Kimberly Halkett

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Kimberly Halkett
Born
Alma mater Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
OccupationJournalist
Known for Al Jazeera's White House correspondent

Kimberly Halkett is a Canadian journalist who has covered the White House and American news since 1998, first for Global Television, then for Al Jazeera when it launched its English channel.

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Early life

Halkett was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in 1992. [1]

Career

Halkett previously worked as White House correspondent for Canada's Global Television Network. [2] She started to work for Al Jazeera English. Since then she has covered the White House for this organization. She has reported on the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. [3] She is currently covering the administration of Joe Biden. [4]

Topics she covers include U.S. politics, human rights, Middle East, religion, justice, intelligence, and security. [5]

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References

  1. #whereRUnow Ryerson University. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. Robertson, Grant (15 June 2006). "CBS, ABC, CBC and ... al-Jazeera?". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. Profile: Kimberly Halkett AJ News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. Halkett, Kimberly (17 July 2018). "Capitol Hill reacts to Trump-Putin summit". AJ News. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. "Kimberly Halkett | Al Jazeera Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.