Senate Confirms Ballard Spahr's Jarin and 4 Others to USAGM Board
The Senate confirmed Ballard Spahr’s Kenneth Jarin as chair of the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s International Broadcasting Advisory Board Wednesday night on a voice vote. The chamber separately confirmed Jarin to an IBAB term through Jan. 1, 2027. The…
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Senate also confirmed four other nominees for IBAB seats: Luis Botello, former International Center for Journalists deputy vice president-global impact and strategy, through Jan. 1, 2025; Jamie Fly, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO, through Jan. 1, 2027; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ex-President Jeffrey Gedmin, through Jan. 1, 2025; Michelle Selesky Giuda, former assistant secretary of state under President Donald Trump; and former WJLA-TV Washington anchor Kathleen Matthews, ex-Maryland Democratic Party chair, through Jan. 1, 2027. “Each member brings a wealth of talent, expertise and passion to our mission to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy, and I can’t wait to see what we accomplish together,” USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett said Thursday in a statement. IBAB “adds a layer of thoughtful oversight and strategic guidance to our agency that will undergird our commitment to freedom and democracy into the future.”