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US author William Styron dies at 81
- 2006-11-02
NEW YORK AFP — William Styron, a prize-winning novelist whose work probed the horrors of slavery in his native United States and the Holocaust during World War II, has died at the age of 81. Styron, who won the top US literary award for his 1967 novel "The Confessions of...
Egypt's Nobel writer Nagib Mahfuz dies
- 2006-08-30
CAIRO AFP — Nagib Mahfuz, Egypt's most celebrated author and the only Arab to win the Nobel literature prize, has died at the age of 94, several weeks after his health suddenly deteriorated. Mahfuz, who was almost killed in 1994 when a radical Islamist stabbed him, was admitted to an...
Scottish author Muriel Spark dies in Italy
- 2006-04-15
ROME AFP — The Scottish writer Muriel Spark, who died in Florence at the age of 88, was one of her country's foremost literary figures, specializing in short, sharp, witty novels with a keen sense of the extraordinary. The author of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and a...
Leading Zimbabwean writer Vera dies
- 2005-04-09
HARARE AFP — One of Zimbabwe's pre-eminent writers, Yvonne Vera, has died aged 40 of meningitis, her friends said. "It is with great sorrow that Yvonne Vera's family and friends would like to inform you of her death," they said in a statement. Vera died "peacefully of meningitis...
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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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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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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 |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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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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