Get Timothy Dalton for the Part

By Janice Castro

Quiet diplomacy is not always handled by colorless bureaucrats. GIANDOMENICO PICCO, the dashing U.N. envoy credited with freeing the hostages, has a certain James Bond quality that has Hollywood panting. Already considering book offers, Picco is now being courted by movie studios eager to portray the glamorous negotiator at work.

With reporting by Wendy Cole