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New Acting USAGM Chief Begins Undoing Predecessor’s Policies


Moving swiftly on her first day as acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, journalist Kelu Chao oversaw the removal of the top executive at the Voice of America, reversing a widely criticized appointment by her Trump-appointed predecessor, Michael Pack.Robert Reilly, whom Pack appointed as director of Voice of America in December, was removed along with his deputy, Elizabeth Robbins. Yolanda Lopez, former VOA news director whom Reilly reassigned last week, was named acting director of VOA.With his departure, Reilly made history as the first VOA director to have stood down twice, serving little more than a year …read more

Source:: Voice of America

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