Christiane Amanpour
British-Iranian news anchor and international correspondent
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| 2024 | Christiane Amanpour is set to appear as herself in the first episode of the series 'Disclaimer'. |
| 2023 | Christiane Amanpour received the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage. |
| 2023 | Christiane Amanpour received the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Courageous Women in Journalism and Peacebuilding in a ceremony at Georgetown University. |
| April 2023 | Amanpour misspoke about Israeli shooting victims Lucy, Maia, and Rina Dee, later contacting the family to apologize and addressing her mistake on her show. |
| September 2022 | Amanpour terminated a scheduled TV interview with former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi due to a last-minute demand for her to wear a Chador headscarf. |
| February 23 2022 | Christiane Amanpour was awarded the Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication from the Arthur W. Page Center. |
| June 2021 | Amanpour announced her diagnosis of ovarian cancer and reported having major successful surgery to remove it, stating she would undergo several months of chemotherapy. |
| November 12 2020 | Amanpour made headlines by comparing the Trump administration to the Nazis and Kristallnacht, which drew criticism from the Israeli government and Jewish groups. |
| 2019 | Christiane Amanpour received the John Peter and Anna Catherine Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the University of Arizona School of Journalism. |
| April 2019 | Retired commander Saeed Qassemi claimed that Amanpour uncovered the deception involving his participation as a combatant in the Bosnian War. |
| January 28 2019 | Amanpour, along with Mary Ellen Schmider and Manfred Philipp, awarded the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
| 2018 | Amanpour and Rubin announced their decision to divorce. |
| September 10 2018 | Amanpour's new program, 'Amanpour & Company,' premiered on PBS, replacing Charlie Rose after his firing due to allegations of sexual misconduct. |
| 2016 | Christiane Amanpour appeared as herself on the BBC radio program Desert Island Discs. |
| 2015 | Christiane Amanpour was named TV Personality of the Year by the Association for International Broadcasting. |
| April 2015 | Christiane Amanpour was appointed as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Freedom of Expression and journalist safety. |
| January 7 2015 | During a 'Breaking News' segment on CNN, Amanpour referred to the Islamic extremists responsible for the Charlie Hebdo shootings as 'activists,' prompting significant media attention. |
| 2014 | Christiane Amanpour provided the narration for the episode 'Women in War' of the documentary series 'Makers: Women Who Make America'. |
| 2014 | Christiane Amanpour appeared as Enheduanna in the eleventh episode 'The Immortals' of 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'. |
| October 2013 | Amanpour stated that she and her husband would be relocating to London permanently. |
| September 9 2013 | The production and broadcasting of Amanpour's show was moved to the CNN International office in London. |
| May 2013 | Rubin announced that the family would return to London to work on several projects. |
| 2012 | Christiane Amanpour was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Amherst College. |
| 2012 | Christiane Amanpour received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Southern California. |
| April 16 2012 | Amanpour's interview show returned to CNN International, featuring a 30-minute format that was recorded in New York. |
| January 8 2012 | Amanpour officially left her post as anchor of ABC News' This Week to return to CNN International. |
| 2011 | Christiane Amanpour received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. |
| December 14 2011 | Christiane Amanpour's new arrangement was announced where she would begin hosting a program on CNN International in 2012 while continuing as a global affairs anchor at ABC News. |
| December 13 2011 | ABC announced that Amanpour would leave her role as anchor of This Week on 8 January 2012 and return to CNN International. |
| February 28 2011 | Amanpour interviewed Muammar Gaddafi and his sons Saif al-Islam and Al-Saadi Gaddafi. |
| 2010 | Amanpour and her family moved to New York City, residing in Manhattan's Upper West Side. |
| 2010 | Christiane Amanpour was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Georgia State University for her contributions to journalism. |
| 2010 | Christiane Amanpour was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
| 2010 | Christiane Amanpour appeared as herself in the film 'Iron Man 2'. |
| 2010 | Christiane Amanpour received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree from Northwestern University. |
| 2010 | Christiane Amanpour was recognized as an Honorary member of the graduating class of 2010 of Harvard College. |
| August 1 2010 | Amanpour hosted her first broadcast of This Week on ABC News. |
| March 18 2010 | Christiane Amanpour announced her departure from CNN to join ABC News, expressing excitement about anchoring This Week and gratitude for her 27 years at CNN. |
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