Kevin Krolicki Named Washington Bureau Chief at Reuters

Kevin Krolicki, formerly the Japan bureau chief atReuters, will be Washington bureau chief for the international newswire, according to a staff memo from Americas regional editor Dayan Candappa.

Krolicki replaces Marilyn Thompson, who left the company in January to become a deputy editor at Politico. According to the memo, Krolicki has covered a wide variety of topics during his tenure as a reporter and editor, including markets and policy, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the decline of the auto industry in Detroit.