Richard Stengel
Richard Stengel (born May 1955 in New York City ) is an American journalist and diplomat . From February 2014 to December 2016, he was the United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs .
Life
From 1992 to 1994, Stengel worked with Nelson Mandela on his autobiography The Long Path to Freedom and later co-produced the documentary Mandela , which was nominated for an Oscar in 1996.
As a Rhodes Scholar , Stengel studied at Christ Church College , Oxford . He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in 1977 .
From 1981 he worked for TIME Magazine , with a short interruption as a speechwriter for the presidential candidacy of Bill Bradley in 1999. From 2000 Stengel was chief of the service at Time , from 2006 managing editor. He held this post until he moved to the US State Department in 2014 . There he took over from Tara Sonenshine as head of the public relations department . During his term of office the Ukraine conflict and increasing Russian propaganda fell ; Stengel stated: “ Opinions, however odious, are defensible speech in a way that false claims are not. RT is a distortion machine, not a news organization. ”After Donald Trump's election victory, Stengel announced his resignation.
Individual evidence
- ^ Government curriculum vitae
- ↑ nytimes.com
- ↑ politico.com
- ↑ Russia Today's Disinformation Campaign Blog of the US State Department
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stengel, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stengel, Rick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |