David Andrew Smith

David Andrew Smith (born March 5, 1952) is the Deputy Director of the United Nations Information Office in Washington DC. He was formerly an award-winning TV correspondent with ITN and Channel 4 News. In January 2008, The Daily Telegraph identified him as one of the most influential Britons in America.

Biography

Smith was born in 1952, the son of John and Patricia Smith. He was educated at Oxford University, where he received BA Hons and MA. He was a Reuters correspondent in Spain and Italy between 1975 and 1978 and then, working for ITN and Channel 4 News, reported from Africa and was Middle East Correspondent, Moscow Correspondent, Diplomatic Correspondent and US Correspondent. While working as a TV correspondent, he wrote two books, a biography of Robert Mugabe and a study of Israel's relationship with the Palestinians. In 2004, he joined the United Nations Information Office in Washington, D.C., where he is now deputy director and link man for secretary general Ban Ki Moon.

Awards

• International Reporting Award, Royal Television Society, London 1983
• Gold Medal, New York Television Festival, 2000

Publications

• Mugabe, a biography, (Sphere Books, London, 1981) ISBN 0722178689
• Prisoners of God, the Modern-day conflict of Arab and Israeli (Quartet Books, London 1987) ISBN 0704326078

References

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1435100/The-most-influential-Britons-in-America-40-31.html
• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article841551.ece?token=null&offset=24
• http://www.unicwash.org/about/dsmith.html
• http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=23310&sectioncode=1
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/aug/20/channel4.tvnews

Persondata
Name	Smith, David Andrew
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 5, 1952
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article about a British journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: 1952 births Living people United Nations officials British journalist stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Heliocephalus Academic studies about Wikipedia Look at other dictionaries: David A. Smith — may refer to: David A. Smith (computer scientist) (b. 1957), American computer scientist and entrepreneur David Asael Smith (1879–1952), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints David Adam Smith (born 1965), American politician… …   Wikipedia David Hart Smith — For other people named Black Assassin, see Black Assassin (disambiguation). David Hart Smith Ring name(s) Black Assassin[1] David Hart Smith …   Wikipedia Andrew Smith (politician) — Infobox MP honorific prefix = name = Andrew Smith honorific suffix = MP caption = The Rt Hon. Andrew Smith, with Hilary Benn in the background office = Secretary of State for Work and Pensions term start = 29 May 2002 term end = 8 September 2004… …   Wikipedia Andrew Smith (badminton) — Infobox Badminton player playername = Andrew Smith caption = birth name = date of birth = birth date and age|1984|06|3 place of birth = Portsmouth height = height|m=1.78 weight = event = Men s singles highest ranking = 12 date of highest ranking …   Wikipedia Mark Andrew Smith — Born July 24, 1979 (1979 07 24) (age 32) Nationality …   Wikipedia David Smith — may refer to: Contents 1 In sports 2 In politics and government 3 In arts and entertainment …   Wikipedia David Smith (chef) — David Andrew Smith (born 1982 at Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian chef, hospitality consultant, and producer of gourmet food products. Starting as a kitchenhand at the age of 14, Smith was keen to become a chef. He spent… …   Wikipedia Smith (Familienname) — Smith [smɪθ] (englisch smith „Schmied“) ist ein englischsprachiger Familienname. Zur Herkunft siehe Schmidt. Smith ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N …   Deutsch Wikipedia David Elliott (politician) — David Elliott MP Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Baulkham Hills Incumbent Assumed office 26 March 2011 Preceded by …   Wikipedia David Fincher — Born David Andrew Leo Fincher[1][2] August 28, 1962 (1962 08 28) (age 49) Denver, Colorado, US Other names …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”