Thomas Friedman

@Author, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thomas Friedman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, columnist and writer Cancer Celebrities American Oxford University Media Personalities Journalists Newspaper Columnists Writers Thomas Friedman is a 3-times Pulitzer Prize winner and is a regular contributor of columns on foreign affairs and columns for ‘The New York Times’. He is known for supporting a negotiation armistice between Israel and the Palestinians, renewal of the Arab world, ecological matters and globalization, while sometimes remarking on their potential pitfalls to the United States economy and society. His books address various aspects of international politics and major shifts in the future world order, from a centrist, liberal perspective on American political spectrum. Friedman is the proud recipient of numerous awards. He is the author of six bestselling books, among them ‘From Beirut to Jerusalem’ and ‘The World is Flat’ are some of his best-known works. He began his long and illustrious career as a general assignment financial reporter and has since then, grown exponentially. He is a regular guest on popular TV shows like ‘Meet the Press’, ‘Morning Joe’ and ‘Charlie Rose’. He also hosted his own documentaries including, ‘Straddling the Fence’, ‘Addicted to Oil’ and ‘Searching for the Roots of 9/11’, all of which, were aired on the Discovery Channel. Apart from his career as a writer and columnist, he also served as a visiting lecturer at Harvard University.

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Birthday: July 20, 1953 Nationality: American Famous: Author, Journalists, Oxford University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Newspaper Columnists, Writers Spouses: Ann Friedman Siblings: Shelly - Jane Known as: Thomas Loren Friedman Childrens: Orly Friedman - Natalie Friedman Information Detail Birthday July 20, 1953 Nationality American Famous Author, Journalists, Oxford University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Newspaper Columnists, Writers Spouses Ann Friedman Siblings Shelly - Jane Known as Thomas Loren Friedman Childrens Orly Friedman - Natalie Friedman Universities Oxford University St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park MN (1971) - BA Mediterranean Studies Brandeis University (1975) - MA Philosophy and Modern Middle East Studies Oxford University (1979) Notable Alumnis Oxford University Birth Place Minneapolis, MN Religion Jewish Gender Male Father Harold Friedman Mother Margaret Friedman Net Worth $30 Million as of March 5,2017 Sun Sign Cancer Born in Minneapolis, MN Famous as Journalist & Author

Minneapolis, MN

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He married economist, Ann Bucksbaum in November 1978. They have two daughters; Orly and Natalie Friedman. The family currently resides in Bethesda, Maryland. Unsplash Personal Life

He is an avid fan of golf. Unsplash Personal Life

Thomas Friedman was born on July 20, 1953 in Minneapolis, to Harold and Margaret Friedman. He has two older sisters; Shelly and Jane. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended Hebrew school until his ‘Bar Mitzvah’. He then studied at St. Louis Park High School, where he wrote articles for his school’s newspaper. He was enamored by Israel after a trip to the country in 1968. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From a very young age, he wanted to become a professional golfer and even was a transport assistant at a local country club in 1970. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied at the University of Minnesota and then at Brandeis University from where he graduated with a degree in Mediterranean Studies, in 1975. After graduating from there, he studied at St. Antony’s College at the University of Oxford. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He earned an M. Phil in Middle Eastern studies from the university, while he was studying there on a Marshall scholarship. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He joined the London bureau of United Press International and was dispatched after a year to Beirut where he lived from 1979 to 1981, to cover a war. Unsplash Career

He was finally recruited by ‘The New York Times’ in 1981 and was again sent to Beirut at the beginning of the 1982 to cover Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Unsplash Career

In 1984, he was transferred to Jerusalem where he was appointed as the Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the next four years. Unsplash Career

He authored one of his best-selling books, ‘From Beirut to Jerusalem’ in 1989. In the next couple of years, he extensively covered Secretary of State, James Baker during the running of U.S. President, George H.W. Bush. Unsplash Career

In 1992, after Bill Clinton was sworn in as President, he was made the ‘Times’ White House correspondent. Two years later, he penned more written works on economics and foreign policy and appeared as the foreign affairs correspondent for ‘The New York Times’, the next year. Unsplash Career

‘The World Is Flat’ was published on April 5, 2005 and became an international best-seller. By the next year, it had sold more than two million copies worldwide and even won the ‘Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award’. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 20, 1953
Nationality	American
Famous	Author, Journalists, Oxford University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Newspaper Columnists, Writers
Spouses	Ann Friedman
Siblings	Shelly - Jane
Known as	Thomas Loren Friedman
Childrens	Orly Friedman - Natalie Friedman
Universities	Oxford University St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park MN (1971) - BA Mediterranean Studies Brandeis University (1975) - MA Philosophy and Modern Middle East Studies Oxford University (1979)
Notable Alumnis	Oxford University
Birth Place	Minneapolis, MN
Religion	Jewish
Gender	Male
Father	Harold Friedman
Mother	Margaret Friedman
Net Worth	$30 Million as of March 5,2017
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Minneapolis, MN
Famous as	Journalist & Author

Thomas Friedman

American

Jul 20, 1953

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Minneapolis, MN