UN Messenger of Peace George Clooney in Darfur January 2008. George Clooney travelled to Darfur, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo & India with UN staff and Jane Holl Lute (UN Assistant Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Field Support). George Clooney first visited Darfur and Chad with his father, Nick Clooney, in April 2006.