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‘history’
Since its first broadcast in 1942, VOA built up its credibility by reporting the news, both the good and bad. Over more than eight decades, it painstakingly amassed an audience of more than 360 million. Experts say that throwing this audience away makes no sense, wastes resources, and tarnishes the goodwill the United States has built up.
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East Asia and Pacificx Eurasiax Middle Eastx12 ‘history’ testimonial videos
Ida Bagus Made BimantaraFormer chargé d’affaires, Indonesian Embassy in Washington
Christopher HillFormer U.S. ambassador to Serbia, Iraq, South Korea, Poland and Macedonia; former U.S. assistant secretary of state
George KentFormer U.S. ambassador to Estonia 
David KramerExecutive director of the George W. Bush Institute, former U.S. assistant secretary of state 
Dan KubiskeCo-chair of the international community, Society of Professional Journalists
Giorgi MargvelashviliFormer Georgian president
David PhillipsDirector of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights, Columbia University
Yulia SavchenkoVOA journalist, Russian Service
David ShearFormer U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, former Pentagon official 
Jeffrey TrimbleFormer deputy director of BBG (the precursor to USAGM)
Hoyt Brian YeeFormer U.S. deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
Luke ZahnerFormer U.S. diplomat