Kimberly Halkett

Kimberly Halkett
Born
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

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

Career

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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

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