About Kimberly Dozier
Memorial Day 2006 changed Kimberly Dozier’s life forever. Then a CBS News correspondent who had been reporting from Baghdad since 2003, she was covering a story about American soldiers working with Iraqi security forces, when she became the victim of a car bombing. Her fellow reporters, as well as an Army captain and Iraqi translator were killed. The only survivor, Dozier was seriously wounded, recovering only after multiple surgeries and seemingly endless months of physiotherapy. She recounts the deadly attack and the journey to full recovery in her powerful, best-selling memoir, Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report and Survive the War in Iraq. In spring 2010, she will release her newest book, Survive: The War in Iraq.
Now a correspondent for the Associated Press, Dozier remains an in-demand media speaker, reporting extensively from locations around the world. Her assignments have included the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the crisis and refugee exodus in the Balkans, the Northern Ireland peace process, and the Khobar barracks bombing in Dhahran.
As she continues to report from the frontlines of today’s hotspots, Kimberly Dozier remains at the forefront of cutting-edge journalism. From her unique insights on today’s most important battlegrounds to her inspiring recovery and return to the profession that she loves, Dozier is a model of commitment, achievement, and perseverance.
What you will learn from motivational speaker Kimberly Dozier:
- The qualities that help individuals survive great challenges.
- Why hope and commitment are important keys to success.
- Insight into today's most important foreign policy issues and changes in the media.
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Kimberly Dozier's Speech Topic(s)
- Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report and Survive the War in Iraq
In this powerful account of of the car bombing that changed her life forever, Kimberly Dozier shares her inspirational story of recovery and reveals her unique, firsthand insights into the most important foreign policy issues of our time.
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