UNITED NATIONS: Academy Award winner George Clooney has stepped down as a UN “Messenger of Peace,” the United Nations said on Monday, suggesting the newly engaged actor did not have enough time for the role promoting the world body’s peacekeeping efforts.

“After six years in this role, Mr. Clooney feels it is time to retire his official role as Messenger of Peace,” said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, wishing Clooney well on his engagement to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.

“The competing demands on their time from their professional and advocacy lives sometimes make it difficult for high-profile individuals to carry out a formal United Nations role,” he said.

As a messenger of peace, Clooney traveled to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Dujarric said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hoped there would be future opportunities for collaboration between Clooney and the United Nations.