Antonio Caño graduated in Journalism from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. He worked for Efe News Agency and joined EL PAÍS in 1982. He was foreign correspondent for the newspaper in Mexico and Central America and U.S. Bureau Chief in Washington, where he was stationed for over 10 years, until his designation as editor. He has also been Foreign Desk chief, deputy editor in charge of the Sunday paper and magazine, and responsible of the Investigative Reporting and Analysis section. During his career he has covered, among other events, the Gulf, Falklands, Chad and El Salvador wars, the revolts against Pinochet in Chile, the fall of the Sandinist government in Nicaragua and four presidential elections in the United States. He has interviewed many presidents, chiefs of State and public figures, most recently U.S. president Barack Obama. During the last years, while in Washington, he launched the America edition of EL PAÍS, that has become a journalistic reference in the Spanish-speaking world. In May 2014 he took over as editor of EL PAÍS.