Peter Bergen | |
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 Bergen speaking in 2019 | |
| Born | Peter Lampert Bergen[1] December 12, 1962 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, professor, podcaster, producer |
| Spouse | Tresha Mabile |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | PeterBergen.com |
Peter Lampert Bergen (born December 12, 1962) is an American journalist, author, and producer who is CNN's national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast In the Room with Peter Bergen.
Bergen has written seven books and edited three books. Three of the books were New York Times bestsellers, four of the books were named among the best non-fiction books of the year by the Washington Post, and they have been translated into 24 languages. He produced the first television interview with Osama bin Laden in 1997, which aired on CNN.[2]
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- ^ "Osama bin Laden Fast Facts". CNN. August 30, 2013. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
1997 – In his first interview with Western media, bin Laden tells Peter Bergen that the United States is 'unjust, criminal and tyrannical.' (Updated 12:27 PM EDT, Tue April 27, 2021)