DAVID RIEFF

Journalist and author, USA

David Rieff is a New York-based journalist and author. During the 1990’s he covered conflicts in Africa (Rwanda, Burundi,Congo, Liberia), the Balkans (Bosnia and Kosovo), and Central Asia. Now a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, he has written extensively about Iraq, and, more recently, about Latin America. He is the author of eight books, including SLAUGHTERHOUSE: BOSNIA AND THE FAILURE OF THE WEST and A BED FOR THE NIGHT: HUMANITARIANISM IN CRISIS. His memoir, SWIMMING IN A SEA OF DEATH, appeared in January 2008. Based in New York City, Rieff is currently working on a book about the global food crisis.