[United States Government Manual] [September 15, 2009] [Pages 352-355] [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 (vacancy) Board Members Joaquin F. Blaya, Blanquita Walsh Cullum, D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, Steven J. Simmons (4 vacancies) (Secretary of State, ex officio) Hillary Rodham Clinton Executive Director, Broadcasting Board of Jeffrey N. Trimble Governors General Counsel Timi E. Kenealy, Acting Chief Financial Officer Janet K. Stormes Director, Management Planning Janice H. Brambilla Director, Office of Public Affairs Letitia King , Acting Congressional Coordinator Susan Andross Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Bruce Sherman Performance Measurement Policy and Program Coordinator John Giambalvo Special Projects Officer Oanh Tran Director, International Broadcasting Bureau (vacancy) Deputy Director Danforth W. Austin, Acting Chief of Staff Marie Lennon Senior Advisor John Welch Director, New Media Rebecca McMenamin Director, Office of Marketing and External Gary Thatcher Liaison Director, Marketing and Program Placement Doug Boynton Director, Performance Review Kelu Chao Director, Office of Civil Rights Delia L. Johnson Director, Contracts Vivian B. Gallups Director, Human Resources Donna Grace Director, Security Michael Lawrence, Acting Director, Policy Charles Goolsby, Acting Director, Office of Engineering and Technical Ken Berman, Acting Services and Chief Information Officer Director, Voice of America Danforth W. Austin Executive Editor Steve Redisch Chief of Staff Barbara Brady, Acting Senior Advisors Sheila Gandji, William Marsh Director of Internet Michael Messenger Broadcast Technology Officer John Rogers Director, Public Relations Joan Mower, Acting Associate Director for Language Programming John Lennon [[Page 353]] Associate Director for Operations Mark L. Prahl Director, Office of Cuba Broadcasting Pedro V. Roig Director, Technical Operations Michael Pallone Director, Administration Irvin Rubenstein Director, Broadcast Operations Jorge Hernandez President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Jeffrey Gedmin President, Radio Free Asia Libby Liu President, Middle East Broadcasting Networks Brian T. Conniff (MBN) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6501 note). It is composed of 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 International Broadcasting Bureau The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) provides human resource, EEO, procurement, security, information technology, public affairs, administrative, research, and program evaluation services to the Voice of America and Radio/TV Marti. It also provides marketing, program placement, and transmission services for all the BBG broadcast organizations, managing a global network of transmitting sites and an extensive system of leased satellite and fiber optic circuits, along with a rapidly growing Internet delivery system. The IBB Office of Policy produces U.S. government editorials broadcast daily on VOA. Internet, www.ibb.gov. 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 [[Page 354]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T217558.029 [[Page 355]] 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 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. Email, [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------