Kimberly Halkett

Kimberly Halkett
Born
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materRyerson Polytechnical Institute
OccupationJournalist
Known forAl Jazeera's White House correspondent

Kimberly Halkett is a Canadian journalist who has covered the White House and American news since 1998, first for Global Television, then for Al Jazeera when it launched its English channel.

Early life

Halkett was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in 1992.[1]

Career

Halkett previously worked as White House correspondent for Canada's Global Television Network.[2] She started to work for Al Jazeera English. Since then she has covered the White House for this organization. She has reported on the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations.[3] She is currently covering the administration of Joe Biden.[4]

Topics she covers include U.S. politics, human rights, Middle East, religion, justice, intelligence, and security.[5]

References

  1. ^ #whereRUnow Ryerson University. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Robertson, Grant (15 June 2006). "CBS, ABC, CBC and ... al-Jazeera?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ Profile: Kimberly Halkett AJ News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Halkett, Kimberly (17 July 2018). "Capitol Hill reacts to Trump-Putin summit". AJ News. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Kimberly Halkett | Al Jazeera Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.