Jeremy Diamond

Jeremy Diamond is an American journalist who worked as the White House correspondent for CNN.^[1] He now is a CNN reporter in Jerusalem.^[2]

Jeremy Diamond
Born	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 32)
Nationality	American
Education	The George Washington University (BA)
Occupation	CNN Jerusalem Correspondent
Website	https://www.cnn.com/profiles/jeremy-diamond

Early life

Diamond attended the French American School of New York from the age of three through his graduation from high school in 2011 where he worked at the school newspaper.^[3] In December 2014,^[3] he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in international affairs from George Washington University.^[2][4] At George Washington, he worked as the news editor at The GW Hatchet and wrote a story uncovering the misrepresentation of the university's financial aid policy by officials, winning the Institute on Political Journalism's Collegiate Journalism Award and a Pinnacle Award from the College Media Association.^[1][2][5][6]

Career

After school, he worked as an intern at CNN before becoming a reporter in September 2014.^[2][4]

He worked as a White House correspondent until the summer of 2024.^[2] His career has been dedicated to following the election campaign and presidency of Donald Trump, closely following his rise from the start of his presidential campaign to the elections.^[2][4] He covered his policy on North Korea and focused on concerns about COVID-19 misinformation in 2020.^[1][2][4] He has reported on the Biden administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and Kamala Harris's handling of immigration.^[1]

As of June 2024, Diamond has been the network's Jerusalem-based international correspondent reporting on the Israel-Hamas war.^[7][4] On 13 July 2025, as he was covering the killing of Sayfollah Musallet in the West Bank, he and his crew were attacked by a group of Israeli settlers in Sinjil.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]} He reported that the back window of his team's vehicle had been shattered, although they were all able to escape unharmed.^{[9][10][12][15][14]}

Personal life

Diamond is fluent in French and conversational in Spanish and Hebrew.^[2][4] He lives in Washington D.C., although has been based in Jerusalem since 2024. He was formerly romantically linked to NBC political correspondent Ali Vitali.^[16]