Edward Mortimer (born 22 December 1943) was until January 2007 the Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General.
He was born in Burford, Oxfordshire, and is an author, journalist, and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Mortimer is now Senior Vice President of The Salzburg Global Seminar, and is a member of the Advisory Council of Independent Diplomat.
Before joining the United Nations he was a columnist and leader writer for the Financial Times.
Mortimer was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours.