Education
He studied International law at the University of Amsterdam after attending the Sorbonne in Paris where he studied European culture and International relations.
He studied International law at the University of Amsterdam after attending the Sorbonne in Paris where he studied European culture and International relations.
Anton JieSamFoek is of Surinamese origin with Chinese, African, Portuguese-Jewish and Dutch ancestors. In 1954 he migrated to the Netherlands attending High Schools in Utrecht and Hilversum. He started working as a foreign correspondent for the Dutch media in 1969 and was almost immediately transferred to South America and based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He was trained by KlaasJan Hindriks who then was the Washington Bureau chief
In 1971 he was transferred to Santiago de Chile to report on the Allende years only to be kidnapped and imprisoned in September 1973. Upon his release he was kicked out of Chile by the Pinochet regime.
During his time as a reporter and foreign correspondent he was imprisoned several times. Twice in Chile, but also in Mexico, Southern Sudan and Bolivia.
He reports, among others, for CorpWatch, and The Washington Times, British Broadcasting Corporation, Repertorium der Nedelandse Wijsbegeerte British Broadcasting Corporation Human, VPRO, the new combination of Dutch Radio Stations Net Promoter Score,Teleac and RVU NTR Net Promoter Score Trouw, TheHumanistTheHumanist
In 1982, he started his own television production company Columbus Cine Ltda in Brazil.
He produced a one-hour-a-week program aired on the Satellite Program Network in Tulsa Oklahoma. owned by Editor Taylor and Ted Turner. He travelled the world having visited over 126 countries producing radio and television programs often with human rights and other humanitarian themes. Several Dutch and international newspapers have printed his stories, including prx, and de Ware Tijd, a leading newspaper from Suriname.
He has invested in a television production company Hollywood Stars II owned by Sam Summerlin of New New York
Two children were born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May 1986 and February 1989. He then continued his reporting life based in New New York
He now spends his time in Amsterdam, and lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil his other home.