John Ward Anderson
Foreign

» Washington Post Staff Writer | John Anderson joined the Post in 1981 and has been on the foreign staff since 1992. He has been posted in New Delhi, Mexico City, Istanbul, Jerusalem, and currently assigned to Paris. Before joining foreign, Anderson was the researcher for Bob Woodward on his best-selling book, "Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi." He was a reporter on the Post Metro staff for nine years, covering D.C. public safety, Fairfax County and the Virginia Legislature. In recent years, his assignments have included significant stints covering the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Anderson, a 1981 graduate of Harvard College, has one son, Benjamin, and he is married to Molly Moore, who is also a Post correspondent in Paris.
Articles by John Ward Anderson
Going Once, Twice, a 3-Horned Triceratops (April 17, 2008)
A Maker of Books Destroys 100,000 (April 13, 2008)
Paris Protests Disrupt Torch Relay (April 8, 2008)
Seeing Red Over Bid to Clone a Bull (March 16, 2008)
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Reelected After Tough Campaign (March 10, 2008)
Socialists Lead in Spain Elections, Exit Polls Show (March 9, 2008)
Spain's Voters at Loggerheads (March 9, 2008)
Societe Generale Posts 2007 Profit Despite Loss From Illicit Trades (February 22, 2008)
Two of Four Stolen Masterworks Recovered in Zurich (February 20, 2008)
Les Folies Sarkozy (February 15, 2008)
Paintings by Four Masters Stolen in Zurich (February 12, 2008)
Travelers to Europe May Face Fingerprinting (February 12, 2008)
Sarkozy Offers Plan For Immigrant Areas (February 9, 2008)
Ryanair to Pay Sarkozy Thousands in Damages (February 5, 2008)
French Official Scolds Bank (February 5, 2008)
France's Sarkozy Quietly Weds Former Model Carla Bruni (February 3, 2008)
Wed in Their Willingness to Sue (February 1, 2008)
French Trader Says Bosses Turned Blind Eye (January 30, 2008)
Futures Trader's Motivation Was His Reputation, French Prosecutor Says (January 29, 2008)
Supporters at Home and Abroad Backing Away From Musharraf (January 24, 2008)
Looking Beyond Feudal Politics in Pakistan (January 22, 2008)
Many Pakistanis See Leader As Having Reigned Too Long (January 14, 2008)
U.S. Journalist Is Ordered to Leave Pakistan (January 13, 2008)
Suicide Bomber Kills 23 Outside Pakistani Courthouse (January 11, 2008)
Au Revoir to the Smoke-Filled French Cafe (January 3, 2008)
6 Convicted in Chad Kidnap Case Returned to France (December 29, 2007)
Conferees Pledge $7.4 Billion in Aid to Palestinian Authority (December 18, 2007)
E.U. Pledges Assistance to Kosovo on Path Toward Independence (December 15, 2007)
E.U. Leaders Endorse New Charter (December 14, 2007)
Gaddafi's French Shopping Spree Has Critics Unhappy With Sarkozy (December 14, 2007)
Gaddafi Visit Causes Stir in France (December 11, 2007)
Meeting of Gaddafi and Sarkozy Draws Criticism (December 11, 2007)
Paris Suburb Hit by Rioting Tries Healing Power of Talk (December 3, 2007)
In France, 'a Bomb Waiting for the Match' (November 28, 2007)
In France, Dollar's Decline Fails To Burst Champagne's Bubble (November 24, 2007)
Chirac Faces Formal Probe in City Hall Graft Case (November 22, 2007)
After a Week, Transit Strike Has Parisians Growing Weary (November 21, 2007)
NATO Conflicted Over Afghanistan (October 21, 2007)
French Transit Workers Strike Over Pension Threat (October 19, 2007)
Adieu Already? France's First Couple Divorces (October 19, 2007)
Checking Out Tomorrow's Library (October 18, 2007)
'Kite Runner': Danger On and Off the Screen (October 5, 2007)
Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 11 on Bus In Downtown Kabul (October 3, 2007)
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 11 in Kabul (October 2, 2007)
Kabul Bus Bombing Kills 30 (September 30, 2007)
A Haven of Prosperity in Afghanistan (September 29, 2007)
Emboldened Taliban Reflected In More Attacks, Greater Reach (September 25, 2007)
Arms Seized in Afghanistan Sent From Iran, NATO Says (September 21, 2007)
A Separatist Revolution Percolates in Belgium (September 21, 2007)
NATO, Afghans Target Taliban In a Stronghold (September 20, 2007)
Suicide Blast Kills at Least 7 People in Afghanistan (September 18, 2007)
Bangladeshi Aid Worker Seized In Latest Afghan Kidnapping (September 17, 2007)
N. Korea Agrees to Nuclear Deadline (September 3, 2007)
U.N. Climate Talks End in Cloud of Discord (September 1, 2007)
IAEA: Iran Cooperating In Nuclear Investigation (August 31, 2007)
Will Finders Be Keepers of Salvaged Treasure? (August 27, 2007)
E.U. Central Bank Injects More Cash as Markets Tumble (August 11, 2007)
Europe's Summer of Wild, Wild Weather (August 2, 2007)
Son of Ailing Shiite Leader Steps Forward (July 1, 2007)
Residents Say 17 Killed by U.S. Were Not Insurgents (June 29, 2007)
Iraqi Minister Sought in Assassination Attempt (June 27, 2007)
Wave of Suicide Bombings Kills at Least 40 in Iraq (June 25, 2007)
'Chemical Ali' Sentenced to Hang for Genocide of Kurds (June 25, 2007)
Staying Cool by a Pool, in Baghdad (June 24, 2007)
Ten U.S. Deaths in Iraq Bring June Toll to 80 (June 24, 2007)
17 Insurgents Killed Near Baqubah (June 23, 2007)
Troops Pushing South Through Insurgent Area (June 22, 2007)
24 Emaciated Boys Found At Baghdad Orphanage (June 21, 2007)
Dozens of Insurgents Killed in Iraq Offensive (June 21, 2007)
Offensive Targets Al-Qaeda In Iraq (June 20, 2007)
As Sunni Mosque Falls, Sadr Issues a Call (June 17, 2007)
Sunni Shrine Leveled In Apparent Reprisal (June 16, 2007)
Shiite Shrine in Samarra Is Hit Again (June 14, 2007)
Bomb Destroys Police Station Near Tikrit, Killing at Least 12 (June 11, 2007)
Tribal Coalition in Anbar Said to Be Crumbling (June 11, 2007)
Insurgents Attack Police Chief's Home (June 9, 2007)
Suicide Attacks, Bombings Kill Dozens in Iraq (June 8, 2007)
Insurgent Group Announces Truce With Al-Qaeda in Iraq (June 7, 2007)
Baghdad's Green Zone Is a Haven Under Siege (June 7, 2007)
Suicide Blast Kills 15 West of Iraqi Capital (June 6, 2007)
Attacks on U.S. Troops in Iraq Grow in Lethality, Complexity (June 3, 2007)
Sunni Insurgents Battle in Baghdad (June 1, 2007)
U.S. Hunts for 5 Britons Abducted in Iraq (May 31, 2007)
10 American Soldiers Killed in Iraq (May 30, 2007)
U.S., Iran Open Dialogue On Iraq (May 29, 2007)
U.S. Forces Free Al-Qaeda in Iraq Captives (May 28, 2007)
U.S., British Troops Clash With Sadr Militia (May 27, 2007)
Fallujah Bombing Targets Mourners of Tribal Figure (May 25, 2007)
U.S. Identifies Body as Missing Soldier (May 24, 2007)
9 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq; Abducted Soldier Found Dead (May 24, 2007)
Roadside Bombs Kill 7 Soldiers, Interpreter (May 21, 2007)
Gunmen Lay Siege To Shiite Kurd Town, Killing at Least 13 (May 20, 2007)
5 U.S. Troops, 2 Journalists Die in Iraq (May 19, 2007)
60 Die in Iraq; Study Warns Of Collapse (May 18, 2007)
Europeans Wince, Wait For Wolfowitz Saga to End (May 10, 2007)
Sarkozy in Seclusion to Plan France's Next Government (May 8, 2007)
Sarkozy Wins, Vows to Restore Pride in France (May 7, 2007)
Sarkozy No Favorite in Paris Suburbs (May 4, 2007)
Debate Turns Bitter as France's Presidential Rivals Trade Jabs (May 3, 2007)
Age Gap Found Among Voters In French Race (April 28, 2007)
In Tangles of Airbus Project, a Reflection of Europe's Struggles (April 27, 2007)
France's Bayrou Withholds Support (April 26, 2007)
In French Runoff, a Fight for the Center (April 24, 2007)
Sarkozy, Royal Head to Presidential Runoff (April 23, 2007)
A Paradoxical French Electorate (April 21, 2007)
French Front-Runner's American Style (April 19, 2007)
In French Campaign, A Flurry of Faux Pas (April 12, 2007)
Britons Recount Capture, Detention (April 7, 2007)
Freed Britons Return Home As Calls for Probe Intensify (April 6, 2007)
Iran Releases 15 Captive Britons (April 5, 2007)
Paris Embraces Plan to Become City of Bikes (March 24, 2007)
E.U., U.S. Agree to Ease Barriers to Flights (March 23, 2007)
Fringe Parties Could Swing France's Race For President (March 20, 2007)
