Stéphane Trano
Stephan Daniel Trano (born February 1, 1969, in France) is a French-American journalist and author based in New York City, New York. He received his BA in History from Columbia University, New York. He collaborates to the French weekly news magazine L'Express and was previously a guest columnist for the French news magazines Le Point and Marianne. Biographer. Trano has authored three biographical essays: Journalist. At the age of 18, Trano's first news articles appeared in the weekly magazine "Le Nouvel Observateur" (The New Observer), founded in 1950 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in conjunction with  former members of the French Resistance. He first began as a celebrity lifestyle reporter but soon became a political journalist. From 1991 to 1996, Trano served as Chief Political Editor of the weekly (Jewish Tribune). Recognized by the French intellectual community, he reported on controversial issues of public interest for several major publications. In 1996, Trano became the first Jewish journalist to work under dual Middle East leadership—Palestinian National Authority and Israeli supervision—after being appointed as Co-Chief Editor of the short-lived "Palestinian Economic Newsletter," a monthly publication to promote economic development in the Gaza Strip and  West Bank under the Oslo Accords of 1993. With a circulation of 15,000, it was published in English, French and Arabic. Yasser Arafat wrote its first editorial when it was published in June 1996. It was published for seven months. Political advisory. Trano has served in prominent political advisory roles, including: In 2005–2006, Trano was Director of Online Communications and the author for Jack Lang, President of the Arab World Institute, former NATO-based French anti-piracy expert, and French Minister of Culture and Communications from 1981 to 1995. Trano has received attention for his contributions to public debate by  questioning, in many articles: Experts often quote his work: In 1996, Trano was one of the 234 public figures who signed a petition for the legal recognition of same-sex couples: For a legal recognition of homosexual couples Member. International Federation of Journalists Society of Professional Journalists National Writers Union