Ignatius, David R. - from United States |
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ID: 240820
Organization: GMF
Country of meeting: in the year 2005
Profession:
Journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post. He has written ten novels, including Body of Lies, which director Ridley Scott adapted into a film. He is a former adjunct lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and currently Senior Fellow to the Future of Diplomacy Program. He has received numerous honors, including the Legion of Honor from the French Republic, the Urbino World Press Award from the Italian Republic, and a lifetime achievement award from the International Committee for Foreign Journalism. After completing his education, Ignatius was an editor at the Washington Monthly before moving to the Wall Street Journal, where he spent ten years as a reporter. At the Journal, Ignatius first covered the steel industry in Pittsburgh. He then moved to Washington, where he covered the Justice Department, the CIA, and the Senate. Ignatius was the Journal's Middle East correspondent from 1980 through 1983, during which time he covered the wars in Lebanon and Iraq. He returned to Washington in 1984, becoming chief diplomatic correspondent. In 1985 he received the Edward Weintal Prize for diplomatic reporting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ignatius The Washington Post Columnist (2002-) The International Herald Tribune Executive Editor (2000-02) The Washington Post (1986-2000) The Wall Street Journal Journalist (1976-86) The Washington Monthly https://www.nndb.com/people/544/000118190/ Activities in the Orangization:
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