▁on ▁BBC ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁program mes ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁World ▁at ▁One , ▁West min ster ▁Live , ▁Stra ight ▁T alk , ▁Des patch ▁Box ▁and ▁The ▁World ▁This ▁Week end . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁covering ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁Commun ism ▁in ▁Roman ia , ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁and ▁East ▁Germany ▁before ▁reporting ▁on ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War ▁from ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁Jordan ▁and ▁northern ▁Ira q . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁Chief ▁Political ▁Cor respond ent ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁also ▁presented ▁the ▁channel ' s ▁week ly ▁interview ▁programme , ▁One ▁To ▁One . ▁He ▁moved ▁briefly ▁to ▁Rome ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁then ▁became ▁North ▁America ▁business ▁correspond ent ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁BBC ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁approached ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁leader ▁David ▁Camer on , ▁but ▁joined ▁London ▁public ▁relations ▁ag ency ▁Fle ish man - H ill ard ▁as ▁a ▁Senior ▁Policy ▁Ad visor , ▁sp ending ▁four ▁weeks ▁as ▁an ▁advis er ▁to ▁Z imb ab we ▁opposition ▁leader ▁Morgan ▁T sv ang ira i . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Communic ations ▁Director ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁Bor is ▁Johnson ' s ▁administration ▁at ▁London ▁City ▁Hall . ▁Har ri ▁joined