Trump picks hardline Republican Kari Lake to lead Voice of America

[highplainsdem]

Source: Reuters

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was picking Kari Lake, a former news anchor and a hardline Republican who failed to win an Arizona Senate seat last month, to be the director of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America.

Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, said Lake will "ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media."

Lake, a strong Trump supporter who has echoed his false claims about fraud at the 2020 election, also lost the governor's race in swing state Arizona in 2022 and was previously an anchor at Phoenix-based Fox 10.

Voice of America (VOA) is an international media broadcaster that operates in more than 40 languages online and on radio and television.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-picks-hardline-republican-kari-lake-lead-voice-america-2024-12-12/

[dweller]

1. WTF ?

Not the Onion
Not Borowitz Report





✌🏻

[highplainsdem]

3. I wish.

[rsdsharp]

2. I thought she was going to be ambassador to Mexico.

[highplainsdem]

4. No. Trump picked Ron Johnson (NOT the senator - a former ambassador to El Salvador) for that yesterday.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/11/trump-names-ron-johnson-mexico-ambassador-its-not-wisconsin-senator/76918423007/

[HUAJIAO]

10. LOL

[rsdsharp]

11. It wasn't a joke.

[Hugin]

15. Yeah, he's really flailing now.

The Tangeranus better snap it up if he’s going to replace the two million some-odd federal employees he’s pissed off with loyal sycophants by Jan 20th.

[LeftInTX]

17. That would have been fun.

[Jack Valentino]

5. On the bright side, she won't be "on-air talent"--

at least I hope not.


Instead she'll probably just eliminate every language but English---

"if they can't speak English, they shouldn't be listening to the Voice Of America anyway!"

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

16. That was my immediate thought too. Which would all but ruin VoA as a Strategic tool. nt

[Prairie Gates]

28. Tokyo Rose action

[NJCher]

6. there's a spot for every loser

in the trump administration.

[msongs]

7. one suspects voa may be just a shell of its former self in importance nt

[Chipper Chat]

8. Tokyo Rosa.

[JoseBalow]

12. I always preferred the BBC World Report when I was overseas

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

13. R.I.P. V.O.A.

[oldmanlynn]

14. This will be like Russian state TV.

The government only reporting via state tv with heavy propaganda. Its a full attempt to take over forever. Biden has to make trumps 1st 2 years terrible somehow.

[yaesu]

18. VOA was a voice of democracy back in the day when shortwave radio was the worlds media choice

now its not that important but hate to see that institution corrupted by a fascist pig.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. The next verse is the same as the first, but a little bit louder and a little bit worse - from 2020:

Voice of America's appointment of Trump ally sparks purge fears

Democrats have warned that the new Trump-appointed head of the US global media agency that oversees Voice of America (VOA) and other broadcasters is planning a purge of career officials that could spell the end of its editorial independence.
...
Earlier this month, Trump persuaded Republican senators to confirm Michael Pack, a conservative film-maker and associate of the rightwing ideologue Steve Bannon, as the new head of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), even though Pack is currently under criminal investigation for allegedly diverting $1.6m in funds from a charity organisation he runs to his private film company, Manifold Productions.
...
Eliot Engel, the Democratic chair of the House foreign affairs committee, issued a late-night statement on Tuesday warning that Pack planned to fire the top ranks of USAGM career officials on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, congressional aides said the feared purge appeared to have been put off after Engel’s intervention, but that the threat remained.

“My fear is that USAGM’s role as an unbiased news organization is in jeopardy under his leadership. USAGM’s mission is ‘to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy’ – not to be a mouthpiece for the president in the run-up to an election,” Engel said in his statement.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/voice-of-america-agency-purge-trump-ally-michael-pack

Pack resigned 2 hours after President Biden took office.

Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America

Within two days, Pack was examining ways to remove suspect staffers, a new federal investigation found. The executives he sidelined were later reinstated and exonerated by the inspector general's office of the U.S. State Department. Pack ultimately turned his attention to agency executives, network chiefs, and journalists themselves.

