Jean-Marie Colombani (born 7 July 1948 in

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) is a French journalist, and was the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper ''

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'' from 1994 until 2007.

Biography

Educated at Panthéon-Assas University and Science-Po, he is the author of the lead article published after the

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on the front page of his newspaper, entitled "We are All Americans". In 2004 Colombani co-authored with Walter Wells, editor of the ''

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'', the volume ''Dangerous De-Liaisons : What's Really behind the War between France and the U.S.'' (published by

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). From 2005 he has been part of the

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of ''

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''. In 1999 he received the

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. He has been a member of

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.Frédéric Saliba, 'Le pouvoir à la table du Siècle', in ''Stratégies'', issue 1365, April 14, 2005, p. 4

/ref> He is a member of the ''Fondation Ecologie d'Avenir''.

Decorations

Chevalier of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

(2015)http://www.legiondhonneur.fr/sites/default/files/promotion/lh20160101_1.pdf

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* http://www.worldpress.org/1101we_are_all_americans.htm 1948 births Living people Sciences Po alumni French newspaper editors People from Dakar University of Paris alumni French people of Corsican descent Lycée Hoche alumni Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni French male non-fiction writers Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of Ischia International Journalism Award {{France-journalist-stub