[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2008]
[Pages 364-367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

330 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20237

Phone, 202-203-4545. Internet, www.bbg.gov
Chairman                                          James K. Glassman
Members                                           Joaquin F. Blaya, 
                                                          Blanquita 
                                                          Walsh Cullum, 
                                                          D. Jeffrey 
                                                          Hirschberg, 
                                                          Edward E. 
                                                          Kaufman, 
                                                          Steven J. 
                                                          Simmons (2 
                                                          vacancies)
    (Secretary of State, ex officio)              Condoleezza Rice
Executive Director                                Jeffrey Trimble
    Director of Management Planning               Janice Brambilla
    Legal Counsel                                 Timi E. Kenealy, 
                                                          Acting
    Chief Financial Officer                       Janet Stormes
    Congressional Coordinator                     Susan Andross
    Communications Coordinator                    Larry Hart
    Strategic Planning Manager                    Bruce Sherman
    Policy and Program Coordinator                John Giambalvo
    Special Projects Officer                      Oanh Tran
    Chief Information Officer                     Vincent Nowicki
General Counsel                                   Timi E. Kenealy, 
                                                          Acting
Director, International Broadcasting Bureau       (vacancy)
Deputy Director, International Broadcasting       Danforth W. Austin, 
        Bureau                                            Acting
Chief of Staff                                    Marie Lennon
Director, Office of Civil Rights                  Delia L. Johnson
Associate Director for Program Support            Gary Thatcher
Director, Office of Engineering and Technical     Vincent Nowicki
        Services
Director, Voice of America                        Danforth W. Austin
    Chief of Staff                                Barbara Brady, Acting
    Executive Editor                              Steve Redisch
    Associate Director for Language               John Lennon
            Programming
    Associate Director for Operations             Mark L. Prahl
Director, Office of Cuba Broadcasting             Pedro V. Roig
President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty        Jeffrey Gedmin
President, Radio Free Asia                        Libby Liu
President, Middle East Broadcasting Networks      Brian T. Conniff

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The Broadcasting Board of Governors' mission is to promote freedom and 
democracy and to enhance understanding by broadcasting accurate, 
objective, and balanced news and information about the United States and 
the world to audiences abroad.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) became an independent agency 
on October 1, 1999, by authority of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
Restructuring

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Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6501 note). It is composed on nine members. Eight 
members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate; the 
ninth, an ex-officio member, is the Secretary of State.
    The BBG serves as the governing body for all nonmilitary U.S. 
broadcasting and provides programming in 56 languages via radio, 
television, and the Internet. The BBG broadcast services include the 
Voice of America, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe/
Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting 
Networks.
    All BBG broadcast services adhere to the broadcasting standards and 
principles of the International Broadcasting Act of 1994, which include 
reliable, accurate, and comprehensive news; balanced and comprehensive 
presentations of U.S. thought, institutions, and policies, as well as 
discussions about those policies; information about developments 
throughout the world; and a variety of opinions from nations around the 
world.

Activities

Voice of America  Voice of America (VOA) is an independent international 
multimedia broadcasting service of the U.S. government. VOA broadcasts 
more than 1,000 hours a week, which include U.S. and international news, 
features, and educational and cultural programs about the United States 
and the world, to more than 115 million people worldwide. VOA programs 
are produced and broadcast in 44 languages. More than 1,200 VOA 
affiliate radio and television stations around the world download 
programs through satellite and digital audio (MP3) technology. Internet, 
www.voanews.com.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/
RL) is an international communications service to Eastern Europe, the 
Caucasus, and Central and Southwestern Asia. Concentrating on domestic 
events and international news, RFE/RL has for more than 50 years 
provided its 35 million listeners with balanced and reliable information 
to bolster democratic development and civil society in countries 
struggling to overcome autocratic institutions, violations of human 
rights, centralized economies, ethnic and religious hostilities, 
regional conflicts, and controlled media. A not-for-profit corporation, 
RFE/RL is funded by a Federal grant from the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors. Internet, www.rferl.org.
Radio Free Asia  Radio Free Asia (RFA) is an independent, nonprofit 
organization broadcasting and publishing information online in nine East 
Asian languages, including Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, 
Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Vietnamese. RFA provides news and 
information related specifically to the people in East Asia who are 
censored from officially sanctioned domestic media. All language 
services are staffed and directed by native speakers and maintain Web 
sites which offer podcasting, syndication, and feedback options, while 
several services also offer regular toll-free hotlines to callers in 
Asia. RFA is funded by an annual grant from the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors. Internet, www.rfa.org.
Middle East Broadcasting Networks  The Middle East Broadcasting 
Networks, Inc., is a non-profit corporation that operates the Arabic-
language Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa networks. Alhurra TV broadcasts to 22 
countries in the Middle East via satellite. Its schedule includes up-to-
the-minute newscasts, documentaries, discussion programs, and other 
programs on a variety of subjects. Radio Sawa broadcasts on FM and AM to 
major Middle Eastern countries. It also seeks to reach a significant 
portion of the under 30 population with a combination of news, opinion 
features, and a blend of mainstream Western and Arabic music. Internet, 
www.radiosawa.com and www.alhurra.com.
Office of Cuba Broadcasting  The Office of Cuba Broadcasting oversees 
Radio Marti and TV Marti. These two Spanish language services provide 
news about Cuba and the world, features, and entertainment programs 
aimed at Cuba. Based in Miami, these comprehensive

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and timely broadcasts offer Cubans the opportunity to receive unfiltered 
and accurate information. Radio and TV Marti are disseminated through 
medium wave (AM), shortwave, Internet, satellite, and special 
transmissions. Internet, www.martinoticias.org.

For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, 330 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20237. Phone, 202-203-4959. Fax, 202-203-4960. Internet, 
www.bbg.gov. E-mail, [email protected].

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