For France's Female Contender, Women Are a Tough Audience (March 18, 2007)
Royal Finds Female Voters Resistant (March 18, 2007)
Le Pen Joins Volatile Race For French Presidency (March 15, 2007)
The Seven Wonders Reconsidered (March 13, 2007)
Chirac Tells France He Won't Run Again (March 12, 2007)
E.U. Raises Bar in Fight Against Global Warming (March 10, 2007)
Drinking a Little From Huge Barrels, But Drinking It Often (February 20, 2007)
Spain's Peace Process in Tatters After Basque Separatist Bombing (February 18, 2007)
Spain Bitterly Divided As Terror Trial Begins In '04 Train Bombings (February 16, 2007)
Blunders Beset France's Socialist Party (February 1, 2007)
Cutting Back on Smokers' Liberté (January 29, 2007)
Donors Pledge $7.6 Billion for Lebanon (January 25, 2007)
Shortage of Snow Leaves Alps Buried In Debate (January 21, 2007)
Ruling Party In France Makes It Official With Sarkozy as Pick (January 15, 2007)
Chirac's Party Chooses Nominee Amid Intrigue (January 14, 2007)
Tent Cities Across France Stake Claims for the Homeless (January 11, 2007)
Chirac Fatigue Has French Counting the Days (December 25, 2006)
Six Resentenced to Death in Libyan AIDS Case (December 20, 2006)
A Painful Exchange (December 9, 2006)
All News All the Time, And Now In French (December 7, 2006)
On Display, The Fruits Of Afghan Altruism (December 7, 2006)
Socialists Pick New Face for French Presidency (November 17, 2006)
Envoy Seeks to Reassure Wary Iraqis (November 9, 2006)
Hussein Asks Iraqi Factions to Reconcile (November 8, 2006)
Proposal Would Rehire Members of Hussein's Party (November 7, 2006)
Iraq Imposes Curfew in Capital, Four Provinces (November 5, 2006)
Missing Soldier Believed Alive, U.S. Says (November 3, 2006)
Baghdad Attacks Target Busy Areas (November 2, 2006)
Iraq Tells U.S. to Quit Checkpoints (November 1, 2006)
At Least 26 Killed by Market Blast In Sadr City (October 31, 2006)
Twofold Operation Seals Sadr City (October 30, 2006)
Search for U.S. Soldier Spurs Sadr City Battles (October 28, 2006)
U.S. Deaths In Iraq Near Peak Months (October 27, 2006)
Iraqi Premier Denies U.S. Assertion He Agreed to Timelines (October 26, 2006)
Military Mounts Search For Missing U.S. Soldier (October 25, 2006)
In Spain, a Tide Of Development (October 25, 2006)
15 Police Recruits Killed in Iraq; U.S. Death Toll for October Hits 83 (October 23, 2006)
Sadr Militia Briefly Seizes Southern City (October 21, 2006)
General Says Mission In Baghdad Falls Short (October 20, 2006)
Events in Arts, Politics Highlight Turkey's Tangled Ties to Europe (October 13, 2006)
Gods Rise Among Men In Search of a Euro (October 9, 2006)
Belgium Rules Sifting of Bank Data Illegal (September 29, 2006)
Romania, Bulgaria Favored to Join E.U. (September 27, 2006)
Officials Doubt Report Of Bin Laden's Death (September 24, 2006)
NATO Faces Growing Hurdle As Call for Troops Falls Short (September 18, 2006)
Iran Offers Talks On Nuclear Issue (September 13, 2006)
NATO General Wants More Troops in Afghan South (September 8, 2006)
Confirmation of CIA Prisons Leaves Europeans Mistrustful (September 8, 2006)
France's Measure of Revenge (September 7, 2006)
Castles With Too Much Overhead (August 28, 2006)
Highest Alert Is Maintained; Air Traffic Begins to Rebound (August 12, 2006)
Suspects Recalled as 'Just Normal Guys' (August 12, 2006)
U.K. Bank Freezes Assets of 19 Terror Suspects (August 11, 2006)
British Police Thwart Major Terror Plot (August 10, 2006)
For Those Who Remain, A Cycle of Siren and Shelter (July 28, 2006)
24 Killed As Israel Moves Into N. Gaza (July 27, 2006)
Israeli 'Doves' Say Response Is Legitimate (July 26, 2006)
Israeli Forces Mass at Border (July 22, 2006)
Moving To Israel In a Time Of Crisis (July 21, 2006)
French Socialist Using Web to Win Over Voters (July 21, 2006)
Deadliest Day Yet in Assault on Lebanon (July 20, 2006)
Israeli Troops Move Into Gaza Again (July 17, 2006)
Hezbollah, Hamas United by Tactics (July 16, 2006)
E.U. Fines Microsoft $357 Million (July 13, 2006)
A Multi-Hued National Team Thrills Racially Uneasy France (July 7, 2006)