Howard LaFranchi has been the Monitor's diplomacy correspondent in DC since 2001. Previously, he spent 12 years as a reporter in the field; serving five years as the Monitor's Paris bureau chief from 1989 to 1994, and as a Latin America correspondent in Mexico City from 1994 to 2001. LaFranchi has continued to travel as diplomacy correspondent and covered the Iraq War from the Monitor's Baghdad bureau on numerous occasions.Prior to joining the Monitor, LaFranchi worked as the City Hall reporter for the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley Journalism School and has a Masters Degree in Journalism from Boston University.
Stories by Howard LaFranchi
- Historic Israeli desire to ‘go it alone’ is tested by Gaza and Iran
- Congress moves on Ukraine aid. Doubts about US leadership persist.
- In words and deeds, US seeks Israeli restraint after Iran’s attack
- Focus Five ways Israel is changing after six months of war in Gaza
- Cover Story NATO has united the West for 75 years. Here’s why it still matters.
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