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I received kim ghattas the secretary through a goodreads advanced. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power, which gave her a title of new york times bestseller. Kim ghattas speakers bureau and booking agent info. Ghattas provides a unique insider outsider perspective as a bbc correspondent who grew up in lebanon and became part of the press contingent accompanying secretary of state hillary clinton around the globe. Kim ghattas born 1977 in beirut, lebanon is a dutchlebanese journalist for the bbc and. Over clintons tenure, bbc foreign correspondent kim ghattas had a front row seat to see how clinton shaped americas foreign policy and, to a lesser extent, her own image as a politician and diplomat. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power, by kim ghattas. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power about her travels with hillary clinton during clinton s tenure as secretary of state.
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Florida atlantic university and the palm beach book festival present bbc radio correspondent kim ghattas with a lecture and book signing on thursday, feb. Kim ghattass book indicates hillary clinton understood this need as secretary of state. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power personal site of kim ghattas, journalist and author of the book the secretary. S state department and american politics, and is the author of the secretary. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power by kim ghattas is a book i long awaited, having a political science background, i have being reading about the secretaries of state for quite some time now and this book did not disappoint me. The book includes her reflections on being a child in wartorn lebanon with questions about america in mind.
Kim ghattas is an emmyaward winning journalist and writer who covered the middle east for twenty years for the bbc and the financial times. Bbc correspondent kim ghattas florida atlantic university. Kim ghattass net worth runs in hundred of thousands. Kim ghattas seamlessly weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to. Browse kim ghattass bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. She was the bbcs state department correspondent from 2008 to 20 and traveled regularly with the secretary of state. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart. We hear plenty about how clinton connects with people on a personal level, how shes a savvy networker. Demonstrating that much of what we now take for granted about the middle eastfrom islamic extremism and factional divisions.
A nyt bestseller about hillary clintons time as diplomat in chief, combined with a personal exploration of american power in the. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power, in which she explores former secretary of state hillary clintons. Kim ghattas, the bbcs state department correspondent since 2008, has written an admiring book about clinton that falls short of answering. Her book tackles her journey, as a lebanese woman, as a journalist, and as a citizen of the world, affected by the decisions made in that very department. Hillary clinton as the palatable face to american power. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power street smart paperback feb 252014. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Now a book comes along that confirms nearly everything ive been saying. After all, she travelled in clintons press corps on. Personal site of kim ghattas, journalist and author of the book the secretary. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of power. Kim ghattas discusses her book, black wave, at politics and prose. Kim ghattas seamlessly weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to deliver a gripping read of the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between between.
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She studied political science at the university beirut. She later covered clinton s 2016 presidential campaign for the bbc. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Back archive iran iraq lebanon pakistan saudi arabia syria hillary clinton 2018 2017 2016 2015. The ghattas book comes from the perspective of a seasoned journalist specializing in foreign policy. The secretary chronicles that period and explores the role of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the secretary. In a conversation with now, kim ghattas explains why she chose to go beyond her bbc reports and write a book about her experience at the state department. Kim ghattas has written a terrific book not just our first intimate portrait of hillary clinton as secretary of state, but also a riveting personal story about what its like to be a journalist, and a lebanese woman at that, living in the clinton bubble. After almost two decades roaming the world as a journalist, juggling tight deadlines, adrenaline highs, hours of live television reporting and twitter addiction, i spent two and a half years focused solely on one project. As president barack obamas secretary of state, she set out to repair americas image around the world and her own. Ghattas will be in conversation with lissa muscatine, coowner of politics and prose. Fau student tickets are free a book signing will follow the lecture. A journey with hillary clinton from beirut to the heart of american power is a book covering kim ghattas official travels with secretary state clinton.
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