Barry Schweid

Barry Schweid
Born	(1932-07-30)July 30, 1932 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 10, 2015(2015-12-10) (aged 83)
Alma mater	Stuyvesant High School Columbia University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation	Journalist

Barry Schweid (July 30, 1932 – December 10, 2015) was an American journalist. As a correspondent for the Associated Press (AP), he reported on politics and international diplomacy from the 1950s until his retirement in 2012.[1][2]

Schweid was born in Manhattan, New York City.[2] He attended Stuyvesant High School (class of 1949),[3] Columbia University (class of 1953),[4] where he worked on the Columbia Daily Spectator,[3] and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (1954).[2] After Columbia, he served in the U.S. Army as a public relations specialist before joining the Associated Press.[2]

Among many other stories, Schweid covered the shuttle diplomacy efforts of Henry Kissinger.[1]

Schweid retired in 2012.[1] He died on December 10, 2015, from "complications of a degenerative neurological condition."[1] After his death, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry released a statement calling Schweid "an Associated Press legend and the longtime dean of the State Department press corps".[5]

References

1. Dunphy, Harry (December 10, 2015). "Barry Schweid, Legendary AP Correspondent, Dies at 83". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. Dunphy, Harry (December 10, 2015). "Barry Schweid, globe-trotting AP diplomatic writer, dies at 83". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
3. "15 Men Nominated To Top Spec Posts". Columbia Daily Spectator: 2. April 3, 1952. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
4. "Other Deaths Reported". Columbia College Today. June 27, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
5. "On the Passing of Barry Schweid" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Secretary John Kerry, United States Department of State. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.