Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett (born July 9, 1952) is an American journalist and author. She was the director of Voice of America from 2016 to 2020, and the current CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media. She formerly edited The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Lexington Herald-Leader. Bennett is also the author of six nonfiction books.
Amanda Bennett | |
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| CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media | |
| Assumed office December 6, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kelu Chao (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1952 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Philip Morrow Oxley
(m. 1976–1983)Terence B. Foley
(m. 1987–2008) |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) |
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| Awards | 1997, 2001 Pulitzer Prize, 2019 Fourth Estate Award |
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