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US Senator Kennedy in eight-million-dollar memoir deal: reports
- 2007-11-27
NEW YORK AFP — Senator Edward Kennedy, the elder statesman of the US political clan scarred so often by tragedy, is to publish his memoirs in a deal reportedly worth eight million dollars. The reported advance would vault the younger brother of president John F. Kennedy to the top...
Mexico's Fox mocks Bush in memoir
- 2007-10-06
WASHINGTON AFP — Vicente Fox, known for his candid talk when he was Mexico's president, speaks his mind when describing several world personalities including US President George W. Bush in his memoir that went on sale in the United States this week. "My first impression of George W. Bush...
Clinton makes changes to British version of memoirs for legal protection: report
- 2004-07-24
NEW YORK AFP ? Former US president Bill Clinton reportedly made changes to the British edition of his memoirs to protect himself from that country's much tougher libel laws. The New York Times reported the changes were made to about a dozen paragraphs of "My Life," most of which...
Memoir puts Clinton back in the spotlight
- 2004-06-21
NEW YORK AFP ? Bill Clinton fever gripped New York ahead of the release of the former president's autobiography, whose scandal-fuelled content looks set to shoot it straight to the top of the bestseller lists. The midnight launch of the 957-page "My Life" has taken on the trappings of...
Kicked to the couch: Clinton talks about the Monica days
- 2004-06-21
LONDON AFP ? Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky dominated the publicity blitz in London ahead of the release of his memoirs, with the former US president snapping at an interviewer for pressing the issue but admitting to another that it had left him sleeping on the White House couch....
Clintonmania: boon or bane for Kerry?
- 2004-06-20
WASHINGTON, AFP ? Former president Bill Clinton, buoyed by huge interest in his memoirs, is champing at the bit to campaign for Democratic heir John Kerry but the jury is still out as to whether he will be an asset or liability. Clinton's vice president Al Gore kept him...
Clinton offers his "Life"; public wants Monica
- 2004-06-20
NEW YORK AFP ? Bill Clinton's memoirs run to 957 pages, but the majority of readers rushing to buy the book on Tuesday will be focusing on one particular section indexed somewhere under the letter "L." The war in Kosovo, the Middle East peace process and Somalia -- all...
Clinton memoir 'eye-crossingly dull': New York Times
- 2004-06-20
NEW YORK AFP ? "Sloppy, self-indulgent and often eye-crossingly dull," was the verdict of the New York Times on the publishing event of the year -- Bill Clinton's 957-page memoir "My Life." In a particularly scathing review, the Times denigrated the book as a mirror of Clinton's presidency, with...
Bill Clinton finishes memoirs
- 2004-05-11
NEW YORK AFP ? After two years and 900 pages, former president Bill Clinton has finally finished his long-awaited memoirs, which are expected to go on sale next month, his publisher announced. "The writing was completed late last week, and right now we are finishing up the editing process,"...
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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 |
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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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
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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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
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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.
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
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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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| Dan Jung | Current |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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