Christiane Amanpour is CNN’s Chief International Anchor and one of the world’s most respected journalists. Born in London in 1958, she graduated in Journalism from the University of Rhode Island. With over four decades of frontline reporting — from the Gulf War and Bosnia to the Arab Spring — she is renowned for interviewing global leaders and covering major conflicts. Amanpour has received multiple Emmy, Peabody, and Edward R. Murrow awards, and was honored as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to journalism.