Overseas Press Club

The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) was founded in 1939 in New York City by a group of foreign correspondents.

[1] The wire service reporter Carol Weld was a founding member, as was the war correspondent Peggy Hull.

Every April, the OPC holds a dinner to award excellence in journalism for the previous year.

The organization also has a foundation that distributes scholarships to college students who want to begin a career as foreign correspondents.

In April 2008, the OPC relaunched its website to include community features for members like forums, commenting, page sharing through email/print/download, and RSVP and bill pay functions.