MICHAEL KRAMER

Chief Political Correspondent
TIME Magazine

Michael Kramer is TIME Magazine's chief political correspondent. His column, "The Political Interest," covers national and international affairs.

Prior to joining TIME, Kramer was chief political correspondent at U.S. News & World Report, where he wrote a weekly column on national and international affairs.

Earlier in his career, Kramer was the political editor of New York Magazine where he wrote both "The National Interest," a column examining national politics and international issues, and "The City Politic," which addressed issues involving the city and state of New York. Kramer left New York to become editor-in-chief of More Magazine. In 1978, he was named publisher of Berkeley Books. He returned to New York in 1979.

Kramer is the co-author of two books: The Ethnic Factor, which was published by Simon & Schuster in 1972, and I Never Wanted to be Vice President of Anything, a biography of Nelson Rockefeller published in 1975 by Basic Books, which was nominated for the Pulitzer prize. He is the recipient of numerous print journalism awards, including Overseas Press Club prizes for his coverage of Central America and the Middle East. He has also received an Emmy award for the WNEW television special, "A Conversation with Matty Troy," and was the host of "Metroline," the WNET television program on New York affairs, during its 1985-1986 season.

A 1967 graduate of Amherst College, Kramer received a J.D. degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1970.