The report, sent to the White House and congressional leaders earlier this month, found that the Trump appointee repeatedly abused the powers of his office, broke laws and regulations, and engaged in gross mismanagement.
...
Taken together, they depict Pack's brief tenure as an ideologically driven rampage through a government agency to try to force its newsrooms and workforce to show fealty to the White House.

Pack punished executives who objected to the legality of his plans, interfered in the journalistic independence of the newsrooms under his agency, and personally signed a no-bid contract with a private law firm to investigate those employees he saw as opposed to former President Donald Trump. The law firm's fees reached the seven figures for work typically done by attorneys who are federal employees.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1177208862/usagm-michael-pack-voa-voice-of-america-investigation-trump-abuse-of-power

What would Project 2025 do for (or to) journalism?

By Pack’s side throughout all this was Morvared Namdarkhan, who goes by Mora Namdar professionally. She was Pack’s acting VP of legal, compliance, and risk — “compliance” not being one of the Pack regime’s strengths! — and she is the author of the Project 2025 chapter on USAGM. (Namdar is mentioned more than 50 times in the 145-page federal investigation into Pack’s tenure, the one that found he had “abused his authority” and “engaged in gross mismanagement and gross waste.”)

Namdar considers the USAGM “firewall” — meant to separate the journalism it produces from the influence of top political appointees — a tool to sneak in “anti-American propaganda” and bias:
...
Namdar complains about “the agency’s media organizations joining the mainstream media’s anti-U.S. chorus and denigrating the American story — all in the name of so-called journalistic independence. Indeed, content during the Trump Administration was rife with typical mainstream media talking points assailing the President and his staff.”

Her solutions? Personnel decisions that currently rest within USAGM must be moved to “the Department of Defense and the Office of Personnel Management.” Its budget should be cut to $700 million from 2023’s $885 million. USAGM “should report to the President and coordinate activities with the National Security Council,” to which there should be “clear lines of command” — or else putting the entire agency under the State Department.

Otherwise, shut the whole place down:

If the defacto aim of the agency simply remains to compete in foreign markets using anti-U.S. talking points that parrot America’s adversaries’ propaganda, then this represents an unacceptable burden to the U.S. taxpayer and a negative return on investment. In that case, the USAGM should be defunded and disestablished. If, however, the agency can be reformed to become an effective tool, it would be one of the greatest tools in America’s arsenal to tell America’s story and promote freedom and democracy around the world.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/09/what-would-project-2025-do-for-or-to-journalism/

[C0RI0LANUS]

20. And Trumpf never heard of Voice of America. Somebody in the GOP pyramid told him about it.

RIP Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Next year world audiences will read Islamophobic stories, anti-Iran narratives, pro-Russia tales, Christian value homilies, and corruption stories about Ukraine.

During Trumpf's first Reign of Error, he did not appoint an ambassador to Belize. This time, every single nook and cranny in the USG will be filled with GOP sycophants, kooks, kleptocrats, and quacks. There will be no room to breathe for Democratic civil servants.

In alphabetical order, below are the political positions Trumpf and his staff will be filling with these schmucks.

(GG15 positions do not require Senate confirmation but still provide a healthy salary and access to the ruling network.)

Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights
General Counsel
Chief Financial Officer
Inspector General
Independent agencies
5 Commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (political balance required; five-year term of office; chair, who must first be confirmed as a commissioner, also needs to be confirmed)
3 Members of the Farm Credit Administration (political balance required; six-year term of office)
Committee on Armed Services
Department of Defense
Military Officers (commissions and promotions) – Officers receive a commission assigning them to the officer corps from the President (with the consent of the Senate). Promotions of all commissioned military officers are also commissioned by the President (with the consent of the Senate).
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
General Counsel of the Department of Defense
Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
Chief Information Officer (New Position as of the 116th Congress)
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
Under Secretary of Defense(Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
9 Members of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents (six-year terms of office)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (announced October 30, 2020)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment
Department of the Air Force
Secretary
Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Acquisition
Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller
Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment, and Logistics
General Counsel
Chief of Staff (four-year term of office)
Vice Chief of Staff (four-year term of office)
Department of the Army
Secretary
Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
Assistant Secretary for Civil Works
Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller
Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment
Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
General Counsel
Chief of Staff (four-year term of office)
Vice Chief of Staff (four-year term of office)
Department of the Navy
Secretary
Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller
Assistant Secretary for Installations and Environment
Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, and Acquisition
General Counsel
Chief of Naval Operations (four-year term of office)
Vice Chief of Naval Operations (four-year term of office)
Commandant of the Marine Corps (four-year term of office)
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (four-year term of office)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (four-year term of office)
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (four-year term of office)
Department of Energy
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security/Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Principal Deputy Administrator - National Nuclear Security Administration
Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs - National Nuclear Security Administration
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation - National Nuclear Security Administration
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
Independent agencies
5 Members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
Judicial branch
Five Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (political balance required; 15-year terms of office)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Department of Commerce
Under Secretary for Export Administration
Under Secretary for International Trade
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement
Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion/Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
Chief Financial Officer
Director – Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (five-year term)
General Counsel
Inspector General
President – Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Department of Transportation
Administrator – Federal Transit Administration
Department of the Treasury
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions
Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing
Comptroller of the Currency (five-year term of office)
Director of the Mint (five-year term of office)
Director of the Office of Financial Research (six-year term of office)
Executive Office of the President
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Independent agencies
Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
5 Members of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (political balance required; four-year terms of office — Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
3 Members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (political balance required; six-year terms of office — Chair and vice chair, who first must be confirmed as members, also need to be confirmed.)
Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (four-year terms of office)
7 Governors of the Federal Reserve System (14-year terms of office — Chair and vice chair, who first must be confirmed as governors, also need to be confirmed for four-year terms in those offices.)
3 Members of the National Credit Union Administration (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
5 Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
3 Directors of the National Cooperative Bank (of 15 total; three-year terms of office)
15 to 21 Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences (three-year terms of office)
5 Directors of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (of 7 total; three-year terms of office)
Committee on the Budget
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget

Director
Deputy Director
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration
General Counsel of the Department of Commerce
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
Director of the Census
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance
Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States Foreign Commercial Service
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction
Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management
Chief Scientist
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
Under Secretary for Standards and Technology/Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Under Secretary for Intellectual Property/Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Inspector General
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary
Under Secretary for Science and Technology
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard officers (commissions and promotions)
Department of Transportation
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary for Policy
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
Administrator – Federal Aviation Administration (five-year term of office)
Administrator – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator – Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator – Maritime Administration
Administrator – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Administrator – Research and Innovative Technology Administration
General Counsel
Inspector General
3 Members of the Surface Transportation Board (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chief Financial Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Executive Office of the President
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Director
Associate Director for Science
Associate Director for Technology
Associate Director for National Security & International Affairs
Associate Director for Energy & Environment
Independent agencies
5 Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (political balance required; seven-year terms of office; chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
5 Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
5 Commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
5 Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (political balance required; seven-year terms of office)
5 Members of the National Transportation Safety Board (political balance required; five-year terms of office - Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
9 Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
3 Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (six-year terms of office; political balance required)
7 Members of the Amtrak Reform Board (five-year terms of office)
5 Members of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board (political balance required; indefinite terms of office)
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Department of Energy
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary for Energy and Environment
Under Secretary for Science
Administrator – Energy Information Administration
Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability – runs the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – runs the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management – runs the Office of Environmental Management
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy – runs the Office of Fossil Energy
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Domestic Policy
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy – runs the Office of Nuclear Energy
Chief Financial Officer
Director – Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Director – Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Director – Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Director – Office of Science
General Counsel
Inspector General
5 Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
Department of the Interior
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget and Chief Financial Officer
Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
Commissioner – Bureau of Reclamation
Director – Bureau of Land Management
Director – National Park Service
Director – Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Director – United States Geological Survey
Inspector General
Solicitor
Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Department of Commerce
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
Department of Defense
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Department of the Interior
Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Director – United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of Transportation
Administrator – Federal Highway Administration
Executive Office of the President
Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Assistant Administrator
Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information
Assistant Administrator for International Affairs
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Assistant Administrator for Water
Chief Financial Officer
General Counsel
Inspector General
Other independent agencies
Federal Cochair of the Appalachian Regional Commission
5 Members of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (five-year terms of office – Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
Federal Cochair of the Delta Regional Authority
5 Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
9 Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (five-year terms of office)
Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority
9 Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
Committee on Finance
Department of Commerce
Under Secretary for International Trade
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Administrator – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology
Chief financial officer
Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families
Assistant Secretary for Health
Assistant Secretary for Legislation
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Commissioner – Administration of Children, Youth, and Families
General Counsel
Inspector General
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary
Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection
Department of the Treasury
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
Under Secretary for International Affairs
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy
Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets
Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary) for International Affairs
Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary) for Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
Chief Financial Officer
Director — Policy Planning
Chief Counsel — Internal Revenue Service/Assistant General Counsel for Tax
Commissioner — Internal Revenue Service (five-year terms of office)
General Counsel
Inspector General
Inspector General — Tax Administration
Executive Office of the President
Office of the United States Trade Representative

