Martin Nesirky is acting director of the United Nations Information Service in Vienna. Prior to his Vienna appointment, Mr. Nesirky was the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for more than four years. Before moving to New York, he served as spokesperson and head of press and public information for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Vienna. Mr. Nesirky worked for Reuters news agency, serving in London, Moscow, The Hague, Berlin and Seoul. He holds a B.A. in German and Russian (European Studies) from the University of Bath, UK.