Barry Schweid, Legendary AP Correspondent, Dies at 83
Source: Associated Press
Barry Schweid, Legendary AP Correspondent, Dies at 83
By HARRY DUNPHY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Dec 10, 2015, 12:08 PM ET
Barry Schweid, the legendary Associated Press diplomatic correspondent who reported from dozens of countries over a career spanning 56 years, died Thursday at 83.
Schweid died at home from complications of a degenerative neurological condition.
Among his career highlights, he covered the difficult negotiations at Camp David that President Jimmy Carter brokered to reach a historic peace treaty in 1977 between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin.
As a reporter, he was known for taking complex situations, especially in the Middle East, and explaining them in simple, direct sentences, weaving in context and color.
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