Hoffman, David E. (David Emanuel)

David E. Hoffman (1953-) was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Delaware. In 1977 he moved to Washington, D.C., to work for the Capitol Hill News Service. As a member of the Washington bureau of the "San Jose Mercury News," he reported on Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign. In May 1982 he joined "The Washington Post" staff as a White House correspondent covering the Reagan presidency. From 1990 to 1992, he covered the presidency of George H. W. Bush. For his White House coverage, he won three national journalism awards: the Aldo Beckman Award (1985); the Merriman Smith Award (1985); and the Gerald R. Ford Award (1989). In 1992 he became The Post's Jerusalem bureau chief. From 1994 to 1995, he spent a year as a senior associate member at St Antony's College at Oxford, England, studying Russian language. In 1995 he became the Moscow bureau chief for The Post. In 2001 he returned to Washington, D.C., and became foreign editor. The following year he published his first book, "The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia." In January 2005 The Post named him assistant managing editor for foreign news.

From the description of Hoffman, David E. (David Emanuel), 1953- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10609953

American journalist and author.

From the description of David E. Hoffman papers, 1988-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865215

Biographical/Historical Note

American journalist and author.

From the guide to the David E. Hoffman papers, 1988-2005, (Hoover Institution Archives)