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American journalist (born )

For other people named David Kirkpatrick, see David Kirkpatrick (disambiguation).

David D. Kirkpatrick (born ) is a writer for The New Yorker.

From to , he was a correspondent for The New York Times, based in New York, Washington, Cairo and London. From through , he served as the newspaper's Cairo bureau chief and a Middle East correspondent.^[1][2] He has received three Pulitzer Prizes as part of various teams at The New York Times.

Early life and education

Kirkpatrick was born in in Buffalo, New York.^[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and American studies at Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude, and attended the graduate program in American studies at Yale University.^[4]

Professional career

He started in the media group at The New York Times in June During the United States presidential election of , he was assigned to create a "conservative b