David Ignatius Biography

David Ignatius is a Washington Post columnist. In January 1999, his twice-weekly piece on global politics, economics, and foreign affairs debuted on the Post's op-ed page. After becoming executive editor of the Paris-based International Herald Tribune in September 2000, he continued to write regularly. Mr. Ignatius started writing twice a week for the op-ed page when the Post sold its investment in the IHT in January 2003, and his work was syndicated internationally by The Washington Post Writers Group. Mr. Ignatius worked as the Post's associate managing editor in charge of business coverage until becoming a columnist in 1993. From 1990 to 1992, he was the Post's international editor, overseeing the Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. He was the editor of the Sunday "Outlook" section from 1986 until 1990. Mr. Ignatius worked for The Wall Street Journal for ten years before joining the Post in 1986. He was the Middle East correspondent and senior diplomatic correspondent, and he covered the steel sector in Pittsburgh, the Justice Department, the CIA, and the United States Senate in Washington. He has five novels out and is working on his sixth.

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