Barry Schweid | |
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Born |
New York City, U.S. | July 30, 1932
Died | December 10, 2015 | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Stuyvesant High School Columbia University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
Occupation | Journalist |
Barry Schweid (July 30, 1932 – December 10, 2015) was an American journalist. As a correspondent for the Associated Press (AP), he reported on politics and international diplomacy from the 1950s until his retirement in 2012. [1] [2]
Schweid was born in Manhattan, New York City. [2] He attended Stuyvesant High School (class of 1949), [3] Columbia University (class of 1953), [4] where he worked on the Columbia Daily Spectator, [3] and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (1954). [2] After Columbia, he served in the U.S. Army as a public relations specialist before joining the Associated Press. [2]
Among many other stories, Schweid covered the shuttle diplomacy efforts of Henry Kissinger. [1]
Schweid retired in 2012. [1] He died on December 10, 2015, from "complications of a degenerative neurological condition." [1] After his death, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry released a statement calling Schweid "an Associated Press legend and the longtime dean of the State Department press corps". [5]