When President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran arrives in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, delegates may see the face of an American missing in Iran for more than five years.
In recent days, an electronic billboard in Times Square and displays in subway stations in Midtown Manhattan have started showing a picture of the man, Robert A. Levinson, a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
An accompanying message urges U.N. delegates to “encourage the Islamic Republic of Iran to work with the United States government to bring Bob home.â€
Mr. Levinson, who worked more recently as a private investigator, disappeared in March 2007 on Kish Island, a resort island that is part of Iran. Mr. Ahmadinejad has previously said that Iran knows nothing about his disappearance or his whereabouts.
In 2010, Mr. Levinson's family received a videotape showing him sitting in a makeshift cell. No more recent information has been received, said a spokeswoman for the F.B.I., which prepared the billboard displays.
“We just hope someone can help,†said Mr. Levinson's wife, Christine.
Earlier this year, the F.B.I. offered a $1 million reward for information about Mr. Levinson.
American and Iranian officials have held several private discussions about Mr. Levinson without progress.
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