Peter Prengaman is a journalist for The Associated Press. He has covered major stories in over 25 countries since joining the AP in 2002. Currently based in New York, Prengaman is AP's global climate and environment news director, leading a staff of 30 journalists around the world. He is also a hobby linguist, speaking Spanish, French, Arabic and Portuguese at different levels of fluency. Prengaman is married and has three children.