Stéphane Dujarric
Stéphane Dujarric | |
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Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
Assumed office 7 March 2014 | |
Preceded by | Martin Nesirky |
In office 20 June 2005[1] – 31 December 2006 | |
Preceded by | Fred Eckhard |
Succeeded by | Michèle Montas[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière 25 August 1965 Paris, France |
Parent(s) | François Dujarric de la Rivière Anka Muhlstein |
Relatives | René Dujarric de la Rivière (paternal grandfather) Anatol Mühlstein (maternal grandfather) Louis Begley (step-father) Adam Begley (step-brother) |
Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière (born 25 August 1965)[3] is the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. He was appointed to this position on 19 February 2014, by the previous secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon.[4] Dujarric had previously served as Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2005 to 2006[1] and then Deputy Communications Director for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from 2006 to 2007.
Career
Prior to his current appointment, Dujarric was Director of News and Media for the
Prior to this assignment, Dujarric was Director of Communications for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).[6]
Dujarric was named Chief Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2005,. Following Annan's departure, Dujarric worked as Deputy Communications Director for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. On 19 February 2014, it was announced that Dujarric would once again become the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, replacing Martin Nesirky who had held that position for four years.
Before joining the United Nations, Dujarric worked for ABC News television for close to ten years in various capacities in the network's New York City, London and Paris news bureaus. He traveled extensively on assignment to cover major stories throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Born in France, Dujarric has been living in the
References
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- ^ Patrick Worsnip, "Dream job or snake pit? UN appoints new spokesman", Reuters, November 17, 2009
- ^ Jean Elie Paul (30 November 2016). "Choléra : De nouveaux efforts pour lutter contre l'épidémie en Haïti, annoncent les Nations unies". AlterPresse. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "UN chief announces new UN spokesman". The Daily Star. Associated Press. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Department of Public Information". Un.org. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Briefing by UNDP Director of Communications". UNDP. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Weddings; Ilaria Quadrani, Stephane Dujarric". The New York Times. 4 June 1995. p. 55.
- ^ "Stéphane Dujarric (SFS'88)". Sfs.georgetown.edu. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.