William Lawrence Rohter, Jr. | |
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![]() Rohter at U.S. Embassy Montevideo in 2006. | |
Born | February 3, 1950 Oak Park, Illinois, United States | (age 74)
Alma mater | Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Columbia University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Organization(s) | The New York Times; Newsweek |
Spouse | Clothilde Rohter |
Awards | Maria Moors Cabot Prize, Brazilian Embratel Prize |
William Lawrence Rohter, Jr. (born February 3, 1950), known as Larry Rohter, is an American journalist who was a South American bureau chief (based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) for The New York Times from 1999 to 2007. Previously, he was Caribbean and Latin American correspondent of the Times from 1994 to 1999. He now writes about cultural topics.