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Dutch Red Cross helps pensioners with dates for Valentine's Day
- 2008-02-13
AMSTERDAM AFP — The Dutch Red Cross will send buses with volunteers carrying roses to old age homes on Valentine's Day to urge lonely pensioners to ask others out on a date, a spokesman said Wednesday. "(Valentine's Day) is the day of love and we want to contribute," Red...
Red Cross workers freed in Afghanistan: official
- 2007-09-29
KABUL AFP — Taliban rebels have freed four Red Cross workers captured four days ago, two of them foreign nationals, a provincial government spokesman told AFP. "I can confirm that they have been freed. They were handed to an Afghan ICRC worker," said Abdul Udood Pashtunzar, a spokesman for...
Two Red Cross workers killed at Lebanon siege camp
- 2007-06-11
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon AFP — Two Red Cross workers and three soldiers were killed on Monday around a besieged camp in north Lebanon where the army has struggled to crush Islamist militiamen for the past three weeks. Lebanese Red Cross spokesman Georges Kettane said that the two relief workers...
Red Cross meets with top Al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo
- 2006-10-12
WASHINGTON AFP — Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross have interviewed 14 top al-Qaeda prisoners at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, a Pentagon spokesman said. "I can confirm that they did meet with the detainees," said...
ICRC dismisses Saddam lawyers' claim it is US 'tool'
- 2004-11-26
AMMAN AFP — The International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday dismissed accusations by lawyers of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein that it was a "tool" of the United States and withholding information about his health. "The International Committee of the Red Cross rejects the accusations made by...
Bush expresses "deep disgust" over abuse of Iraqi prisoners
- 2004-04-30
WASHINGTON AFP ? US President George W. Bush expressed "deep disgust" at the abuse of Iraqi detainees by US troops and vowed to punish those responsible as photographs of the mistreatment drew worldwide condemnation. The Arab League, Red Cross, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and UN Secretary General Kofi...
Bush disgusted by abuse of Iraqi prisoners
- 2004-04-30
WASHINGTON AFP ? US President George W. Bush expressed "deep disgust" at the apparent abuse of Iraqi detainees by US troops, which has drawn worldwide condemnation, and vowed to punish those responsible. The Arab League, Red Cross, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan joined...
Coalition declines comment on dialogue with Red Cross over Saddam
- 2003-12-31
BAGHDAD AFP ? The US-led coalition in Iraq declined to comment on its "continuing dialogue" with the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC which has requested access to Saddam Hussein. Coalition forces "won't publicly comment on its continuing dialogue with the ICRC," said a spokesman for the coalition....
World offers aid to quake-stricken Iran
- 2003-12-26
GENEVA AFP ? The international community swung into action to provide relief for Iran's earthquake victims, with rescue teams, medical supplies and tracker dogs ready to move. The international Red Cross in Geneva said it was making an appeal for 10 million Swiss francs (6.4 million euros, eight million...
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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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