Tom Miles
Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
Twitter handle: @jeffmason1
Russia loses bulk of WTO challenge to EU gas pipeline rules
GENEVA Russia largely failed in its bid to overturn the European Union's gas market rules in a World Trade Organization ruling published on Friday.
No-deal Brexit? What it might mean for Britain
LONDON/GENEVA The prospect of a "no-deal Brexit" appears to have grown after the European Union's negotiator rejected last month central elements of Prime Minister Theresa May's proposals for a new trade agreement.
WHO warns of new Yemen cholera surge, asks for ceasefire to vaccinate
GENEVA Yemen may be on the brink of a new cholera epidemic, with a heightened death rate due to widespread malnutrition, and the United Nations is hoping for a ceasefire in the north to allow for vaccinations, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk, says WHO
GENEVA/GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely spread over tens of kilometres and poses a high regional risk given its proximity to borders, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday. | Video
WHO sees complex vaccine and security questions in Ebola response
GENEVA It will be complicated and perhaps impossible to use a vaccine to tackle Democratic Republic of Congo's new Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization's emergency response chief said on Thursday.
WHO sees complex vaccine and security questions in Ebola response
GENEVA It will be complicated and perhaps impossible to use a vaccine to tackle Democratic Republic of Congo's new Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization's emergency response chief said on Thursday.
Mexican officials optimistic about NAFTA news in coming days
GENEVA/MEXICO CITY Mexican negotiators are optimistic about the possibility of getting a NAFTA deal and are hopeful of progress in coming days, the country's deputy economy minister said ahead of a second ministerial meeting in Washington later this week.
Mexico still preparing for U.S. car tariffs, backs WTO reform
GENEVA Mexico is still preparing all options to respond to possible U.S. tariffs on car imports, Deputy Economy Minister Juan Carlos Baker said on Tuesday, despite U.S.-European talks last week that were supposed to have seen off the immediate threat.
U.S. and China clash at WTO over ideology, state's role
GENEVA Chinese and U.S. envoys presented radically differing visions of Beijing's economic model at the World Trade Organization on Thursday, a choice between "the world's most protectionist economy" and a growth story that has benefited all countries.
WTO chief sees trade war ending in political talks
GENEVA The nascent global trade war will have to be ended by a political agreement between world leaders, because continuing down the current path will only damage the global economy, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday.
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