Elise Labott
Writer, reporter, and Global affairs journalist in Washington, DC
Elise Labott is a leading journalist covering foreign US foreign policy and international issues, most recently as CNN’s Global Affairs Correspondent. She has reported from more than . 80 countries, traveled the world with seven secretaries of state and has interviewed many world leaders and newsmakers.
Elise is currently an adjunct professor at American University's School of Foreign Service. She is a contributor to Politico, provides commentary for MSNBC, NPR, BBC and several other broadcast outlets and is a sought-after interviewer and moderator. She also serves as a global ambassador for Vital Voices, an organization that empowers female entrepreneurs around the world and is on the advisory committee of Global Kids DC, a program which introduces high school students in underserved communities to international affairs.
Prior to joining CNN, Labott covered the UN for ABC News and also reported on diplomatic and foreign policy issues for Agence France-Presse and other publications.
Elise is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a master's degree from the New School for Social Research.