Barry Schweid Explained

Barry Schweid
Birth Date:30 July 1932
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
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.

Schweid retired in 2012. He died on December 10, 2015, from "complications of a degenerative neurological condition." 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Barry Schweid, Legendary AP Correspondent, Dies at 83 . . December 10, 2015 . Harry . Dunphy . December 14, 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151213065430/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8055b30c08c64ce5b7fca544806aa74c/barry-schweid-legendary-ap-correspondent-dies-83 . December 13, 2015 .
  2. News: Barry Schweid, globe-trotting AP diplomatic writer, dies at 83 . . December 10, 2015 . Harry . Dunphy . December 14, 2015.
  3. 15 Men Nominated To Top Spec Posts . . 2 . April 3, 1952 . December 14, 2015.
  4. Web site: June 27, 2016 . Other Deaths Reported . May 3, 2022 . Columbia College Today . en.
  5. On the Passing of Barry Schweid . . December 10, 2015 . December 14, 2015 . Washington, D.C..