Edward Luce

Edward Luce (born 1 June 1968) English journalist and the Financial Times chief US commentator and columnist based in Washington, D.C. Luce's first job was as a correspondent for The Guardian in Geneva, Switzerland. Luce joined the Financial Times in 1995 and initially reported from the Philippines, after which he took a one-year sabbatical working in Washington, D.C., as speechwriter for Lawrence Summers, then U.S. Treasury Secretary (1999–2001) during the Clinton administration. Luce was the Financial Times' Washington bureau chief, and South Asia bureau chief based in New Delhi before he became the paper's chief US commentator and columnist. In connection with his job he hosts interviews which are published on YouTube with statesmen and famous businesspeople.