ɐ faɪnˈænʃəl tˈaɪmz kˈɑːləmnˌɪst ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ fˈɔːɹən ˈɛdɪɾɚ ænd twˈaɪs wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː. bjˈʊɹɹoʊ tʃˈiːf, mˈɑːɹtɪn wʌz nˈoʊɾᵻd fɔːɹ hɪz wˈiːkli "lˈɛɾɚ tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə" kˈɑːlʌm bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ kˈɑːləmnˌɪst fɔːɹ ˌɛftˈiː.kˈɑːm ænd ɐ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ tə ðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ.
A Financial Times columnist and former foreign editor and twice Washington, D.C. bureau chief, Martin was noted for his weekly "Letter to America" column before becoming a columnist for FT.com and a contributor to the newspaper.