[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

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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)

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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 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, 
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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].

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