U.S. Trade Representative
3 Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives
Chief Agricultural Negotiator
Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator
Other independent agencies
Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (six-year term of office)
Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (six-year term of office)
Inspector General of the Social Security Administration
6 Commissioners of the United States International Trade Commission (political balance required; nine-year terms of office)
2 Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (of 6 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)
2 Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund (of 6 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)
2 Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, Board of Trustees (of 6 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)
6 Members of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board (five-year terms of office)
3 Members of the Social Security Advisory Board (of 7 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)
Judicial branch
19 Judges of the United States Tax Court (15-year terms of office)
Committee on Foreign Relations
Department of State
Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice
Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with rank of Ambassador-at-Large
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
Coordinator for Sanctions (new position as of the 117th United States Congress)
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Under Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of State
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security
Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with rank of Ambassador
Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources
Under Secretary for Political Affairs
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Reports directly to the Secretary & Deputy Secretary:
Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large
U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
Inspector General of the Department of State
Legal Adviser of the Department of State
Chief of Protocol of the United States, with rank of Ambassador
188[4] Ambassadors
Foreign Service Officers (commissions and promotions)
United States Mission to the United Nations
U.S. Permanent Representative and Chief of Mission to the United Nations
U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative – United Nations
U.S. Representative – United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
U.S. Representative – United Nations Economic and Social Council
U.S. Alternate Representative – Special Political Affairs in the United Nations
U.S. Representative – United Nations Management and Reform
U.S. Representative – European Office of the United Nations (Geneva)
U.S. Representative – United Nations Office at Vienna (also serves as a representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency)
U.S. Representative – International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S. Deputy Representative – International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S. Representative to sessions of the General Assembly and other United Nations Bodies — numerous positions (terms of office depends on length of session)
United States Agency for International Development
Administrator
Assistant Administrator — Asia and Near East
Assistant Administrator — Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
Assistant Administrator — Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade
Assistant Administrator — Europe and Eurasia
Assistant Administrator — Global Health
Assistant Administrator — Latin America and Caribbean
Assistant Administrator — Legislative and Public Affairs
Assistant Administrator — Policy and Program Coordination
Assistant Administrator — Sub-Saharan Africa
Deputy Administrator
Inspector General
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
U.S. Executive Director two-year term of office; full-time
U.S. Alternate Executive Director
Governor
Alternate Governor
International Development Association
U.S. Executive director for the international Development Association
U.S. Alternate director for the international Development Association
Governor for the international Development Association
Alternate Governor for the international Development Association
International Finance Corporation
U.S. Executive director for the International Finance Corporation
U.S. Alternate Director for the International finance Corporation
Governor for the International Finance corporation
Alternate Governor for the International Finance Corporation
Other independent agencies
U.S. Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, Broadcasting Board of Governors
3 Commissioners of the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada
U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (two-year term of office)
U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (two-year term of office)
U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (three-year term of office)
U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (three-year term of office)
U.S. Alternate Executive Director for the Inter-American Investment Corporation
Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency
U.S. Executive Director of the African Development Bank (five-year term of office; full-time)
Governor and Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank (five-year terms of office; part-time)
U.S. Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (full-time)
Governor and Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank (part-time)
Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (full-time)
4 Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (of 9 total; part-time; three-year terms of office)
President/Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (full-time)
Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (full-time)
8 Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (of 15 total; part-time; three-year terms of office)
Director of the Peace Corps (full-time)
Deputy Director of the Peace Corps (full-time)
15 Members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council (part-time; political balance required; two-year terms of office)
9 Members of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (political balance required; three-year terms of office)
7 Directors of the African Development Foundation (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
Governor of the African Development Fund
Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund
8 Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (of 9 total; political balance required; three-year terms of office)
9 Directors of the Inter-American Foundation (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
7 Commissioners of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (political balance required; three-year terms of office)
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Department of Education
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Director, Institute of Education Sciences (six-year term of office)
Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights – runs the Office for Civil Rights
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach – runs the Office of Communications and Outreach
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education – runs the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development – runs the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education – runs the Office of Postsecondary Education
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services – runs the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical and Adult Education – runs the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Chief Financial Officer
Commissioner – Rehabilitation Services Administration
General Counsel
Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary
Administrator — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Assistant Secretary for Aging
Assistant Secretary for Health
Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families
Commissioner for the Administration of Children, Youth, and Families
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Director – National Institutes of Health
Surgeon General (four-year term of office)
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Deputy Secretary of Labor
Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Administration
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Administration
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Assistant Secretary for Policy
Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Administrator – Wage and Hour Division
Chief Financial Officer
Commissioner – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Inspector General
Solicitor
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Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service
5 Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (four-year term of office)
Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
5 Commissioners of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (six-year terms of office)
National Endowment for the Arts – Chair (four-year term of office)
National Endowment for the Humanities – Chair (four-year term of office)
Institute of Museum and Library Services – Director (four-year term of office)
5 Members of the National Labor Relations Board (Political balance is not required, but, by tradition, no more than three members are from the same party; five-year terms of office)
General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (four-year term of office)
3 Members of the National Mediation Board (political balance required; three-year terms of office)
Director of the National Science Foundation (six-year term of office)
Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation
3 Members of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (six-year terms of office)
Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
3 Members of the Railroad Retirement Board (five-year terms of office; chair, who first must be appointed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
Inspector General of the Railroad Retirement Board
8 Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation (of 13 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)
15 Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
8 Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (of 13 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)
6 Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (of 13 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)
11 Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (political balance required; three-year terms of office)
14 Members of the National Council on the Arts (of 21 total; six-year terms of office)
26 Members of the National Council on the Humanities (of 27 total; six-year terms of office)
12 Directors of the United States Institute of Peace (of 15 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Department of Commerce
Director – Bureau of the Census
Inspector General
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary for Management
Under Secretary for Science and Technology
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy and Plans
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Resilience)
General Counsel
Chief Financial Officer
Department Inspectors General
Inspector General - Department of Defense
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Inspector General - Department of Health and Human Services
Inspector General - Department of Housing and Urban Development
Inspector General - Department of the Interior
Inspector General - Department of Labor
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Inspector General - Environmental Protection Agency
Executive Office of the President
National Cyber Director (position established April 12, 2021)
Office of Management and Budget

