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simpson at chatham house , april 2015 3 london , england 9 august 1944 diane jean petteys -lrb- 1965-1995 -rrb- -rcb- -rcb- john cody fidler-simpson john simpson at chatham house 2015.jpg john simpson -lrb- journalist -rrb-
 john simpson journalist
john simpson -lrb- journalist -rrb-

john cody fidler-simpson cbe -lrb- born 9 august 1944 -rrb- is an english foreign correspondent .
he is world affairs editor of bbc news .
he has spent all his working life at the bbc .
he has reported from more than 120 countries , including thirty war zones , and has interviewed many world leaders .
