Christiane Amanpour
Contact Information

Christiane Amanpour is a journalist and host born on January 12, 1958, in London, England. Amanpour received her degree in journalism from the University of Rhode Island. After graduating, she began her career as an entry-level assistant at CNN in 1983. She rose through the ranks, becoming a reporter at CNN’s New York bureau. In 1989, she was promoted to a post in Frankfurt, Germany, and became one of CNN’s top international correspondents. She covered wide-ranging international political events, including covering the pro-democracy movement in eastern Europe, the Persian Gulf War, and the Kurdish uprising in northern Iraq. In 1992, she became CNN’s chief international correspondent. Amanpour is the host of the interview program Amanpour, where she has interviewed a number of leaders and decision-makers. She has interviewed the likes of Moammar Gadhafi, Tony Blair, and Pervez Musharraf. Amanpour has been honored with numerous awards, including eleven News and Documentary Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards, and two George Polk Awards. Amanpour was named as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007.