Jeffrey James is an Australian television news, business and current affairs anchor. During 2007 and 2008 he presented for international business news network CNBC Asia where he hosted Squawk Australia from the channel's new studio centre in Sydney. The programme was broadcast worldwide each weekday morning. He joined German international network, Deutsche Welle (DW-TV) in 1999 where he presented business news until his departure in 2005. James has worked with networks in Asia, Europe and Australia. At CNBC he interviewed Australian political figures including Prime Ministers John Howard and Kevin Rudd, the Minister of Communications Helen Coonan and the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard.In 1993 James produced and directed The Embraced for SBS-TV Australia.In 1991 he created and jointly produced Pirates & The Policing of the High Seas, a docu-drama for Australia’s Beyond Television. The programme was filmed in the southern Philippines.In 2013 James presented a video advertising feature for Thailand's Bumrungrad International Hospital, used throughout the company's marketing strategy. In 2014 he produced and presented a series of features for Bumrungrad International Hospital related to re-generative medicine and new stem cell therapies.In 2017 James anchored news bulletins for Israeli global-broadcaster, i24News from Tel Aviv