David E. Sanger (born July 5, 1960) is an American journalist who is the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, writing since 1982, covering foreign policy, globalization, nuclear proliferation, and the presidency. He has been a member of three teams that won the Pulitzer Prize, and has been awarded numerous honors for national security and foreign policy coverage. He is the author of four books: The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power, Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power, The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age, and New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West. Source: Wikipedia (en)