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Experts praise VOA’s journalists for being dedicated to delivering the news accurately and fairly. Before March 2025, VOA journalists were reporting in 49 languages. They combined a knowledge of the countries that VOA broadcast to with a deep understanding of the United States.
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Africax East Asia and Pacificx Eurasiax Latin Americax Middle Eastx South and Central Asiax53 ‘journalism’ testimonial videos
Do Nguyen Mai KhoiVietnamese singer and activist
Jose AlvanJournalist with Latina Television, Peru
Kim ArisSon of Aung San Suu Kyi
Vero Balderas IglesiasVOA reporter, Central News Division
Aline BarrosVOA immigration correspondent, Central News Division
Ida Bagus Made BimantaraFormer chargé d’affaires, Indonesian Embassy in Washington
Ken BredemeierVOA writer, Central News Division
Mel BunceProfessor of international journalism and politics, University of London
Juan Carlos IsazaExecutive director, Alianza Informativa Latinoamericana
Amada CastanonInternational news editor at TV Azteca, Mexico
Jeff CusterVOA journalist, Central News Division
Christopher DellFormer U.S. ambassador to Angola, Zimbabwe and Kosovo
Nzira DeusExecutive director of Women’s Forum, Mozambique
John DinkelmanFormer U.S. diplomat, AFSA president
Braca DjordjevicVOA managing editor, Serbian Service
Begum Donmez ErsozVOA reporter, Turkish Service
Joseph Donovan JrFormer U.S. ambassador to Indonesia
Jill DoughertyFormer CNN Moscow bureau chief
David EnsorFormer VOA director
Jupti Esther Managing director at Kardopa Group, Indonesia
Carlos Fernando ChamorroNicaraguan journalist and founder of Confidencial
Nuno FerreiraCoordinator at Radio Morabeza, Cape Verde
Matthew GoodmanFormer National Security Council and State Department official
Virginia GunawanVOA journalist, Indonesian Service
Jay HendersonFormer VOA East Asia Division director
Ret. Lt. Gen. Ben HodgesFormer commander, U.S. Army Europe
Chenda HongVOA reporter, Khmer Service
Nina JankowiczAuthor, counter-disinformation expert
David KostelancikFormer U.S. diplomat
Dan KubiskeCo-chair of the international community, Society of Professional Journalists
Michael KugelmanSouth Asia regional expert
Elisa Lees MunozPresident of the International Women’s Media Foundation
Natalia LopezTV anchor at Canal 13, Chile
Jim MaloneFormer VOA national, congressional and East Africa correspondent
Ret. Col. David MaxwellU.S. Army Special Forces
Eric McGlincheyAssociate professor of government and politics, George Mason University
Ingyin NaingVOA reporter, Burmese Service
Ruslan PetrychkaVOA Ukrainian Service chief 
Khin Phyu HtwayVOA reporter, Burmese Service
Joao PintoDirector of Radio Nova, Angola
Ret. Col. Raymond PowellDirector of SeaLight, former U.S. Air Force colonel 
Dominique Pradalie President of the International Federation of Journalists
Daniel RosenblumFormer U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Rafael SaakovVOA reporter, Russian Service
Muska SafiVOA reporter, Afghan Service
Yulia SavchenkoVOA journalist, Russian Service
Maja SeverPresident of the European Federation of Journalists
Bradley SimpsonForeign policy historian and professor, University of Connecticut
Sophat SoeungVOA senior editor, Khmer Service 
Ret. Gen. Joseph VotelFormer commander, U.S. Central Command
Clayton WeimersExecutive director, RSF USA
Alexander YanevskyyVOA reporter, Russian and Ukrainian services
Jose ZamoraCPJ regional director for the Americas