C. J. Chivers

C.J. Chivers
Born	Christopher John Chivers 1964 (age 52–53) Binghamton, N.Y.
Occupation	journalist, Marine (retired)
Agent	Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency
Notable credit(s)	The New York Times, Esquire, Foreign Affairs, Wired, Military History Quarterly, Providence Journal, Field & Stream, Salt Water Sportsman, Surfer 2007 Michael Kelly Award winner
Spouse(s)	Suzanne Keating
Children	five children
Website	http://cjchivers.com

Christopher John Chivers (born 1964) is an American journalist and author best known for his work with The New York Times. He is currently assigned to The New York Times Magazine and the newspaper's Investigations Desk as a long-form writer and investigative reporter. In the summer of 2007, he was named the newspaper's Moscow bureau chief, replacing Steven Lee Myers. Along with several reporters and photographers based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, he contributed to a New York Times staff entry that received the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2009. He later received the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2017. His book, The Gun, a work of history published under the Simon & Schuster imprint, was released in October, 2010.

Chivers attended the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University. At Cornell, Chivers played Defensive Line for Sprint Football all four years, and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. After graduating in 1987, Chivers served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He graduated from the United States Army's Ranger School, served in the first Gulf War and in peacekeeping operations during the Los Angeles riots in 1992 before being honorably discharged as a captain in 1994.

Following graduation from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism a year later, Chivers reported for the Providence Journal on the Providence city government from 1995 to 1999.

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