Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière (born 25 August 1965)[3] is a French journalist who has been the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres since 2014.
[7] Prior to his current appointment, Dujarric was Director of News and Media for the United Nations Department of Public Information, a position that he had held since March 2011.
His Division is also responsible for media liaison and accreditation, providing logistical support and information to the international press corps, as well as coverage of official UN meetings, producing written coverage for the media, delegations and the general public, such as press releases, meetings summaries and dissemination of official statements and remarks.
During his time as Spokesman, he conducted briefings for the UN press corps and faced questions on a number of crises, notably the Oil-for-Food scandal and the Israel-Lebanon conflict.
[citation needed] 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.