Amanpour Creators & Guests

Bianna Golodryga is a journalist.

Walter Isaacson is an author, journalist, and Professor.

Christiane Amanpour is a journalist, television host, the chief international anchor for CNN.

Sara Sidner is an American journalist. She is a correspondent for CNN and CNN International based at CNN's Los Angeles bureau.

Cecelia Armstrong is an associate producer of Amanpour at CNN.

Dan Pfeiffer is a co-host of Pod Save America podcast, author of Yes We (Still) Can, and CNN contributor.

Anne Milgram is an attorney, politician, legal thinker, academic, Professor of Practice, and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University School of Law.

Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, is a British political activist known for her work for racial, gender and LGBT+ equality.

Eleni Kounalakis is a politician, businesswoman, and former diplomat serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of California.

Tony Blair is a politician. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and founder of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

Dr. Carol Anderson is an historian whose research focuses on public policy with regard to race, justice, and equality. Currently, she is a Professor of African American Studies at Emory University.

Tom Mauser is a former transit programs manager at the colorado department of transportation.

Josh Paul is a former Director at U.S. Department of State. He resigned in October, 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration's decision to rush lethal military assistance to Israel in the context of its war on Gaza. He had spent over 11 years in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy, security assistance, and arms transfers. He previously worked on security sector reform in both Iraq and the West Bank, with additional roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Army Staff, and as a Congressional staffer for Representative Steve Israel (D-NY). He is currently a Non-Resident Fellow at the organization Democracy Now for the Arab World (DAWN) and a recipient of the 2023 Callaway Award for Civic Courage.

Bryan Stevenson is a lawyer, social justice activist, Founder & executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a Clinical Professor at the New York University School of Law.

Mark Malloch Brown is a diplomat, communications consultant, journalist, and politician.

Bridget Cambria is an attorney, advocate for immigrant children and families, and partner at Cambria and Kline.

David Urban is a lobbyist, political operative, and political commentator.

Anshel Pfeffer is a journalist, senior correspondent, and columnist for Haaretz.

Marvin Edwards is a politician.