The New York Instances has appointed Maria Abi-Habib investigative correspondent and Natalie Kitroeff Mexico Metropolis bureau chief.

Abi-Habib will deal with Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Just lately, Abi-Habib served as Mexico Metropolis bureau chief and earlier than that as a roaming South Asia correspondent. She was at The Wall Avenue Journal for greater than seven years, the place she held the posts of Afghanistan and Center East correspondent. She reported on the Gulf inventory markets and economic system for the Journal/Dow Jones Newswires. Abi-Habib graduated from Concordia College with a bachelor’s diploma in journalism and political science.

Beforehand, Kitroeff was a overseas correspondent based mostly in Mexico Metropolis. In her new function, Kitroeff will drive the information protection within the area. Earlier than that, she reported on the economic system and heavy trade, and likewise reported for the Los Angeles Instances and Bloomberg Businessweek. Kitroeff has a B.A. from Princeton College.

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