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April Fool: Lebanon finally gets a president
- 2008-04-01
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese newspapers on Tuesday offered their readers a brief moment of wishful thinking with an April Fool message that the protracted political crisis was over and a new president had been elected. "Khalass, infarajet" (That's it, it's over) said a leaflet inserted in many dailies, jokingly...
Arab leaders gather for low-turnout summit in Damascus
- 2008-03-28
DAMASCUS AFP — Almost half of Arab leaders are boycotting a weekend summit hosted by Syria, an Arab League official said on Friday, as US allies snub Damascus over the political crisis in Lebanon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will host the leaders of Algeria, Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, the...
Iran says to attend Arab summit in Syria
- 2008-03-16
TEHRAN AFP — Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is to attend this month's Arab summit hosted by its top regional ally Syria that is expected to be dominated by the political crisis in Lebanon. "Mr Mottaki has been invited and he will travel to Damascus," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad...
Syria set to invite Lebanon to summit: government source
- 2008-03-13
BEIRUT AFP — Syria will officially invite Lebanon to the Arab summit through its deputy foreign minister expected in Beirut Thursday, a Lebanese government source told AFP. The source, who did not wish to be identified, said Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmed Arnous will deliver the invitation to Fawzi Salloukh,...
Syria officially invites Lebanon to Arab summit
- 2008-03-13
BEIRUT, March 13, 2008 AFP — Syria on Thursday officially invited Lebanon to the Arab summit, in a move seen as a bid to ease tensions with Arab countries who hinted they could boycott the meeting should Beirut be excluded. Syria's deputy foreign minister Ahmed Arnous handed over the...
Syrian delegation in Saudi to deliver summit invite
- 2008-03-09
RIYADH AFP — A Syrian delegation is in Saudi Arabia to invite the regional powerhouse to an Arab summit in Damascus at the end of the month, the Syrian ambassador said on Sunday. The delegation plans to deliver the invitation to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Ahmed Neetham...
Saudi to skip Arab summit unless Lebanon goes: Gulf official
- 2008-03-03
RIYADH AFP — Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf states will stay away from an Arab summit in Damascus later this month unless Lebanon is invited, whether it has a new president or not, a Gulf official said Monday. "Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf states are waiting for...
Syria slow on Saudi invite to summit amid Lebanon row
- 2008-02-28
DAMASCUS AFP — Syria has yet to invite regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia to an Arab summit in Damascus next month, an official said on Thursday, as Arab League chief Amr Mussa said some member states would only attend if Lebanon's political crisis was resolved. Syria and its regional ally...
Jordan, Saudi kings meet before Arab summit
- 2008-02-27
RIYADH, Feb 27, 2008 AFP — Jordan's King Abdullah II held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Wednesday in the run-up to an Arab summit which will examine Lebanon's deep political crisis, a Jordanian official said. High on the agenda at the next month's summit in Syria will...
Mubarak holds talks in Saudi on Lebanon crisis
- 2008-02-24
RIYADH AFP — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Sunday on ways to solve Lebanon's deep political crisis, state media reported. They held talks in Riyadh on "the current crisis in Lebanon and the Arab efforts to solve it," the official SPA news...
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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 |
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| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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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 |
| 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 |
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| 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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