Kate Seelye is vice president for Arts and Culture at the

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where she has worked for a decade in different roles, including as senior vice president. Prior to that, she was a

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specializing in coverage of the Middle East. Seelye reported for

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, and has contributed to the

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, and Frontline/World. She has also worked as a producer for the

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based in Los Angeles and as an associate producer at

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. Seelye graduated from

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in 1984. In addition to her work at the

and before becoming a journalist, she has been employed by

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and as Manager of Media Relations for the

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. In 2004, Seelye received an

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from Amherst College and is also a

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Family

Seelye is a daughter of Talcott W. Seelye (1922–2006), a former U.S. ambassador to

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and

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, and Joan Hazeltine. Seelye is a descendant of former

president Julius H. Seelye.

Notes

External links to reportage

* PBS
Frontline
' "Syria: Beyond the Axis of Evil?" (October 24, 2008) * PBS
Frontline
' Palestinian Territories: "Inside Hamas" (May 9, 2006) * PBS

' Syria: "U.N. Murder Investigation Closes in on Syria" (September 21, 2005) * PBS
Frontline
' Lebanon: "The Earthquake" (May 17, 2005)
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