FPA Chairman 1982. Went on to be TIME bureau chief in Beijing (1983-1985), correspondent and senior correspondent in the Washington bureau (1985-1994), left time to pursue writing and TV projects. Narrated and interviewed for documentary on the Oslo process, called Vanishing Peace: The Aftermath of Oslo in August 1999. Run world-wide by BBC. Published Great Souls: Six Who Changed the Century in 1998 and made six-part documentary in 2002 for PBS. Aikman is a successful author. Among the books he has written: Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity Is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power (2003), A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush (2004),  the novel QI (2005), The Delusion of Disbelief (2008), and The Mirage of Peace: Understanding the Never-Ending Conflict in the Middle East (2009).

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