Elaine Sciolino
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Elaine Sciolino is a Paris correspondent and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times
, writing from France since 2002.
, she graduated summa cum laude from Canisius College
in 1970 and received a master’s degree in European History from New York University
in 1971. She holds honorary doctorate degrees from Syracuse University
, Canisius College and Dowling College
.
She began her journalism career as a researcher at Newsweek
magazine in New York, later becoming national correspondent in Chicago
, foreign correspondent in Paris, bureau chief in Rome
and roving international correspondent.
Sciolino was the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
in 1982-1983, the first woman to receive that honor. She joined The New York Times in 1984, where she has held a number of posts, including United Nations’ bureau chief, Central Intelligence Agency correspondent and chief diplomatic correspondent &mdash the first woman to hold that post.
Her first book, The Outlaw State: Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 1991 and was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. Her next book, Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran, was first published by The Free Press in 2000 and was updated in a new edition in 2005. It was awarded the 2001 New York Public Library
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism and the Overseas Press Club Cornelius Ryan Citation for nonfiction. Sciolino was also honored by Columbia University
’s Encyclopedia Iranica project in 2001 “for presenting the best of Iran to the world.” Her new book, La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life, will be published by Henry Holt /Times Books in June 2011.
For the fall term 2010, she served as a Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University
. In 2010, she was decorated a chevalier of the Legion of Honor for her “special contribution” to the friendship between France and the United States. She is one of the only non-French members of Femmes Forum, a Paris-based private club of 200 of the leading women living in France.
A daughter of Anthony R. Sciolino (d. 2002) and his wife, the former Jeanette Limeri (d. 2005), Sciolino has two siblings, Thomas and Marianne. She is married to Andrew R. Plump (an American attorney with the French law firm, Darrois, Villey, Maillot, Brochier), with whom she has two daughters, Alessandra and Gabriela, and currently lives in Paris.
The New York Times
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, writing from France since 2002.
Biography
Born in Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, she graduated summa cum laude from Canisius College
Canisius College
Canisius College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. The college was founded in 1870 by members of the Society of Jesus from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. The college is one of 28 institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and...
in 1970 and received a master’s degree in European History from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in 1971. She holds honorary doctorate degrees from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
, Canisius College and Dowling College
Dowling College
Dowling College is a private co-educational liberal arts college with three campuses spread across Long Island, New York. The college's main campus in Oakdale, NY sits on the site of William K. Vanderbilt's former Idle Hour estate, which is now known as Fortunoff Hall. The Brookhaven Campus in...
.
She began her journalism career as a researcher at Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine in New York, later becoming national correspondent in Chicago
Chicago
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, foreign correspondent in Paris, bureau chief in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and roving international correspondent.
Sciolino was the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
in 1982-1983, the first woman to receive that honor. She joined The New York Times in 1984, where she has held a number of posts, including United Nations’ bureau chief, Central Intelligence Agency correspondent and chief diplomatic correspondent &mdash the first woman to hold that post.
Her first book, The Outlaw State: Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 1991 and was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. Her next book, Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran, was first published by The Free Press in 2000 and was updated in a new edition in 2005. It was awarded the 2001 New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism and the Overseas Press Club Cornelius Ryan Citation for nonfiction. Sciolino was also honored by Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
’s Encyclopedia Iranica project in 2001 “for presenting the best of Iran to the world.” Her new book, La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life, will be published by Henry Holt /Times Books in June 2011.
For the fall term 2010, she served as a Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. In 2010, she was decorated a chevalier of the Legion of Honor for her “special contribution” to the friendship between France and the United States. She is one of the only non-French members of Femmes Forum, a Paris-based private club of 200 of the leading women living in France.
A daughter of Anthony R. Sciolino (d. 2002) and his wife, the former Jeanette Limeri (d. 2005), Sciolino has two siblings, Thomas and Marianne. She is married to Andrew R. Plump (an American attorney with the French law firm, Darrois, Villey, Maillot, Brochier), with whom she has two daughters, Alessandra and Gabriela, and currently lives in Paris.