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US risks 'catastrophic' runway accidents: report
- 2007-12-05
WASHINGTON AFP — US airports are at risk of "catastrophic" runway accidents, largely due to failures in national leadership and scarce data on recent aircraft ground incidents, a congressional report warned Wednesday. The survey by the Government Accountability Office GAO said the rate of serious near-misses on runways had...
US commander says 190,000 missing US guns went to Iraqi forces
- 2007-08-07
BAGHDAD AFP — US commander in Iraq David Petraeus said Tuesday he believes 190,000 unaccounted-for pistols and AK-47 assault rifles were issued to Iraqi police and soldiers. "We believe those weapons all certainly were given to Iraqi units," he told Fox News Radio. However, the US military has...
US Army modernization falling behind: report
- 2006-04-04
WASHINGTON AFP — The US Army is falling behind in a major effort to revamp its combat forces, hampered by equipment and troop shortages and skyrocketing costs, a congressional report warned. The Government Accountability Office GAO said the army already is experiencing difficulty in fully equipping the new modular...
Missile defense program beset by rising costs, budget shortfalls: audit
- 2005-03-31
WASHINGTON AFP — US missile defense programs are beset by rising costs and budget shortfalls that are likely to grow worse in the coming years, an audit by a congressional agency warned. The Government Accountability Office GAO said Missile Defense Agency was 370 million dollars over budget last year,...
US report questions privacy protections for airline passengers
- 2005-03-28
WASHINGTON AFP — A new identity sorting system for airline passengers that the US government wants to introduce this summer is fraught with many uncertainties concerning traveler privacy, according to an official report made public. The Transportation Security Administration "has not yet clearly defined how it plans to implement...
Ties to terror groups do not prevent gun purchases in US: report
- 2005-03-08
WASHINGTON AFP — A loophole in US law allows individuals with ties to known terror groups to purchase firearms, according to a report by a congressional watchdog group, which called for stricter controls. The Government Accountability Office GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, noted in its study that membership...
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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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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