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Favre bids emotional farewell
- 2008-03-06
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin AFP — Iconic Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre bid an emotional farewell to football on Thursday, fighting back tears at a press conference to discuss his retirement. "I've given everything I can possibly give to this organization and the game of football, and I don't...
NFL pioneers make a muddy mark in London
- 2007-10-28
LONDON AFP — As the New York Giants made their weary way home after an historic 13-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, it was clear NFL's London adventure had made its muddy mark on players and fans. The sport's moneymen will be delighted that a near-capacity crowd of 81,176...
Cornerback Samuel joins Patriots for practice
- 2007-08-28
FOXBORO, United States AFP — Cornerback Asante Samuel at last joined his New England Patriots teammates on the practice field Tuesday, after taking Monday to undergo a physical and sign his 7.79 million-dollar deal. Samuel, who last season tied Denver's Champ Bailey for the National Football League lead in...
Embattled sprinter Gatlin in gridiron tryout
- 2007-05-05
TAMPA, United States AFP — Justin Gatlin, the Olympic and World 100m champion who faces an eight-year athletics ban for doping, turned out with other National Football League hopefuls at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers mini-camp. Gatlin was one of 28 players attending the Buccaneers' three-day rookie training camp this...
American football: NFL Giants promote Reese to general manager
- 2007-01-15
EAST RUTHERFORD, United States AFP — Despite an 8-8 season and a first-round American football playoff exit, the New York Giants stayed within their own staff by naming Jerry Reese the team's new general manager. Reese has served as director of player personnel for the National Football League club since...
Legendary NFL coach fighting leukemia: report
- 2006-11-10
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Bill Walsh, who guided the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl titles, is fighting leukemia, the Press Democrat newspaper of Santa Rosa, Calif., reported. The 74-year-old coach, a member of the American football Hall of Fame, has known for several years about his condition, cancer...
Samoan-heritage stars to have major Super Bowl impact
- 2006-02-01
DETROIT, United States AFP — Standouts of Samoan heritage could play a crucial role in Super Bowl 40 here Sunday as Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu and Shaun Nua and Seattle linebacker Lofa Tatupu play for a championship. Part-Polynesian playmakers Polamalu, a safety whose trademark long hair is a tribute to...
French-Canadian center hopes to go unnoticed in Super Bowl
- 2006-02-01
DETROIT, United States AFP — Seattle long snapper Jean-Phillipe Darche, the first Canadian collegian in more than a quarter century to reach the Super Bowl, hopes to go through Sunday's gridiron championship game unnoticed. The 30-year-old center from Montreal, in his sixth National Football League season, knows that the...
Troubled US football star charged in gun incident
- 2006-01-09
NORFOLK, United States AFP — Marcus Vick, a troubled collegiate American football star banished from school, was released on 10,000 dollars bond after turning himself into police on three charges of brandishing a firearm. Vick surrendered to police and was released after a teenager's mom said Vick pointed a...
Levy returns to help boost NFL Bills
- 2006-01-05
ORCHARD PARK, United States AFP — Marv Levy, who coached the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls but never managed a victory, returned to the American football club as vice president of football operations. Bills chairman Ralph Wilson Jnr announced the appointment one day after firing Tom Donahoe...
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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