Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell, the veteran NBC Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, is also the host of MSNBC'S "Andrea Mitchell Reports," interviews with top newsmakers on politics and foreign policy every day at 1 p.m. ET on MSNBC.  Mitchell also covers foreign policy, intelligence and national security issues for NBC News.

In 2005, Mitchell authored “Talking Back,” a memoir about her experiences covering five presidents, congress and foreign policy. An Emmy award winning correspondent, Mitchell has also received the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2004, the Radio-Television News Directors Association  honored Mitchell for her contribution to protecting the First Amendment. She was selected by the National Press Foundation for its Excellence in Broadcast Journalism award.

Mitchell’s extensive reports include a series of exclusive interviews over the years with Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Mitchell's travels for NBC have included exclusive reports from North Korea, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Bosnia, Kosovo, Pakistan and Haiti. in 2010 she was in Iran to interview President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Among her past assignments, Mitchell was NBC News’ Chief White House Correspondent during President Clinton's first term. She has also served as NBC’s Chief Congressional Correspondent and Energy Correspondent.  Mitchell first covered the White House during the Reagan presidency, traveling with President Reagan to summits with Mikhail Gorbachev and other world leaders. 

Mitchell received a B.A. degree in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania where she currently serves as a Trustee, a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Annenberg School Advisory Board. She also serves on the board of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is a member of the Gridiron Club and the board of America's Promise..

Mitchell is married to former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan and resides in Washington, D.C.