Director
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Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management
Office of Personnel Management
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Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management
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Independent agencies
Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to the District of Columbia (six-year term of office)
3 Members of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (five-year term of office)
Administrator of the General Services Administration
Inspector General of the General Services Administration
3 Members of the Merit Systems Protection Board (political balance required; seven-year terms of office). The Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.
Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration
Director of the Office of Government Ethics (five-year term of office)
Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel (five-year term of office)
5 Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
5 Members of Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (four-year terms of office)
Chair of the Special Panel on Appeals (six-year term of office)
9 Governors of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (political balance required; seven-year terms of office)[5]
Legislative branch
Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office (15-year term of office)
Deputy Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office
Judicial branch
Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (15-year term of office)
9 Judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (15-year terms of office)
Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (15-year term of office)
61 Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (15-year terms of office)
Committee on Indian Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
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Commissioner – Administration for Native Americans
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General Counsel
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Assistant Attorney General – Environment and Natural Resources Division
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Administrator – Drug Enforcement Administration
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Director – Federal Bureau of Investigation (10-year term of office)
Director – Office on Violence Against Women
Director – United States Marshals Service
Inspector General
Special Counsel – Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (four-year term of office)
93 United States Attorneys (one in each federal judicial district, except that one U.S. Attorney serves for both the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; four-year terms of office)[6]
94 United States Marshals (one in each federal judicial district; four-year terms of office)
5 Members of the United States Parole Commission (six-year term of office)
Chair of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (three-year term of office; nominated from among commissioner members)
2 other Members of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (three-year terms of office)
Executive Office of the President
Office of National Drug Control Policy

