Leadership & Staff
Frank Shakespeare
U.S. Information Agency; CBS; Reagan’s ambassador to the Vatican
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Director
Dick Carlson
Former journalist, former director of the Voice of America and former president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Charles Wick
Director US Information Agency (USIA) under President Reagan; launched first live global satellite tv network
Edward R Murrow
Broadcast journalist at CBS, radio's highest paid newscaster; USIA
Jim Noone
Managing Director, Mercury
Robert E Kiernan III
Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government
Robert Kagan
Neoconservative historian and commentator; adviser to Mitt Romney 2012 campaign
Child Organizations
International Broadcasting Bureau
The IBB supports the day-to-day operations of Voice of America (VOA) and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Martí).
US Department of State
Federal executive department responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and international relations
U.S. Agency for Global Media
An independent federal agency supervising govt-supported international media
Services & Transactions
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
The Soviet Union officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991; Succeeded by Russia or the Russian Federation
International Broadcasting Bureau
The IBB supports the day-to-day operations of Voice of America (VOA) and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Martí).
James E. Guirard
Career congressional staffer to Louisiana Huey Long-faction democrats
Lobbied By
Northwest Airlines
Minnesota based airline, acquired by Delta in 2008