Kempe, Frederick

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KEMPE, Frederick

KEMPE, Frederick. American, b. 1954. Genres: Politics/Government, International relations/Current affairs. Career: Associated Press-Dow Jones, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany (now Germany), bureau chief, 1978-79; Newsweek, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, correspondent, 1979-81; Wall Street Journal, roving correspondent in London, England, 1981-83, bureau chief in Vienna, Austria, 1984-86, diplomatic correspondent in Washington, DC, 1986-. Publications: Divorcing the Dictator: America's Bungled Affair with Noriega, 1990; Father/Land: A Personal Search for the New Germany, 1999. Address: Wall Street Journal Europe, Boulevard Brand Whitlock, 87, B-1200 Brussles, Belgium.