John Maguire
Director of International Development
Audiovisuel de la France (AEF)
John Maguire was named Director of International Development of Audiovisuel de la France, AEF, in March 2012. He had held the post of RFI’S Director of Intemational Affairs from May 2010. Before that he was a joumalist and then head of the Intemational Training
department from 2004 to 2010. He was previously Managing Editor ofRFI’s English service for 6 years. He is an African specialist and has taught in several French schools of joumalism. He is a former correspondent of Irish Radio-Television( RTE) and The Irish Times in Paris.