Eric Weiner

writer, reporter

Eric Weiner always wanted to be a foreign correspondent. So he could hardly believe his good fortune when NPR dispatched him to India as the network's first full-time correspondent in that country. Weiner spent two years based in New Delhi, covering everything from an outbreak of bubonic plague to India's economic reforms, before moving on to other postings in Jerusalem and Tokyo. His commentary has appeared in *the Los Angeles Times*, *Slate* and *The New Republic*, among other publications. After traveling the world, he has settled in the Washington area.