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United drawn with Celtic, Torres in Atletico return
- 2008-08-28
MONACO AFP — Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase. United, who also won the English Premiership title, were drawn in Group E while Chelsea will meet AS Roma, Bordeaux...
Duval to replace Latvala in Catalonia and Corsica
- 2008-08-25
PARIS AFP — Belgium driver Francois Duval will replace Finn Jari-Matti Latvala as the official Ford driver alongside Mikko Hirvonen for the Rallies of Spain and France in October, the English team said Monday. Duval, 27, who finished third in the Rally of Germany, is this week replacing Italian...
Sastre returns to hero's welcome in Spanish hometown
- 2008-07-30
EL BARRACO, Spain AFP — Spain's Carlos Sastre received a hero's welcome Wednesday when he returned to his hometown of El Barraco after becoming the third Spaniard in a row to win the Tour de France over the weekend. Hundreds of ecstatic supporters cheered when the 33-year-old held up...
Top-selling Spanish cookbook author Simone Ortega dead at 89
- 2008-07-02
MADRID AFP — Top-selling Spanish cookbook author and chef Simone Ortega, who won top culinary awards in both France and Spain, has died, her publisher said Wednesday. She was 89. Publishing company Alianza Editorial said Ortega died overnight at a nursing home in Madrid. It did not know the...
Evans the Tour de France favourite, says Contador
- 2008-06-24
MADRID AFP — Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has given cycling rival Cadel Evans a pre-race boost by predicting the Australian will win this year's July 5-27 race. Contador, who recently won the Giro d'Italia despite a last-gasp invitation for his Astana team, will not defend...
Aragones pleads ignorance over Fenerbahce
- 2008-06-17
SALZBURG, Austria AFP — Spain coach Luis Aragones dismissed speculation linking him with Turkish side Fenerbahce on the eve of Wednesday's Euro 2008 Group D clash against reigning champions Greece. A report in Spanish newspaper Marca earlier in the day linked the 69-year-old to the post but he claimed...
Van Basten's 'Spanish' sorcerers give Spanish fans a dilemma
- 2008-06-14
PARIS AFP — Spanish fans, expecially those who follow Real Madrid, will rejoice that David Villa's last-gasp winner against Sweden will almost certainly put off, for the time being, their having to achieve what world champions Italy and runners-up France could not. Namely, avoid getting flattened by a Dutch...
UCI ink Pro Tour race for Sochi
- 2008-06-11
SAINT-PAUL-EN-JAREZ, France AFP — World cycling's ruling body offically announced Wednesday the creation of a UCI-backed race in Russia. It will be held as a Pro Tour race for the first time in the region of Sochi, the venue for the 2014 winter Olympics, on May 20-24, 2009 -...
Aragones insists whole Spanish Euro squad is important
- 2008-06-10
INNSBRUCK, Austria AFP — Spain coach Luis Aragones said every player in his squad is as important as the next despite hat-trick hero David Villa's match-winning performance in the 4-1 Euro 2008 Group D victory over Russia here. Villa stole the headlines but Liverpool striker Fernando Torres also had...
Four countries unite to urge EU help for fishing industry
- 2008-06-06
MADRID AFP — Spain, France, Italy and Portugal Friday jointly called for urgent EU measures to tackle the fuel-price crisis in the fishing industry, the Spanish government said following a meeting in Madrid. The rapid rise in the price of oil has pushed up the cost of marine diesel...
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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