Claire Shipman was born on October 4,1962 and is an American television journalist and the former senior national correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America.
15 Facts About Claire Shipman
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Claire Shipman was previously co-chair of the university's Board of Trustees since 2023.
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Claire Shipman, born October 4,1962, in Washington, DC, is the daughter of Christie and Morgan Enlow Claire Shipman, a law professor Ohio State University.
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Claire Shipman graduated from Worthington High School in Worthington, Ohio, in 1980.
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Claire Shipman is a 1986 graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University with a degree in Russian Studies and earned a Master of International Affairs from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs in 1994.
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Claire Shipman began her career in journalism at CNN as an intern, where she covered the White House and international events.
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Claire Shipman spent five years at CNN's Moscow bureau covering the August 1991 Soviet coup attempt and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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Claire Shipman received a Peabody Award in 1991 as part of the CNN team that covered the failed coup and in 1993, she earned the medal "Defender of a Free Russia" from Russian President Boris Yeltsin for her reporting of the event.
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Claire Shipman worked at NBC from 1997 to 2001 and covered the White House during the Clinton administration.
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Claire Shipman joined ABC News in 2001, reporting on politics, international affairs and social issues.
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Claire Shipman joined the board of trustees of Columbia University in 2013 and became a co-chair in 2023.
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On March 28,2025, Claire Shipman succeeded Katrina Armstrong as acting president of Columbia University.
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Claire Shipman was married to former CNN Moscow bureau chief Steve Hurst from 1991 to 1996.
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Claire Shipman was then married to former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, with whom she has a son and daughter.
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Claire Shipman has stated that Carney gave her no indication that the secret operation that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden was under way in Pakistan.