Hayvi Bouzo

Hayvi Bouzo
Nationality	American
Occupation	Journalist, television presenter
Years active	2006– present
Known for	Presenter of The Axis

Hayvi Bouzo (Arabic: هيفي بوظو) is a Syrian-born American journalist and television presenter of Kurdish descent, who is the current chief of the Washington DC Bureau of Orient News.^[1][2][3] She is best known as the main host of the political television show, The Axis.^[4][5]

Career[]

Bouzo started her media career in 2006 in Syria. After training at Sham TV from 2007 to 2008, she began working at Orient TV, where she hosted two entertainment TV shows titled "In and Out" and "Dramatech." In 2012, she became a news correspondent for Orient News in Washington D.C. She became the Washington D.C. Bureau Chief, with a political news show called "The Axis". In this program, Hayvi interviews prominent U.S. officials, newsmakers, and scholars. The show maintains coverage over U.S. politics, as well as international relations between the U.S., the Middle East and the wider Arab world. She has interviewed high-profile American officials including John Kerry,^[6] John McCain, Jack Keane, Pete Sessions, Brian Hook, Adam Kinzinger, Elliot Engel, Heather Nauert, as well as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), European Government Ministers, among many others.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Interview with Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon[]

On March 20, 2018, Hayvi conducted an interview with Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations. During this interview, the two discussed the dire humanitarian situation in Syria and Israel's response, the atrocities of the Assad Regime and other critical issues such as the threats posed by Iran, Hezbollah and terrorist organizations. The interview elicited a strong response and widespread coverage in the Middle East, receiving both neutral reactions and criticism from media outlets.^[12][13]

Meeting with President Trump[]

Since April 2018, she has participated in several private round-tables with President Donald J. Trump, where they discussed the conflict in Syria, U.S. policy in the Middle East, and other pressing issues.^[8][14]

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