Barry Schweid, Legendary AP Correspondent, Dies at 83

By HARRY DUNPHY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Dec 10, 2015, 12:08 PM ET

Barry Schweid, the legendary Associated Press diplomatic correspondent who reported from dozens of countries over a career spanning 56 years, died Thursday at 83.

Schweid died at home from complications of a degenerative neurological condition.

Among his career highlights, he covered the difficult negotiations at Camp David that President Jimmy Carter brokered to reach a historic peace treaty in 1977 between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin.

As a reporter, he was known for taking complex situations, especially in the Middle East, and explaining them in simple, direct sentences, weaving in context and color.

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