Christiane Amanpour February 11, 2008

Amanpour is CNN's chief international correspondent. She has reported in crises from most of the world's hotspots, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Rwanda and the Balkans. Her assignments have ranged from exclusive interviews with world leaders to reporting from the heart of war zones, most recently in Iraq. She has received wide acclaim, having spent years on some of the most dangerous assignments journalists have faced in recent history.