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Simple dreams for Mogadishu teen
- 2007-03-26
MOGADISHU AFP — Like most teenagers of his age, 17-year-old Ahmed has great hopes for the future, even though his past is filled with the nightmares of Somalia's bloody inter-clan power struggle. The fighting -- some 16 years of civil war that has defied more than 14 attempts to...
AIDS transforms Malawi youngsters into breadwinners
- 2006-10-11
MWANZA, Malawi AFP — If Madonna wants advice on adopting an AIDS orphan, she could do worse than turn to 13-year-old Caroline Chileka. The US pop diva is currently on a private visit to Malawi on what the government has called a quest to find a child to adopt. But...
Pope enjoys private time after criticising Islam
- 2006-09-13
REGENSBURG, Germany AFP — Pope Benedict XVI knelt in prayer at the graves of his mother, father and sister in the emotional highpoint of his six-day visit to his native Bavaria. The private prayers at the tiny Ziegetsdorf cemetery outside Regensburg came on the penultimate day of the pontiff's trip,...
French Guiana finds case of disabling mosquito-borne disease
- 2006-03-16
CAYENNE, French Guiana AFP — French Guiana has confirmed its first case of chikungunya, a disabling mosquito-borne disease, in a woman who had returned from Madagascar, health authorities said. Two sisters were suspected last week of carrying the disease after returning to this French overseas department in South America...
Brother of Indonesian bird flu victim dies
- 2006-01-17
JAKARTA AFP — A three-year-old boy suffering symptoms of bird flu died, days after his sister passed away and tested positive for the virus, a health official said. Initial tests on the boy were not conclusive and will be repeated, health ministry official Hariyadi Wibisono told AFP. "The...
Sperm from dead man destroyed in Taiwan amid controversy
- 2005-12-22
TAIPEI AFP — A Taiwanese woman's controversial plan to bear the child of her dead fiance by using his conserved sperm has been thwarted when the sperm was destroyed on orders of his family. "We have made the decision to destroy although with much regret," said a sister of...
American hostage's family makes impassioned plea for his life
- 2004-06-16
NEW YORK AFP ? The family of an American hostage held by al-Qaeda extremists in Saudi Arabia pleaded tearfully for his life, after his captors issued an execution ultimatum. Paul Marshall Johnson, a 49-year-old aviation engineer, went missing in Riyadh Saturday and his captors have threatened to kill him...
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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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