Clarissa Ward is a prominent British-American television journalist known for her international reporting. She currently serves as the chief international correspondent for CNN. Prior to this, she held positions at CBS News in London and ABC News in Moscow, showcasing her extensive experience as a foreign correspondent.
January 31, 1980: Clarissa Ward is born
Clarissa Ward was born on January 31, 1980.
2002: Clarissa Ward graduates from Yale University
Clarissa Ward graduated from Yale University in 2002.
2003: Clarissa Ward begins her career at Fox News
Clarissa Ward starts her career as an overnight desk assistant at Fox News in 2003.
2004: Clarissa Ward works as an assignment editor for Fox News
From 2004 to 2005 Clarissa Ward works as an assignment editor for Fox News in New York City.
2005: Clarissa Ward continues as an assignment editor for Fox News
From 2004 to 2005 Clarissa Ward works as an assignment editor for Fox News in New York City.
2006: Clarissa Ward works as a field producer for Fox News
In 2006, Clarissa Ward worked as a field producer for Fox News.
2007: Clarissa Ward meets Philipp von Bernstorff
Clarissa Ward was married in November 2016 at London's Chelsea Old Town Hall to Philipp von Bernstorff, a fund manager, whom she met at a 2007 dinner party in Moscow.
2008: Clarissa Ward covers the 2008 Russian presidential election
On assignment in Russia, Clarissa Ward covered the 2008 Russian presidential election.
October 2011: Clarissa Ward starts working as a foreign news correspondent for CBS
Clarissa Ward's CBS career started as the network's foreign news correspondent in October 2011.
May 21, 2012: Clarissa Ward Receives a Peabody Award
Clarissa Ward received a Peabody Award on May 21, 2012, in New York City for her journalistic coverage inside Syria during the Syrian uprising.
January 2014: Clarissa Ward becomes a fill-in anchor on CBS This Morning
Clarissa Ward starts serving as a fill-in anchor on CBS This Morning beginning in January 2014.
October 2014: Clarissa Ward is announced as the recipient of the 2015 Murrow Award for International Reporting
In October 2014, Washington State University announced that Clarissa Ward would receive the 2015 Murrow Award for International Reporting in April 2015.
April 2015: Clarissa Ward Receives the 2015 Murrow Award for International Reporting
In October 2014, Washington State University announced that Clarissa Ward would receive the 2015 Murrow Award for International Reporting in April 2015.
September 21, 2015: Clarissa Ward joins CNN
On September 21, 2015, CNN announced that Ward was joining the network and reporting for all of CNN's platforms, and would remain based in London.
August 8, 2016: Clarissa Ward speaks at a United Nations Security Council meeting
On August 8, 2016, Clarissa Ward spoke at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the civil war-torn Aleppo.
November 2016: Clarissa Ward marries Philipp von Bernstorff
Clarissa Ward was married in November 2016 at London's Chelsea Old Town Hall to Philipp von Bernstorff, a fund manager, whom she met at a 2007 dinner party in Moscow.
July 2018: Clarissa Ward becomes CNN's chief international correspondent
In July 2018, CNN named Clarissa Ward its chief international correspondent, succeeding Christiane Amanpour.
May 2019: Clarissa Ward and her team are in the Central African Republic
In August 2020, reports emerged that Clarissa Ward and her team were under surveillance while in the Central African Republic in May 2019.
August 2020: Reports emerge about Clarissa Ward and her team being under surveillance in the Central African Republic
In August 2020, reports emerged that Clarissa Ward and her team were under surveillance while in the Central African Republic in May 2019.
December 2020: Clarissa Ward reports on the FSB stalking Alexei Navalny
In December 2020, in a joint investigation by The Insider and Bellingcat in co-operation with CNN and Der Spiegel, Clarissa Ward reported how Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) members stalked Alexei Navalny for years, including just before his poisoning in August 2020.