Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General is a department of the United Nations that provides information to the news media regarding the activities of the U.N. as a whole.[1]
Role
The department is in charge of managing media relations on behalf of:
- The Secretary-General of the United Nations[1]
- The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations[1]
- Other senior U.N. officials[1]
Officers
- Stéphane Dujarric – Spokesperson for the Secretary-General[1]
- Farhan Haq – Deputy Spokesperson[1]
- Florencia Soto Nino – Associate Spokesperson[1]
- Shirin Yaseen – Associate Spokesperson[1]
- Stephanie Tremblay – Associate Spokesperson[1]
- Daniela Gross – Associate Spokesperson[1]
Controversy
In 2012, the official United Nations Twitter account posted an erroneous tweet, implying that the U.N. Secretary-General supports a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The tweet was later found to have been written by spokesperson Nancy Groves, who attributed it to a "terrible typo".[2]
According to Reuters, the U.N. spokesperson post is considered to be a "dream job", but it requires taking into account the concerns of the 192 nations and "competing for the Secretary-General's attention".[3]
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