Club Member Amanpour Takes Helm of ABC's 'This Week'

CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour will take over as anchor of ABC's Sunday morning politics and policy talk show, "This Week" in August.

Amanpour received the 2008 Fourth Estate Award, the Club's highest honor.

Amanpour, one of the country's most respected international correspondents, will also appear on other ABC News programs and platforms to provide international analysis of the important issues of the day, ABC News said in its announcement. She will anchor primetime documentaries on international subjects for ABC.

Amanpour's speech at the 2008 Fourth Estate Award dinner:

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