Kirk W. Johnson

Kirk Wallace Johnson
Johnson in a gray sweater and crossing his arms.
Johnson at the American Academy in Berlin, Fall 2010.
BornWest Chicago, Illinois
OccupationAuthor
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (2002)
Genrenon-fiction
Notable worksThe List Project
SpouseMarie-Josée Cantin Johnson
Website
kirkwjohnson.com

Kirk Wallace Johnson is an American author, journalist, and founder of The List Project,[1] a not-for-profit organization that helps resettle Iraqi refugees who previously worked for the U.S. government during the Iraq War.[2][3][4] He served as the U.S. Agency for International Development regional coordinator for reconstruction in Fallujah, Iraq in 2005.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Félix, Doreen St. (June 20, 2018). "What We're Reading This Summer". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Hammer, Joshua (June 1, 2018). "The Man Who Stole Bird Feathers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Kistler, Florian; Gennies, Sidney; Schäuble, Julianne (August 18, 2021). "'Das ist ein Schlag ins Gesicht': Der Zorn der Afghanistan-Veteranen" ['This is a slap in the face': The anger of Afghanistan veterans]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Critics: U.S. Govt. Should Have Moved Faster to Get Afghan Allies Out (Television broadcast). CNN. August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Tavernise, Sabrina; Worth, Robert F. (February 1, 2007). "Escaping Chaos in the Middle East: Few Iraqis Are Gaining US Sanctuary". Der Spiegel. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved August 6, 2022. ...Kirk W. Johnson, who worked for the United States Agency for International Development in Falluja in 2005.
  6. ^ Szoldra, Paul (June 26, 2014). "Some Of The Bravest People I've Ever Known Are Being Abandoned In Iraq And Afghanistan". Business Insider. Retrieved August 5, 2022. ...Kirk W. Johnson, a former reconstruction coordinator in Iraq, the founder of the List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies, and the author of...
  7. ^ Al-Shawaf, Rayyan (September 13, 2013). "'To Be a Friend Is Fatal' by Kirk W. Johnson – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 5, 2022.