, Dies at 78 May 30, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1nyXkIk The New York Times