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==History== | ==History== | ||
After the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]], American interest in starting a government broadcasting organization grew.<ref name="Radio Free Asia">Susan B. Epstein: [http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/97-52_19971024.pdf CRS Report for Congress] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001620/http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/97-52_19971024.pdf |date=September 27, 2007 }} (PDF)</ref> A more concrete concept for such an organization aimed towards Asian countries was first presented by then-United States Senator from [[Delaware]], [[Joe Biden]], and later became a part of President [[Bill Clinton]]'s platform during his [[Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign|1992 presidential campaign]].<ref name="Volt">{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Jim |title= Republican Voltage Keeps Radio Free Asia Buzzing |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 1, 1997}}</ref> The [[International Broadcasting Act]] was passed by the [[Congress of the United States]] and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, officially establishing Radio Free Asia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 1, 1994 |title=Radio Free Asia, Taiwan Sales Approved |work=The New York Times |agency= | After the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]], American interest in starting a government broadcasting organization grew.<ref name="Radio Free Asia">Susan B. Epstein: [http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/97-52_19971024.pdf CRS Report for Congress] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001620/http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/97-52_19971024.pdf |date=September 27, 2007 }} (PDF)</ref> A more concrete concept for such an organization aimed towards Asian countries was first presented by then-United States Senator from [[Delaware]], [[Joe Biden]], and later became a part of President [[Bill Clinton]]'s platform during his [[Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign|1992 presidential campaign]].<ref name="Volt">{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Jim |title= Republican Voltage Keeps Radio Free Asia Buzzing |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 1, 1997}}</ref> The [[International Broadcasting Act]] was passed by the [[Congress of the United States]] and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, officially establishing Radio Free Asia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 1, 1994 |title=Radio Free Asia, Taiwan Sales Approved |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/01/world/radio-free-asia-taiwan-sales-approved.html |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709231628/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/01/world/radio-free-asia-taiwan-sales-approved.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Radio Free Asia was incorporated in March 1996, and began broadcasting in September 1996. Although RFA directors preferred to broadcast under the name "the Asia-Pacific Network", [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] representatives including [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] and [[Jesse Helms]] insisted on returning the name to Radio Free Asia before broadcasting began, to which president Richard Richter complied. Radio Free Asia was forced to change the name in part due to financial pressures from the US government, for although they operated with an independent board, their initial $10 million dollar annual budget came from the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mann|first1=Jim|date=September 30, 1996|title=After 5 Years of Political Wrangling, Radio Free Asia Becomes a Reality|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-30-mn-49050-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819013809/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-09-30/news/mn-49050_1_radio-free-asia|archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> | Radio Free Asia was incorporated in March 1996, and began broadcasting in September 1996. Although RFA directors preferred to broadcast under the name "the Asia-Pacific Network", [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] representatives including [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] and [[Jesse Helms]] insisted on returning the name to Radio Free Asia before broadcasting began, to which president Richard Richter complied. Radio Free Asia was forced to change the name in part due to financial pressures from the US government, for although they operated with an independent board, their initial $10 million dollar annual budget came from the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mann|first1=Jim|date=September 30, 1996|title=After 5 Years of Political Wrangling, Radio Free Asia Becomes a Reality|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-30-mn-49050-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819013809/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-09-30/news/mn-49050_1_radio-free-asia|archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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|November 20, 2019<ref name=":0" />–June 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2020|title=New U.S. broadcasting chief fires agency heads|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/michael-park-voice-of-america-327713|access-date=December 23, 2020|website=[[Politico]]|location=Washington|agency= | |November 20, 2019<ref name=":0" />–June 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2020|title=New U.S. broadcasting chief fires agency heads|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/michael-park-voice-of-america-327713|access-date=December 23, 2020|website=[[Politico]]|location=Washington|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126225651/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/michael-park-voice-of-america-327713|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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