David R. Ignatius (born May 26, 1950), an American journalist and novelist. He is currently an associate editor and columnist for the Washington Post. He also co-hosts PostGlobal, an online discussion of international issues at washingtonpost.com, with Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria. is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ...

Personal

Ignatius is a graduate of St. Albans School (Washington, DC), Harvard College, class of 1973, and King's College, Cambridge. For other schools with a similar name, see St. ... Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Full name The King’s College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge Motto Veritas et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College, Oxford Provost Prof. ...

Ignatius is married to Dr. Eve Thornberg Ignatius and they have three daughters.

Career

After school, he worked for Washington Monthly and then the Wall Street Journal, where he covered the Justice Department, the CIA and was a correspondent from the Middle East. He later went to the Washington Post in 1986, where he has since remained except for a stint from 2000 through 2002 when he was executive editor of The International Herald Tribune in Paris. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Foreign Affairs, and The New Republic. His columns are syndicated worldwide by The Washington Post Writers Group. The Washington Monthly is a magazine based in Washington DC which covers American politics and government. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Atlantic redirects here; for the ocean, see Atlantic Ocean. ... This article is about a journal. ... For other uses, see the New Republic disambiguation page. ...

Bibliography

Ignatius has also written six novels, which tend to draw on his experience and substantial additional research on international politics and finance. They belong to the suspense/spy thriller genre and are informed by his interest in foreign affairs. His novels include:

• Agents of Innocence, 1987
• SIRO, 1991
• The Bank of Fear, 1994
• A Firing Offense, 1997
• The Sun King, 1999
• Body of Lies, 2007

In 2006, he wrote a foreword to the American edition of Enemy Combatant by Moazzam Begg. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Body of Lies can refer to: Body of Lies (novel), a novel by David Ignatius about a CIA operative on a mission to Jordan Body of Lies (film), an upcoming film by Ridley Scott based on the novel Category: ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Moazzam Begg before speaking at a meeting about civil liberties Moazzam Begg (born 1968) is one of nine British men who were held at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay by the government of the United States of America. ...

External links

• David Ignatius opinion columns at the Washington Post.
• Washington Post, PostGlobal Moderator.
• Page on Ignatius at the Washington Post Writers Group.
• The writings of David R. Ignatius at thecrimson.com.