01/26/2004

Dan Perry named to new position of AP's Europe editor

NEW YORK -- Dan Perry, chief of bureau in Jerusalem, has been named to the new position of Europe editor for The Associated Press.

The appointment was announced Monday by International Editor Deborah Seward.
Perry will lead a new London-based regional desk, supervising and coordinating AP's editorial operations in Europe and Africa as part of a further strengthening of international coverage and a new emphasis on global markets by the AP.

"Dan is a very fine journalist with a focused, determined leadership style," Seward said. "In his new role, he'll head a team dedicated to producing fast-paced, in-depth coverage in a multimedia news environment."

Perry joined the AP in 1990 as correspondent in Bucharest, where he strengthened AP's operations in Romania. He transferred to Israel in 1993 as correspondent in Tel Aviv.
Four years later, he was named chief of Caribbean services based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, AP's hub for dozens of nations and territories in the region.

Named to head the Jerusalem bureau in 2000, Perry has led an integrated print, photo, TV and radio operation in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

Perry, who grew up in Philadelphia, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a master's degree in computer science from Columbia University.

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