The interview was recorded at New York, on October 7, 1998 . The Interviewer was James Sutterlin. Giandomenico Picco is a former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs and veteran negotiator with Iran who helped free 11 Western hostages in Lebanon. He is the author of “Man Without a Gun: One Diplomat's Secret Struggle to Free the Hostages, Fight Terrorism, and End a War” and of an upcoming book, “The Fog of Peace.”