Michael R. Meyer

Michael R. Meyer

Michael Ryder Meyer, author and journalist, is chief speechwriter for the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon.

He has also written The Year That Changed The World: The Untold Story of The Fall of The Berlin Wall. His previous book, The Alexander Complex was published by Times Books.

Before his post at the United Nations, Meyer was at Newsweek Magazine for two decades. From 2001 to 2007 he was Europe Editor for Newsweek International, where he also oversaw the magazine's coverage of the Middle East and Asia.

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