Samson Desta

Locality: Pakistan
Summary: Pakistan & Afghanistan Bureau Chief
Current: Pakistan & Afghanistan Bureau Chief at CNN
Past: UAE Bureau Chief at CNN Supervising Editor at CNN International Desk Editor at CNN Associate Producer at CNN International see less... 1 more...
Education:  Oglethorpe University  (1988-1993) 

Industry: Broadcast Media
Experience: CNN (Public Company; TWX; Broadcast Media industry): Pakistan & Afghanistan Bureau Chief,  (April 2010-Present) 
CNN (Public Company; TWX; Broadcast Media industry): UAE Bureau Chief,  (January 2008-March 2010) 
CNN (Public Company; TWX; Broadcast Media industry): Supervising Editor,  (2004-2007) 
CNN (Public Compa...
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CNN's Pam Benson, Reza Sayah and Samson Desta contributed to this report. Official: CIA-trained force targeting militants in Pakistan - CNN.com

Collectively, CNN correspondents Christiane Amanpour, Ivan Watson, Reza Sayah and producer Samson Desta have covered Iran for decades. They've witnessed many of the events that ...

... days after Merkel announced a planned reduction in troop levels; Germany has more than 4,800 troops serving with NATO's International Security Assistance Force.CNN's Samson Desta ...

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