Adrienne Mong was based in Beijing for NBC News from 2007 to 2011, working first as a producer and then as a correspondent. In addition to covering major news stories in China during that period (the Olympics, Tibet unrest, Xinjiang riots, Sichuan quake, etc.), she also covered the ongoing war in Afghanistan and Gaddafi’s capture in Libya as well as the Haiti quake and the Japan quake-tsunami. Mong now lives in London, where she is responsible for managing international news coverage for NBC News. Before joining NBC in 2002, she worked at CNN, APTN, CNBC Asia, and Asia Society in Hong Kong.

Mong is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS). She is the recipient of two Emmys, a Gracie Award, and Headliner Award.

Last Updated: February 25, 2015

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