st - century ▁Dutch ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : D utch ▁women ▁ess ay ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁ess ay ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁ess ay ists ▁Category : D utch ▁women ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁women ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁Laura ▁Ha im ▁( or ▁Laur ence ▁Ha im , ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁France ) ▁is ▁a ▁French - American ▁journalist . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Pre - Ob ama ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁correspond ent ▁at ▁the ▁C AP A ▁ag ency ▁in ▁Washington ▁( led ▁by ▁Her vé ▁Ch ab al ier ) ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁journal ists ▁there ▁and ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁programs ▁like ▁" 2 4 ▁hours " ▁on ▁Canal ▁+ , ▁" En voy é ▁spécial " ▁( the ▁French ▁ 6 0 ▁Min utes ) ▁on ▁France ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁" Zone ▁inter d ite " ▁on ▁M 6 . ▁As ▁a ▁foreign ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁C AP A , ▁she ▁covered ▁international ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁fam ine ▁in ▁Som alia , ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Bos nia , ▁and ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Israel , ▁the ▁West ▁Bank , ▁and ▁Gaz a . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9