An Amazing Journey

War correspondent, reality TV host, and now the Guatemala tourism minister, Harris Whitbeck ’87 has traveled an unconventional path.

Harris Whitbeck ’87 grew up in Guatemala City in a bi-cultural household, the son of a prominent local businessman and an American from Alabama. Although he has traveled and lived all over the world, Guatemala remains his home and the place he has always returned to relax and recuperate with friends and family. Today, the country of around 17 million is a stable democracy and, in his words, a country of “great natural beauty, great food, and rich culture.” 

Read the rest of his story in the Spring 2025 of the Washington College Magazine.