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Controversial border fence hot issue in Texas primary
- 2008-02-24
BROWNSVILLE, Texas AFP — If it can be smuggled or dumped across the US-Mexico border, Ray Loop has probably seen it turn up on his South Texas farm: Bags of dope, Chinese immigrants, dead bodies, you name it. But Loop says he is facing his biggest threat ever, not...
Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza
- 2007-08-27
GAZA CITY AFP — Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man from across the border with the central Gaza Strip on Monday, officials said. Palestinian medics and witnesses said that Farid Abu Dhaher, a farmer in his 40s, was working his land near the heavily fortified fence between Gaza...
Volunteer "Minutemen" start fence on US-Mexico border
- 2006-05-27
LOS ANGELES AFP — A volunteer militia that conducts its own unofficial patrols of the US-Mexico border started building a fence aimed at stopping illegal immigrants from entering the United States. The civilian border patrol, called the "Minutemen," which advocates a tough approach to illegal immigration, held the ground-breaking...
US House approves tighter immigration controls
- 2005-02-10
WASHINGTON AFP — The US House of Representatives approved a bill that seeks to increase controls on illegal immigration and asylum seekers. The bill, characterized by supporters as an effort to protect the US against terrorists, would close a five kilometer three mile gap in the California-Mexico border fence...
Headlines across the Middle East
- 2004-07-09
AFP ? Headlines across the Middle East on Friday: EGYPT -- AL-AHRAM "New Government To Be Sworn In Next Week" A new prime minister will be sworn in next week, while the head of the outgoing government Atef Ebeid will take up a new post on...
Palestinian PM takes campaign against barrier to Germany
- 2004-02-17
BERLIN AFP ? Palestinian premier Ahmed Qorei took his campaign against Israel's controversial security barrier to Germany, which has urged the Jewish state to make substantial changes to its path. Qorei said he had told Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in their first official meeting that the West Bank fence threatened...
Border tension high as Israel mulls response to Hezbollah strike
- 2004-01-20
JERUSALEM AFP ? Tensions ran high on Israel's northern border after the army threatened to retaliate for a Hezbollah attack that killed one soldier and wounded another, despite suggestions the two might have strayed into Lebanese territory. Monday's attack, in which an anti-tank rocket was fired at a military...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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