United States Information Agency

United States Information Agency

Introduction to United States Information Agency

United States Information Agency (USIA), former independent agency of the U.S. government. The agency was abolished in 1999 and most of its functions were transferred to the U.S. Department of State. The USIA was founded in 1953. Its purpose was to explain the policies of the United States to people of other countries and to advise the U.S. government on the policy implications of foreign opinions. From 1978 to 1982 the agency was known as the International Communication Agency. The USIA administered educational and cultural international exchange programs and operated the Voice of America, a service that broadcasts news and information in English and 52 other languages to an estimated 90 million listeners around the world. Today the Voice of America is administered by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent U.S. federal agency created in 1999.” (1)

United States Information Agency

In Legislation

United States Information Agency in the U.S. Code: Title 22, Chapter 74, Subchapter III

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating united states information agency are compiled in the United States Code under Title 22, Chapter 74, Subchapter III. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Foreign Relations (including united states information agency) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Agencies and Foreign Affairs and United States Information Agency of the US Code, including united states information agency) by chapter and subchapter.

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Notes and References

• Information about United States Information Agency in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia

Guide to United States Information Agency

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