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Jon Sopel, BBC North America Editor Since 2014, Jon Sopel has held the prestigious post of North America Editor, the most senior foreign posting in the BBC. Since moving to Washington he's conducted an exclusive interview with President Obama, has travelled on Air Force One - and famously clashed with President Trump at a White House news conference. His book 'If Only they Didn't Speak English, notes from Trump's America' is due to be published this autumn. Career Prior to his US posting, Jon presented a new programme for BBC World News, 'Global with Jon Sopel', which was launched in January 2013, and for many years he was also the main presenter of 'The Politics Show'; a weekly broadcast for the BBC where he interviewed key politicians including Tony Blair, David Cameron, Jack Straw, Gordon Brown and Condoleezza Rice. In addition to these key roles, Jon has also been a senior presenter for the BBC News Channel and appeared on PM on Radio 4, Breakfast News, BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and BBC News at 10. He has played a key role in major political and international stories, anchoring coverage on location from around the world, including the funeral of Nelson Mandela, the inauguration of the new Pope, countless presidential elections, wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East, and a number of natural disasters. Jon has also held the position of Chief Political Correspondent, and spent four years living in France as the BBC's Paris Correspondent. Books As well as the new book he has coming out, Jon also wrote an acclaimed biography of Tony Blair, 'Tony Blair; The Moderniser'. Awards Jon has received many awards for his work including being shortlisted for the National Presenter of the Year at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards in 2011/12, and was voted political journalist of the year in 2007. Personal Life Jon currently lives in Washington DC with his wife, Linda. .

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