U.S. public diplomacy chief Tara Sonenshine to visit the disappearing Voice of America

Apr 05, 2012 1 Comment by

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives who have embarrassed the Obama Administration by their decision to end Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasts to Tibet will receive an early visit to VOA from the newly sworn-in Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine. [...]

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Broadcasting Board of Governors ignores Congress

Apr 04, 2012 1 Comment by

A guest commentary by Edite Lynch “Purging” as it is being applied to what is happening to the Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts is a correct term because the term itself is very closely allied with what totalitarian governments, like communists, autocrats, or imperial Presidents do when they feel threatened by any group of people [...]

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Polish American Congress ignores Obama’s missile defense promise to Russia affecting Poland’s security

Mar 29, 2012 Comments Off by

It seems remarkably strange that the Polish American Congress (PAC) has had no comment on its website about President Obama’s promise to President Medvedev that after this year’s US presidential elections he will have more flexibility to make concessions to Russia on the missile defense issue. This is an issue vital for Poland’s security. Any [...]

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Something rotten in the state of the BBG

Mar 25, 2012 Comments Off

A guest commentary by Edite Lynch The continued flow of information from people in the know concerning the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and concurrently the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) is cause for grave concern about continued American strategic, public diplomacy and humanitarian interests in various countries in the world especially, countries like Tibet where [...]

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Save Voice of America Tibetan Radio appeals to Congress for protection from Obama Administration cut

Mar 14, 2012 2 Comments

A recently launched Save Voice of America Tibetan Radio website (www.savevoatibetanradio.com) and a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/savevoatibetan) urge supporters to contact their congressmen with a message to oppose elimination of Voice of America Tibetan radio by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a U.S. federal government agency which oversees VOA broadcasts and wants to silence VOA [...]

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