Director of National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar&quot
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Independent agencies
11 Directors of the State Justice Institute (three-year terms of office)
Judicial branch
Chief Justice of the United States (life tenure)
8 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (life tenure)
179 Judges of the United States courts of appeals (life tenure)
16 Judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims (15-year terms of office)
9 Judges of the United States Court of International Trade (political balance required; life tenure)
678 Judges of the United States district courts (Most are life tenure; in total there are 663 permanent judgeships, 11 temporary judgeships, and four territorial court judgeships. In the districts with the 11 temporary judgeships, the seat lapses with the departure of a judge from that district at some particular time specified in statute unless Congress enacts legislation to extend the temporary judgeship or convert it to a permanent judgeship.)
Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission (six-year term of office; nominated from among commission members)
3 Vice Chairs of the United States Sentencing Commission (six-year terms of office; designated from among commission members)
3 other Commissioners of the United States Sentencing Commission (political balance required; six-year terms of office; one of the seven members is also nominated to be the full-time chair of the commission, and two others are designated as full-time vice-chairs)
Committee on Rules and Administration
Independent agencies
4 Commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission (four-year terms of office; political balance required)
6 Commissioners of the Federal Election Commission (six-year terms of office; political balance required)
Legislative branch
Architect of the Capitol
Director – United States Government Publishing Office
Librarian – Library of Congress
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business Administration
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Chief Counsel for Advocacy
Inspector General
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Department of Labor
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits (four-year term of office) – heads Veterans Benefits Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health (four-year term of office) – heads Veterans Health Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs – heads National Cemetery Administration
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning
Chief Financial Officer
Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (six-year term of office)
General Counsel
Inspector General
Judicial branch
3 to 7 Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (15-year terms of office)
Former Senate-confirmed positions
There are a number of positions that required Senate confirmation of appointees in the past, but do not today. The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text) (PDF)), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to appoint persons to these positions:[7] Parts of the act went into effect immediately, while other parts took effect on October 9, 2012, 60 days after enactment.[7]

Department of Agriculture:
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Services
all members of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation (7)
Department of Commerce:
Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Defense:
All members of the National Security Education Board (6)
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Department of Education:
Assistant Secretary for Management
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Department of Health and Human Services:
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Department of Homeland Security:
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Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration
Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement
Chief Medical Officer
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Housing and Urban Development:
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Department of Justice:
Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
Director of the National Institute of Justice
Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Director of the Office for Victims of Crime
Department of Labor:
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Director of the Women's Bureau
Department of State
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of Transportation:
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Department of the Treasury:
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Management
Treasurer of the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs:
Assistant Secretary for Management
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration
Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness
Appalachian Regional Commission:
Alternative Federal Co-Chairman
Council of Economic Advisers:
all members (2), except the Chairperson
Corporation for National and Community Service:
Managing directors (2)
National Council on Disability:
All members, including the Chairperson
National Museum and Library Services Boards:
all members
National Science Foundation:
all Board members
Office of National Drug Control Policy:
Deputy Directors
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation:
Commissioner
United States Agency for International Development (USAID):
Assistant Administrator for Management
Community Development Financial Institution Fund:
Administrator
Mississippi River Commission:
all Commissioners (7)
National Board for Education Sciences:
all members (15)
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board:
all members (10)
Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development:
all members (13)
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps:
all appointments and promotions (except Surgeon General)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps:
all appointments and promotions

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. From the Associated Press:

Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America

The Associated Press
December 11, 2024, 10:53 PM

{snip}

The president-elect has in the past been a fierce critic of Voice of America, including saying in 2020 that “things they say are disgusting toward our country.”

The broadcaster drew additional criticism during Trump’s first term for its coverage of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, with a White House publication, the “1600 Daily” email summary of news and events, accusing it of using taxpayer money “to speak for authoritarian regimes.” That was after VOA covered the lifting of lockdowns in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus first emerged.

