Background
Hoagland, Jimmie Lee was born on January 22, 1940 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Lee Roy and Edith Irene (Sullivan) Hoagland.
Hoagland, Jimmie Lee was born on January 22, 1940 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Lee Roy and Edith Irene (Sullivan) Hoagland.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Southern California, 1961;student, University Aix-en-Provence, France, 1961-1962;student, Columbia University, 1968-1969.
Reporter, Evening Herald, Rock Hill, 1960;copy editor, New York Times International Edit., Paris, France, 1964-1966;reporter, Washington Post, 1966-1969;Africa correspondent, Washington Post, 1969-1972;Middle East correspondent, Washington Post, 1972-1975;Paris correspondent, Washington Post, 1975-1977;foreign editor, Washington Post, 1979-1981;assistant managing editor, Washington Post, 1981-1986;associate editor, chief foreign correspondent, Washington Post, since 1986.
(Non-Fiction: South Africa, History)
Board trustees Institute for Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington. Member Council on Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Married Jane Stanton Hitchcock, July 14, 1995. Children: Laura Lee (deceased), Lily Hue, Lee Clayton.