President Donald Trump nominated a senior State Department official to take on the additional role of leading the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the department said on Thursday, after a federal judge invalidated the previous Trump-appointed CEO's staff cuts at the agency, APA reports.
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers, who has led the administration's campaign against European Internet regulations that Washington says constitute censorship, was named as Trump's pick to take over the agency that oversees U.S.-funded media outlets like Voice of America that are aimed at populations in oppressive countries and reach hundreds of millions of people.
"USAGM's mission has long been closely aligned with the Department of State, and the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy has always held consultative authorities with the agency," a State Department spokesperson said.
"If confirmed as the CEO of USAGM, Under Secretary Rogers would be uniquely well positioned to significantly strengthen coordination between U.S. international broadcasting and American public diplomacy in the national interest."
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