Editor, Newsweek International; Author, From Wealth to Power: The Unusual Origins of America's World Role and The Future of Freedom

Fareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all of Newsweek's editions abroad. The magazine reaches an audience of 24 million worldwide. He also writes a regular column for Newsweek, which appears in Newsweek International and often The Washington Post. He is the author of several books, including The Post-American World and The Future of Freedom. A regular member of the roundtable of ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" as well as an analyst for ABC News, Mr. Zakaria will host a new foreign affairs show on CNN Worldwide starting later this year.