Keller joined The New York Times in 1984 and served in the following capacities:
- Reporter in the Washington, D.C. bureau (1984–1986)
- Reporter in the Moscow bureau (1986–1988)
- Bureau chief in the Moscow bureau (1988–1991)
- Bureau chief in the Johannesburg bureau (1992–1995)
- Foreign editor (1995–1997)
- Managing editor (1997–2001)
- Op-ed columnist and senior writer (2001–2003)
- Executive editor (July 2003 to September 2011)
Keller won a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his reporting on the breakup of the former Soviet Union (USSR).
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