U.S. Agency for Global Media

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Gunter "Eric" Schwabe, USAGM Representative


Biography

Welcome to the USAGM page on the AFSA website. Gunter "Eric" Schwabe is the USAGM Representative on the 2023-2025 AFSA Governing Board. He is available at schwabe@afsa.org.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media (formerly Broadcasting Board of Governors) is both the name of the independent federal agency that oversees all U.S. civilian international media and the name of the board that governs those broadcasts. The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) is responsible for the agency's strategic planning and oversight, including U.S. international media's innovation strategy, transmission, marketing, and program placement services for all USAGM networks, including the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), Radio Free Asia, and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Martí­).

U.S. Agency for Global Media
330 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20237

Telephone: (202) 401-7000
Fax: (202) 619-1241

 

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