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Greek writer wins French book prize
- 2007-10-25
PARIS AFP — Greek author Vassilis Alexakis has been awarded one of France's top fiction awards, the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise, for his novel "Ap. J.C," the academy said Thursday. Alexakis, 63, was born in Athens and came to France at the age of 17. He...
South African writer receives France's Legion of Honour
- 2007-03-31
JOHANNESBURG AFP — South African novelist and Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, whose work addresses the struggle against apartheid, received France's Legion of Honour Saturday at a ceremony in her home country. "By making you an officer of the Legion of Honour, we also wish to pay tribute to a...
American wins France's top literary prize
- 2006-11-06
PARIS AFP — An American, Jonathan Littell, won France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, for his novel "Les Bienveillantes" (The Kindly Ones, or The Well-Meaning Ones), about a fictional SS officer's memoirs. The prize jury said Littell's debut novel triumphed over a field of works from French authors with a...
Turkish author Pamuk wins top French book prize
- 2005-11-07
PARIS AFP — Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, who risks a jail sentence in Turkey for his remarks about the massacre of Armenians during the Ottoman empire, was awarded one of France's top foreign literature prizes. The prestigious Prix Medicis went to Pamuk's bestselling novel "Snow", which tells of the...
"Amelie" star and director get gritty for new French blockbuster
- 2004-10-27
PARIS AFP — Three-and-a-half years after their box-office triumph of "Amelie", French actress Audrey Tautou and director Jean-Pierre Jeunet have again teamed up for a new film -- this time though it's about war not whimsy. "A Very Long Engagement" opened across France Wednesday to massive media coverage, and...
Francoise Sagan, author of 'Bonjour Tristesse', dies in France aged 69
- 2004-09-24
PARIS AFP — Francoise Sagan, the French novelist who penned "Bonjour Tristesse", an anthem to disillusioned youth that became one of the best-known books of the 20th century, died aged 69, family friends said. She died in a hospital in the northern French port of Honfleur after heart and...
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| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| 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 |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
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| 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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
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| 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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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