James Ernest Sciutto (born March 10, 1970) is an American news anchor and former government official who has been the chief national security correspondent for CNN since September 2013.[1] In this role he provides analysis on a variety of topics concerning United States national security, including foreign policy, the military, terrorism, and the intelligence community. From 2011 to 2013, he served as chief of staff to U.S. AmbassadorGary Locke at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Prior to his appointment as chief of staff, he was senior foreign correspondent for ABC News, based in London.[2] He is the author of Against Us: The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World among other books. He anchors CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto weekdays from 3-4pm ET on CNN Max.
Sciutto began his career in television as the moderator and the producer of the PBS program The Student Press, a weekly public affairs talk show aimed at college students. Sciutto was the Hong Kong correspondent for Asia Business News, and covered the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Sciutto also covered stories in China, Mongolia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, and South Korea. He joined ABC News in 1998, working in Chicago before moving to Washington, D.C. to cover the Pentagon.[2]
Sciutto was an appointee of the Obama administration, serving as chief of staff and senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke.[1]
Sciutto, Jim (May 14, 2019). The Shadow War: Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America. Harper. ISBN978-0062853646.
Sciutto, Jim (August 11, 2020). The Madman Theory: Trump Takes On the World. Harper. ISBN9780063005686.
Sciutto, Jim (March 12, 2024). The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War (Hardcover ed.). Penguin Random House. ISBN9780593474136.
George Polk Award for Television Reporting in 2007 for his undercover reporting inside Myanmar.[9]
Emmy awards in 2004 and 2005 for best story in a regularly scheduled newscast for his reporting in Iraq. Emmy nominations in 2008 for his reporting inside Myanmar and in 2005 for his reporting in Beslan, Russia during the school siege.
^Roccasalvo, Joan L. (April 30, 2014). "The other poor". Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^Jim, Sciutto (January 11, 2018). "Tweet by Jim Sciutto". Twitter. When my father's relatives came here, many Americans considered Italy a "shithole" country. When my mother's relatives immigrated, many felt the same about Ireland. Similar for my wife's grandparents from Mexico & Russia. I'm as proud as ever tonight of our heritage.
^ ab"Fall 2011 Master's Tea Guests". Pierson College. 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2022. Sciutto … is a graduate of Yale University (Pierson alum!) and an Associate Fellow at Pierson College.
