Editing Voice of America (section)

=== List of directors ===
* &nbsp;&nbsp;1941–1942 [[Robert E. Sherwood]] (Foreign Information Service)
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# 1942–1943: [[John Houseman]]
# 1943–1945: Louis G. Cowan
# 1945–1946: John Ogilvie
# 1948–1949: [[Charles W. Thayer]]
# 1949–1952: [[Foy D. Kohler]]
# 1952–1953: Alfred H. Morton
# 1953–1954: Leonard Erikson
# 1954–1956: John R. Poppele
# 1956–1958: Robert E. Burton
# 1958–1965: [[Henry Loomis (broadcasting executive)|Henry Loomis]]
# 1965–1967: [[John Chancellor]]
# 1967–1968: [[John Charles Daly]]
# 1969–1977: [[Kenneth R. Giddens]]
# 1977–1979: R. Peter Straus
# 1980–1981: [[Mary G. F. Bitterman]]
# 1981–1982: James B. Conkling
# 1982: John Hughes
# 1982–1984: [[Kenneth Tomlinson]]
# 1985: Gene Pell
# 1986–1991: [[Dick Carlson]]
# 1991–1993: [[Chase Untermeyer]]
# 1994–1996: [[Geoffrey Cowan]]
# 1997–1999: [[Evelyn S. Lieberman]]
# 1999–2001: [[Sanford J. Ungar]]
# 2001–2002: [[Robert R. Reilly]]
# 2002–2006: David S. Jackson
# 2006–2011: Danforth W. Austin
# 2011–2015: [[David Ensor (journalist)|David Ensor]]
# 2016–2020: [[Amanda Bennett]]
# 2020–2021: [[Robert R. Reilly]]
# 2021–2024: ''vacant''
# 2024–present: Michael Abramowitz
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The current director, Michael Abramowitz, assumed the position in July 2024. He previously served as president of [[Freedom House]] and spent nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor for [[The Washington Post]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robertson |first=Katie |date=2024-04-19 |title=Voice of America Will Get a New Director |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/media/voice-of-america-director.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In December 2024, president-elect Trump announced he would name former news anchor [[Kari Lake]] to be the director of VOA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Trump picks hardline Republican Kari Lake to lead Voice of America |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-picks-hardline-republican-kari-lake-lead-voice-america-2024-12-12/ |website=Reuters}}</ref> Under the International Broadcasting Act only the [[U.S. Agency for Global Media#International_Broadcasting_Advisory_Board|International Broadcasting Advisory Board]] has the authority to approve the appointment or removal of the VOA Director.<ref name="auto4" /><ref name="auto3" />