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Africax East Asia and Pacificx Eurasiax Latin Americax Middle Eastx South and Central Asiax51 ‘press freedom’ testimonial videos
Do Nguyen Mai KhoiVietnamese singer and activist
Kim Andrew ElliottFormer VOA broadcaster and research analyst
Kim ArisSon of Aung San Suu Kyi
Martin BaronFormer executive editor of The Washington Post
Edward BoganFormer senior CIA operations officer
Mel BunceProfessor of international journalism and politics, University of London
Juan Carlos IsazaExecutive director, Alianza Informativa Latinoamericana
Thomas CountrymanFormer U.S. assistant secretary of state
Nicholas CullProfessor of public diplomacy, University of Southern California
Christopher DellFormer U.S. ambassador to Angola, Zimbabwe and Kosovo
John DinkelmanFormer U.S. diplomat, AFSA president
Braca DjordjevicVOA managing editor, Serbian Service
David EnsorFormer VOA director
Gao YuIndependent journalist in China
Ben GrazdaAdvocacy manager, RSF USA
Brad HansonFormer U.S. diplomat
Nadine HoffmanExecutive director of the International Women’s Media Foundation
Christopher J. HohFormer U.S. diplomat
Jeffrey HovenierFormer U.S. ambassador to Kosovo
Andrew HydeFormer U.S. diplomat
David KaninFormer CIA senior analyst
Kathy Kiely Professor at Missouri School of Journalism
Robert KingFormer U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights
Michael David KirbyFormer U.S. ambassador to Moldova and Serbia
David KostelancikFormer U.S. diplomat
Dan KubiskeCo-chair of the international community, Society of Professional Journalists
Michael KugelmanSouth Asia regional expert
Charles KupchanFormer National Security Council and State Department official
Elisa Lees MuñozPresident of the International Women’s Media Foundation
Allan LichtmanPolitical historian and professor, American University
Natalia LópezTV 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
William McKenziePulitzer Prize-winning journalist; senior editorial adviser at the George W. Bush Institute 
David PhillipsDirector of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights, Columbia University
Khin Phyu HtwayVOA reporter, Burmese Service
Dominique PradaliéPresident of the International Federation of Journalists
Song S. Qian Professor of environmental science, The University of Toledo 
Gabriel RottmanVice president, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Daniel SerwerFormer U.S. special envoy for the Bosnian Federation, senior fellow at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Maja SeverPresident of the European Federation of Journalists
David SimonAssistant dean, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Marko SomboracSerbian cartoonist
William TaylorFormer U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
Ksenia TurkovaVOA journalist, Russian Service
Ret. Gen. Joseph VotelFormer commander, U.S. Central Command
Vivian WalkerFormer U.S. diplomat
Clayton WeimersExecutive director, RSF USA
Luke ZahnerFormer U.S. diplomat
José ZamoraCPJ regional director for the Americas