Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman
Friedman in 2005
Born
Thomas Loren Friedman

(1953-07-20) July 20, 1953 (age 71)
EducationBrandeis University (BA)
St Antony's College, Oxford (MPhil)
Occupation(s)Author
Columnist
SpouseAnn Bucksbaum[1]
Children2
RelativesMatthew Bucksbaum (father-in-law)
Websitewww.thomaslfriedman.com

Thomas Loren Friedman (/ˈfrdmən/ FREED-mən; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues.

Friedman began his career as a reporter and won two Pulitzer Prizes in the 1980s for his coverage on conflict in Lebanon and politics in Israel, followed by a further prize in 2002 for commentary on the war on terror.

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