Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman
Friedman in 2005
Born	Thomas Loren Friedman (1953-07-20) July 20, 1953 (age 71) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Education	Brandeis University (BA) St Antony's College, Oxford (MPhil)
Occupation(s)	Author Columnist
Spouse	Ann Bucksbaum[1]
Children	2
Relatives	Matthew Bucksbaum (father-in-law)
Website	www.thomaslfriedman.com

Thomas Loren Friedman (/ˈfriːdmən/ FREED-mən; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues.

Friedman began his career as a reporter and won two Pulitzer Prizes in the 1980s for his coverage on conflict in Lebanon and politics in Israel, followed by a further prize in 2002 for commentary on the war on terror.