He has written on everything from a Bedouin wedding in the Sinai to firefights in the jungles of Vietnam. Smith began his career covering local politics at the Stamford (CT) Advocate. He spent 20 years with The New York Times, including eight years abroad in the Middle East and Far East, covering four wars, peace negotiations and the day-to-day lives of people in more than 40 countries. Smith�s coverage earned two Pulitzer Prize nominations and numerous other awards. He won the Times� Publisher�s Prize for outstanding writing 22 times