Since November 2021, Éric Baradat is AFP Deputy Director of Information, Director for Photography, in charge of the strategic management AFP Photo service on a global level. Previously, Éric was the Photo Editor-in-Chief for North America based in Washington DC where he covered the First Trump term in office. Before that, he held positions as Regional Photo Manager for Asia based in Hong Kong, Photo Editor-in-Chief for Europe and Africa. Eric began his career as a photo editor at AFP in 1997 on the Paris photo desk.