Sudarsan Raghavan Next Post Baghdad Bureau Chief

In Iraq, a transition – and an opening

We’re pleased to announce that Sudarsan Raghavan has agreed to become our next bureau chief in Baghdad, succeeding Ellen Knickmeyer, whose tour will conclude at the end of the year.

Since April of last year, Ellen has led us through some of the most grueling months of the Iraq war. As bureau chief, she not only set the tone for our journalism with a hard-nosed realism, she also successfully managed the immense risks.