Bob Simon is a CBS News correspondent. A CBS News Special Report ident card CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. ...

 Born c. 1941 

From 1964-67, Simon served as an American Foreign Service officer and was a Fullbright scholar in France and a Woodrow Wilson scholar. From 1969-71, he served a tour in the CBS News London bureau. From 1971-77, he was based in the London and Saigon bureaus where he served as a Vietnam War correspondent. From 1977-81, he was assigned to the CBS News Tel Aviv bureau. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ...

From 1981-82, he spent time in Washingon, D.C., as the CBS News State Department correspondent. From 1982-87, Simon served as a New York-based CBS News national correspondent. In 1987, Simon was named the CBS News Chief Middle Eastern correspondent. The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

During the opening days of the Gulf War in January 1991, he along with CBS News staffers were captured by Iraqi forces and spent 40 days in Iraqi prisons; he later chronicled the experience in the book, "40 Days." Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush Norman Schwarzkopf Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also called...

In 1996, Simon joined "60 Minutes" as a correspondent, and in 1998 he was named a "60 Minutes II" correspondent. Notable stories he has done recently include the first profile of the so-called "Lost Boys of Sudan" and the exclusive interview with Shiite insurgency leader Muqtada al-Sadr. He currently serves as the senior foreign correspondent for the Sunday edition of 60 Minutes. Sixty Minutes was also the replacement for the BBC current affairs programme Nationwide. ...

Awards

• Recipient of the Edward Weintal Prize given by Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in recognition of "distinguished reporting on foreign policy and diplomacy"

• 5-time Emmy Award winner

• 4-time Overseas Press Club recipient

• Winner of the George Foster Peabody Award