After a brief but tumultuous term comprised of funding freezes; an ignored House subpoena and criticism from Democrats and Republicans; the CEO of the U.S.
Agency for Global Media resigned at President Biden’s request on Jan. 20. Michael Pack, a Trump-appointed conservative documentary filmmaker, became the head of the agency last June.
The agency, which operates independently from the U.S. government, oversees five different entities that include Voice of America, broadcasting platforms and the Open Technology Fund.
This fund is an independent non-profit organization that focuses on advancing global internet freedom by providing internet access, digital privacy tutorials and security tools like Signal and Tor.