Peter David (journalist)

Peter David
Born	Peter Howard David (1951-09-07)September 7, 1951 Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	May 10, 2012(2012-05-10) (aged 60) Charlottesville, Virginia
Occupation	Journalist, writer (The Economist Washington bureau chief)
Nationality	British
Education	University of London
Period	1972–2012
Spouse	Celia Binns
Children	2

Peter David (September 7, 1951 – May 10, 2012) was the Washington bureau chief and primary U.S. political correspondent for The Economist, the U.K.-based weekly magazine, with which he worked for his last 28 years. He supervised coverage of the Persian Gulf War in the early 1990s and became the magazine's foreign editor from 2002 to 2009, covering the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. David also previously authored the "Bagehot" column on British politics, before finally moving to the U.S. to author the "Lexington" column on American politics.