Sylvie Kauffmann

Sylvie Kauffmann (born 30 October 1955) is a French journalist for Agence France-Presse (AFP) and the newspaper Le Monde. She worked for AFP in France in 1979 and as a foreign correspondent from 1980 to 1988. Kauffmann joined Le Monde as Moscow correspondent in 1988 and later Eastern and Central Europe correspondent from 1989 to 1993. She worked in the United States from 1993 to 2001 and Latin America in 2002 and 2003. Kauffman was appointed deputy chief editor of Le Monde in 2003 and covering Southeast Asia as reporter-in-large from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, she was appointed the newspaper's first woman editor-in-chief, serving in the role until 2011.

Early life and education Kauffmann was born on 30 October 1955 in Marseille, France, to a military doctor. She earned degrees from the Centre de Formation des Journalistes (English: Training Centre for Journalists) in Paris, the Instituts d'études politiques, the Sciences Po Aix, the University of Provence and a degree in Spanish from Bilbao's University of Deusto.

Career AFP, 1979–1988 In 1979, Kauffmann began her career in journalism as the French desk for the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). One year later, she was made a foreign correspondent for the agency, spending 1980 to 1984 in London and 1984 from 1985 in Warsaw, during the period of Glasnost and Perestroika.

Le Monde, 1988–present Kauffmann joined Le Monde as its Moscow correspondent in 1988.

Kauffmann was moved by Le Monde to the United States in 1993, serving as Washington correspondent, until she was made New York Bureau Chief in 1996, serving in the position until 2001. She returned to Paris in 2001 but was sent back to New York later in the year to cover the Aftermath of the September 11 attacks as reporter-as-large. In 2011, she was one of 13 candidates to apply for the position of director of Le Monde. Although the newspaper staff supported Kauffmann's candidacy, the owners Pierre Bergé, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse and a selection committee rejected her and appointed Érik Izraelewicz as director of Le Monde.

Kauffmann left the post of editor-in-chief soon after, but remained at Le Monde as an editor. and regularly appears on the France Culture radio programme L'Esprit public.

Other activities Corporate boards Google, Member of the Advisory Council Non-profit organizations Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Member of the Strategic Committee Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Member of the Advisory Board European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council European Press Prize, Member of the Panel of Judges Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group

Personal life Kauffmann is married to the ambassador Pierre Buhler.