United States Agency for Global Media
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| Formed | October 1, 1999 |
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| Type | Independent |
| Headquarters | Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building Washington, D.C. |
| Annual budget | $810 million (FY 2022) |
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| Website | www |
| Agency ID | 9568 |
The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from 1994 to 2018, is an independent agency of the United States government that broadcasts news and information for regions of the world with the lowest levels of press freedom. It is considered an arm of U.S. public diplomacy.
The USAGM supervises Voice of America (VOA) and Office of Cuba Broadcasting as well as state-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Middle East Broadcasting Networks and Open Technology Fund. Many credit Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for the defeat of the Soviet Union and Radio Free Asia for breaking the story on Xinjiang internment camps.
On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that directed that the USAGM be eliminated "to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law", along with several other agencies.
Between March and July 2025, 85% of the staff at USAGM and its subsidiaries were eliminating leaving only 250 employees across the USAGM, VOA and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. Only the OCB’s complement of 33 employees has remained intact.