- published: 11 Dec 2011
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Lyse Doucet pronounced /liːs duːˈsɛt/ (born c. 1959) is a Canadian journalist, presenter and special correspondent. She works for both BBC World Service radio and BBC World News television, and also reports for BBC Radio 4 and BBC News in the UK, including reporting on Newsnight.
Doucet is a native of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, where she grew up in an anglophone family. Her Acadian family traces its origins to a shipmate of Samuel de Champlain, and she also has Irish and Migmaw ancestry. Her sister is Andrea Doucet. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University at Kingston in 1980, where she wrote for the university newspaper. She obtained a Master's degree in international relations from the University of Toronto in 1982. The same year, she undertook a four month volunteer assignment teaching English with Canadian Crossroads International in Côte d'Ivoire. She is currently one of the organisation's honorary patrons. Doucet speaks English, French, and Farsi fluently.