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This paper presents a summary of a conference entitled “Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and UN Member States:Towards an Interactive Dialogue”, held in June 2009. Special Representatives of the Secretary-General (SRSGs), the heads of UN missions, are unique in their ex officio ability to make or break a peace operation, and in that they may significantly enhance an operation’s credibility and effectiveness through measured judgment, strength of character, and on-the-ground acuity.