Diyar Kurda on Covering U.S. Politics for the Middle East

Diyar Kurda is a Kurdish journalist and Washington D.C. Bureau Chief for Rudaw Media Network, one of the leading media outlets in the Middle East. While still an undergraduate, Diyar joined Rudaw in 2015 as Editor of the International Desk. In July 2020, he became the head of the planning department at the same media outlet. Since, 2022, he serves as the Washington D.C. Bureau Chief of Rudaw and senior political correspondent.

In conversation with Alan Herrera, who oversees AFPC-USA's editorial operations, he shares his career journey. Diyar was a 2024 AFPC-USA Professional Excellence awardee.