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ArcelorMittal sells off US steel mill
- 2008-05-10
PARIS AFP — The world's largest steel group ArcelorMittal said Saturday it has finalised the 810 million dollar (525 million euro) sale of a plant in the United States to Russian steelmaker Severstal. It was ordered to dispose of the Sparrows Point plant in Baltimore, Maryland, by US authorities...
SKorea's POSCO begins to build pipe plant in US
- 2008-03-02
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's steel giant POSCO has broken ground to build a 129-million-dollar plant to produce pipes in California, the company said Sunday. The USP -- jointly invested by POSCO, US Steel and South Korea's SeAh Steel -- will annually produce up to 270,000 tons of pipes...
US steel giant Nucor to buy Canada's Harris
- 2007-01-02
NEW YORK AFP — US steelmaking giant Nucor Corp. said it was buying Canada's Harris Steel Group for 1.07 billion US dollars to bolster its concrete-reinforced steel business. The friendly takeover, which has the approval of both companies' boards, is worth 46.25 Canadian dollars (39.70 US dollars) per Harris Steel...
OECD says US steel move should galvanize talks to reduce subsidies
- 2003-12-05
PARIS AFP ? The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development described a US decision to scrap steel tariffs as a boost to its negotiations to reduce trade-distorting steel subsidies. "This a welcome development that will provide further impetus to the negotiations," OECD Deputy Secretary General Herwig Schlogl said in...
Bush to repeal most steel import tariffs
- 2003-12-01
WASHINGTON AFP ? US President George W. Bush has decided to rescind most US steel import tariffs to avoid retaliatory measures threatened by Europe and Japan, the Washington Post said. Bush aides said the decision is "all but set in stone" and is likely to be announced this week,...
Bush to repeal most steel import tariffs: report
- 2003-12-01
WASHINGTON AFP ? US President George W. Bush has decided to rescind most US steel import tariffs to avoid retaliatory measures threatened by Europe and Japan, the Washington Post said. Bush aides said the decision is "all but set in stone" and is likely to be announced this week,...
Britain, US pledge to reduce transatlantic trade barriers
- 2003-11-18
BIRMINGHAM, England AFP ? Britain and the United States have agreed to launch a review of how to boost transatlantic trade by tearing down barriers, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown announced. Accompanied by US Treasury Secretary John Snow at a meeting of business leaders in Birmingham, central...
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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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