Angelina Jolie’s UN Refugee Agency status puts spotlight on pros and cons of ‘celebrity diplomacy’

NY Daily News

Taylor Hom
April 19, 2012

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It's not clear if newly engaged Angelina Jolie will take her soon-to-be husband Brad Pitt's last name, but she does have another new title to show off.

The Hollywood star was named the Special Envoy of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UNHCR announced Tuesday at a news briefing in Geneva.

Jolie, mother of six, holder of three Golden Globes and often cited as the world's most beautiful woman, has already served for more than 10 years as goodwill ambassador for UNHCR — taking the lead on the recent phenomenon that is being dubbed "celebrity …

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