{snip}

Upon taking office in January 2021, President Joe Biden’s administration swiftly removed a number of senior officials aligned with Trump from VOA and positions affiliated with it.

{snip}

Also Wednesday, Trump announced Leandro Rizzuto as his choice to be the U.S. ambassador to the Washington-based Organization of American States, and said he wanted Florida personal injury attorney Dan Newlin to be his administration’s ambassador to Colombia. … He also picked Peter Lamelas, a physician and the founder of one of Florida’s largest urgent care companies, to be the U.S. ambassador to Argentina. Lamelas is also a large donor to the past campaigns of Trump and other top Republicans.

___

Cooper reported from Phoenix.

Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

[travelingthrulife]

25. Kari Lake says terrible things about our country.

So she will be in charge of the communication at a place that says terrible things about this country.

Trumpspeak.

[Pas-de-Calais]

22. Another barrel bottom scraping

[Ray Bruns]

23. VOA sounds like a good place to start cutting the budget, right Elon?

[mdbl]

24. Change it's name to "Voice of an Asshole"

Because that is all it will be - it's already 80% there anyway.

[orangecrush]

26. Disgraceful

[vapor2]

27. WE ARE CURRENTLY THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD

I AM EMBARRASSED TO LIVE HERE

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. Kari Lake latest losing candidate set to join Trump's second term team

As Trump chooses Kari Lake to lead the Voice of America, a larger pattern is coming into focus: The president-elect is picking a lot of failed candidates.
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3ld4g33nlnc2m

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kari-lake-latest-losing-candidate-set-join-trumps-second-term-team-rcna183937

Exactly eight years ago this week, there were reports of concerns among Voice of America officials that Donald Trump — in his first go-around as president-elect — might try to politicize the network’s coverage. Several years later, federal investigators determined that Michael Pack, a Trump-appointed official who helped oversee the VOA, did abuse the powers of his office.

Pack, it’s also worth noting, faced complaints from more than 30 whistleblowers during his tenure.

It’s against this backdrop that Trump is president-elect again, and he has someone new in mind for the network. NBC News reported:

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he wants ally Kari Lake to be the next director of the Voice of America, a federal network that’s part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. ... Lake said on X she was “honored” by Trump’s announcement. “Under my leadership, the VOA will excel in its mission: chronicling America’s achievements worldwide,” she said.

As NBC News’ report added, “The VOA’s stated mission is not to promote America’s achievements; rather, its website says it is ‘committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth.’”.....

As for Trump’s motivations, The New York Times published a related analysis that noted, “It’s a surprising development for a political figure who has long deployed the word ‘loser’ as an insult, and who tried to overturn the 2020 election rather than admit he lost it. But some of these Republicans lost their races in part because of their support for Trump — which means losing can make for winning politics in Washington when loyalty to Trump is the coin of the realm.”

All of which suggests the so-called “Team of Losers” list might yet grow longer.

[Ping Tung]

30. Kinda like putting Goebbels in charge of the BBC in 1939.

[C0RI0LANUS]

31. Spot on!

[riversedge]

32. "But Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally install Lake; the hire is dependent on.........

There is long, detailed explanation of how the VOA is run.




Trump says Kari Lake will lead Voice of America. He attacked it during his first term

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5226920/voice-of-america-kari-lake-voa
Updated December 12, 20244:26 PM ET

By Rachel Treisman


President-elect Donald Trump says Kari Lake, a local television news anchor-turned-MAGA politician, will lead the federally funded broadcaster Voice of America.

If successful, the move would put a loyalist at the helm of a news outlet that Trump sought to bring to heel under his appointee during the final year of his first term. Trump officials sought to strip the network and its parent agency of their independence during his first term, including actions later found to be illegal and in one case, unconstitutional.

But Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally install Lake; the hire is dependent on a bipartisan board beneath the chief executive of its parent agency........................

.........."Under my leadership, the VOA will excel in its mission: chronicling America's achievements worldwide," Lake tweeted.

That's not exactly the organization's stated mission, however. On its website, it says it is "committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth."