Past Presidents

Howard Handleman INS  Oct - Dec 1945
Robert Cochrane Baltimore Sun  Jan - June 1946
Walter Simmons Chicago Tribune  July - Dec 1946
Tom Lambert Associated Press  Jan - June 1947
George Folster NBC  July 1947 - June 1948
Keyes Beech Chicago Daily News  July 1948 - June 1949
Allen Raymond Herald Tribune  July 1949 - June 1950
Burton Crane New York Times  July 1950 - June 1951
Joe Fromm U.S. News & World Report  July 1951 - June 1952
William Jorden Associated Press  July 1952 - June 1953
Dwight Martin Time-Life  July 1953 - June 1954
Hessell Tiltman Manchester Guardian   July 1954 - Sep 1954
Rutherford Poats United Press   Oct 1954 - June 1955
Robert Eunson Associated Press   July 1955 - Mar 1956
Marvin Stone INS   Apr 1956 - Sep 1956 / Oct 1956 - Mar 1957
Earnest Hoberecht United Press  Apr 1957 - Sep 1957 / Oct 1957 - Mar 1958
LeRoy Hansen United Press  Apr 1958 - Dec 1958 / July 1959 - Jun 1960
Sydney Brookes Reuters  Dec 1958 - Jun 1959
Nathan Polowetzkey Associated Press  July 1960 - Jun 1961
John Randolph Associated Press  July 1961 - Jun 1962
Fritz Steck Neue Zuercher Zeitung     July 1962 - Jun 1963
Lee Chia Central News Agency  July 1963 - Jun 1964
Julius Cohn Fairchild Publications  July 1964 - Jun 1965
John Roderick Associated Press  July 1965 - Jun 1966
Frank Devine Australian Newspapers Association     July 1966 - Jun 1967
Al Kaff United Press International  July 1967 - Jun 1968
Henry Hartzenbusch Associated Press  July 1968 - Jun 1969
Ugo Puntieri ANSA  July 1969 - Jun 1970
John Rich NBC  July 1970 - Jun 1971
Pierre Brisard AFP  July 1971 - Jun 1972
Mack Chrysler U.S. News &World Report  July 1972 - Jun 1973
Sam Jameson Los Angeles Times  July 1973 - Jun 1974
Max Desfor Associated Press  July 1974 - Jun 1975
Al Cullison Daily Telegraph  July 1975 - Jun 1976
Bill Shinn Sisa News Agency  July 1976 - Jun 1977
Frederick Marks United Press International  July 1977 - Jun 1978
Bruce Dunning CBS  July 1978 - Jun 1979
Swadesh DeRoy Press Trust of India  July 1979 - Jun 1980
Jack Russell NBC  July 1980 - Jun 1981
Edwin Reingold Time  July 1981 - Jun 1982
Karel van Wolferen NRC-Handelsblad  July 1982 - Jun 1983
Ken Ishii International Herald Tribune  July 1983 - Jun 1984
Mary Ann Maskery ABC  July 1984 - Jun 1985
Jurek Martin Financial Times  July 1985 - Jun 1986
Bruce Macdonell Globe Net  July 1986 - Jun 1987
Naoaki Usui McGraw-Hill World News  July 1987 - Jun 1988
Andrew Horvat The Independent  July 1988 - Jun 1989
Mike Tharp U.S. News & World Report  July 1989 - Jun 1990
Peter McGill The Observer  July 1990 - Jun 1991
David Powers BBC  July 1991 - Jun 1992
Clayton Jones Christian Science Monitor  July 1992 - Jun 1993
Lew Simons Knight-Ridder  July 1993 - Jun 1994
Gebhard Hielscher Suddeutsche Zeitung  July 1994 - Jun 1995
James Lagier Associated Press  July 1995 - June 1996
William Dawkins Financial Times  July 1996 - June 1997
Steven Herman CBS Radio/Discovery Channel  July 1997 - June 1998
Robert Neff Business Week  July 1998 - June 1999
Roger Schreffler E.I.U.Publication  July 1999 - June 2000
James Treece Automotive News  July 2000 - June 2001
Kazuo Abiko Associated Press  July 2001 - June 2002
Hans van der Lugt NRC-Handelsblad  July 2002 - June 2003
Myron Belkind Associated Press  July 2003 - March 2004
Daniel J. Sloan Reuters  April 2004 - June 2004
Anthony Rowley Business Times  July 2004 - June 2005
Daniel J. Sloan Reuters  
   July 2005 - June 2006
 
Dennis Normile Science  July 2006 - June 2007
Martyn Williams IDG News Service  July 2007 - June 2008
Catherine Makino IPS  July 2008 - June 2009
Monzurul Huq Daily Prothom Alo  July 2009 - June 2010
Georges Baumgartner Swiss Radio and Television  July 2010 - July 2013
Lucy Birmingham Freelance  July 2013 - June 2015
James Simms II Freelance  June 2015 - Sept 2015
Suvendrini Kakuchi University World News  
    Sept 2015 - June 2016
    July 2021 - Aug 2022
 
Peter Langan Freelance  
   June 2016 - Sept 2016
   June 2018 - June 2019
   June 2019 - Oct 2019
 
Khaldon Azhari PanOrient News  
   Sept 2016 - June 2018
   Dec 2019 - July 2020
 
Isabel Reynolds Bloomberg L.P.    August 2020 - July 2021
Peter Elstrom Bloomberg News     August 2022 - July 2023