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
- Is Latin America shifting to the political right? Peru may offer another story.
- From the Magazine A battlefield volunteer in Ukraine war has a story. She wants Europe to hear it.
- Robot wars: Ukraine now adding 鈥榣and drones鈥 to its futuristic arsenal
- Iran war opened doors for drone-savvy Ukraine. Zelenskyy is seizing the moment.
- As Russia pushes spring offensive, shift on battlefield buoys Ukrainians
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