Barbara Plett Usher
Barbara Plett Usher | |
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| Born | Barbara Plett 1967 (age 58–59) Manitoba, Canada |
| Education | Bachelor of Journalism at Carleton University |
| Occupations | Journalist, News Editor, Presenter |
| Employer | BBC |
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Barbara Plett Usher (born 1967) is a Canadian-born UK journalist with experience in the Middle East and the UN. She has worked for the BBC in Jerusalem, Islamabad and the United Nations.
From 2021 she has been the BBC's State Department correspondent, based in Washington, D.C., USA. Since 2024 she has been the BBC's Africa Editor, based in Nairobi, Kenya.