His syndicated articles have appeared in more than two hundred newspapers and magazines in North America, Europe and Asia. He has been a frequent guest at public conferences and on radio forums and television broadcasts in the United States, France, Italy, Britain, the Middle East, and China. Frank started out as a wire service reporter, then was China correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1986 to 1991. He was that newspaper's chief European and Middle Eastern correspondent from 1991 to 2002, when he began writing for National Geographic Magazine and other major publications. He is the author of seven books, published in 14 countries.