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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Japanese, US nanotechnology experts win Spain's Asturias award
- 2008-06-04
MADRID AFP — Two Japanese and three American scientists were Wednesday awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias prize for scientific and technical research for their work in nanotechnology. Sumio Iijima and Shuji Nakamura from Japan and Americans George M. Whitesides, Tobin Marks and Robert Langer were honoured as "worldwide...
Thatcher's son remarries: report
- 2008-03-29
LONDON AFP — Mark Thatcher, the son of the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has re-married in a low-key ceremony in Gibraltar, the Sunday Telegraph said. The weekly said the 54-year-old married Sarah Russell, 42, at a register office on the British territory off southern Spain on Thursday...
Britain's Radford to make Spanish civil war comedy
- 2007-09-29
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — British director Michael Radford said Saturday he will begin shooting "La Mula" or "The Mule," his first sally into Spanish-language filmmaking, in Spain in January. The comedy tells the tale of a soldier who finds a mule on the battlefield of the Spanish Civil...
Richard Gere gets lifetime achievement award at San Sebastian
- 2007-09-23
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — US actor Richard Gere, star of "American Gigolo" and "Pretty Woman", received a lifetime achievement award on Sunday at the 55th annual San Sebastian Film Festival in northeastern Spain. "I'm very honoured to be considered in the same stratosphere as the actors who I...
Afghan girl's struggle for learning showcased at Spain film fest
- 2007-09-22
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — A young Afghan girl's harrowing struggle for an education in the shadow of the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas is chronicled in a Franco-Iranian film screened Saturday at the oldest and most prestigious film festival in the Spanish-speaking world. Set in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley, where...
Hundreds evacuated due to blaze on Spain's Canary Islands
- 2007-07-30
SAN BARTOLOME DE TIRAJANA, Spain AFP — Hundreds of people were evacuated in Spain's Canary Islands Monday due to a wind-fueled blaze which has raged in soaring heat since Friday, officials said. A total of 1,050 people were ordered from their homes in the hamlets of Mogan, San Bartolome...
Madrid trial enters new phase after suspects plead innocent
- 2007-03-01
MADRID AFP — The trial of 29 people accused of involvement in the Madrid train bombings completed its first phase Thursday as the Spanish high court prepared next to hear from 600 witnesses and 100 experts called to shed light on who carried out Spain's worst terrorist attack. Three...
Florencio escapes to surprise San Sebastian Classic victory
- 2006-08-12
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — Spanish rider Xavier Florencio of Bouygues Telecom was a shock winner of the San Sebastian Classic Pro Tour event over 225km. The 26-year-old Catalan edged out Italian Stefano Garzelli in second and Kazakh Andrei Kashechkin in third. "If you had told me before...
Miracle man Fernandez-Castano wins BMW Asian Open
- 2006-04-23
SHANGHAI AFP — An overjoyed Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano capitalised on a disastrous triple bogey by Sweden's Henrik Stenson to win the BMW Asian Open in a play-off, calling his victory "a miracle". The Swede looked to be coasting with a three stroke cushion when his ball hit a tree on...
Biarritz victory marred by gouging claim
- 2006-04-22
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — Biarritz qualified for the European Cup final with a bruising and brutal 18-9 victory over Bath but walked straight into a gouging storm. Television pictures appeared to show Biarritz captain Benoit August gouging the eyes of England lock Danny Grewcock who needed on-field treatment...
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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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