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Bureau of International Information Programs

January 01, 1970

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) supported the department's public diplomacy efforts by providing and supporting the places, content, and infrastructure needed for "sustained conversations"[weasel words] with foreign audiences. It was headed by the Coordinator for International Information Programs. IIP was one of three bureaus that reported to the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Bureau of Public Affairs were its sister bureaus. On May 28, 2019, IIP merged with the Bureau of Public Affairs into the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, and the duties of IIP Coordinator merged into the duties of the Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs.[3]

Bureau of International Information Programs
Seal of the United States Department of State
Bureau overview
DissolvedMay 28, 2019
Superseding agency
JurisdictionExecutive branch of the United States
Employees458 (As of 2013)[1]
Annual budget$55 million[2]
Parent departmentU.S. Department of State
WebsiteOfficial Website

History edit

When the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 abolished the United States Information Agency (USIA) on October 1, 1999, USIA's broadcasting functions were moved to the then newly created Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and its non-broadcasting information functions were given to the then newly created Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. The Bureau of International Information Programs was created as a part of this restructuring.[4]

Mission and purpose edit

According to the bureau's page on the Department of State website, IIP "provides and supports the places, content, and infrastructure needed for sustained conversations with foreign audiences to build America's reputation abroad".[5]

Physical and virtual places include over 700 American Spaces around the world,[6] as well as a large social media community that numbers over 12 million followers. Content includes publications, video, and U.S. expert speakers, who engage foreign audiences both in person and through virtual programs. An example of this is the Arabic-language Twitter channel @USAbilAraby. IIP managed the infrastructure for all embassy and consulate websites, translations of public remarks by the President and Secretary, and maintains internal websites with resources for use by public diplomacy officers for overseas programs.

Responsibilities edit

The Bureau of International Information Programs provided public diplomacy materials and support in three primary areas:

Digital

IIP operates the department's embassy and consulate websites (http://usembassy.gov) in over 60 languages. IIP also supports embassy social media efforts with Facebook pages and Twitter sites in six languages.

IIP also operates an interactive web-chat platform that links foreign audiences to U.S. subject matter experts, opinion-makers, community leaders, and government officials in more than 800 programs each year. In September 2014, the bureau launched a new social sharing platform ShareAmerica to distribute public diplomacy content.

American Spaces
Main article: American Spaces

American Spaces exemplify the United States commitment to a core tenet of democracy: the citizen's right to free access to information. Hosting more than 16 million visits each year, American Spaces supports public diplomacy by creating a place for in-person engagement with foreign audiences. Over 700 Spaces are hosted in embassies, schools, libraries, and other partner institutions in 169 countries. They provide information about United States' policy, culture, and values as well as study in the United States. They also support English language learning and activities for alumni of international visitor programs.

Public Diplomacy (PD) Content

IIP creates and curates content that provides context and information on U.S. foreign policy topics in a variety of formats ranging from video to print publications to audiobooks, reaching more than one billion people a year. Much of this content, along with transcripts of the Secretary's and President's speeches, is available to embassies in multiple languages. IIP also produces more than 125 video products each year and recruits more than 650 speakers annually, including Supreme Court justices, renowned authors, innovators, scholars, entrepreneurs, journalists, and sports figures who connect directly with more than 160,000 people in local markets via in-country and virtual events.

Analytics

IIP has an advanced analytics capacity to measure output, campaign performance, perform audience analysis and track over 2,000 Department of State social media properties.

Leadership edit

Macon Phillips served as IIP coordinator from 2013 to 2017.[7]

 
Todd Leventhal, Chief of the Misinformation Team, U.S. Department of State and Dante Chinni, Senior Associate, Project for Excellence in Journalism at Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing on "Accuracy in the Media: Misinformation, Mistakes, and Misleading in American and Other Media."

Sub-agencies edit

"Counter Misinformation Team" redirects here. For other uses, see Counter Misinformation Team (disambiguation).

The Counter Misinformation Team or Counter Mis-information Team (CMT), headed by Todd Leventhal, was part of the Bureau of International Information Programs. CMT was originally formed to counter Soviet misinformation during the Cold War.[8] and was tasked with responding to alleged misinformation and disinformation about the United States government. It was discontinued at the end of the Bush administration.

In an attempt to debunk 9/11 conspiracy theories, CMT released "The Top September 11 Conspiracy Theories"[9] report on August 28, 2006.[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Inspection of the Bureau of International Information Programs" (PDF). Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State. May 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bureau of International Information Programs". AllGov. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Administrative Timeline of the Department of State". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "H.R. 1757 (ENR) - Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bureau of International Information Programs". U.S. Department of State.
  6. ^ "American Spaces". U.S. Department of State.
  7. ^ "Bureau of International Information Programs". 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Aistrope, Tim (2016). "Social Media and counterterrorism strategy". Australian Journal of International Affairs. 70 (2): 121–138. doi:10.1080/10357718.2015.1113230. S2CID 156018701.
  9. ^ . Counter Misinformation Team. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011.
  10. ^ . International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006.

External links edit

  • Official Website
  • ShareAmerica

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The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The U S Department of State s Bureau of International Information Programs IIP supported the department s public diplomacy efforts by providing and supporting the places content and infrastructure needed for sustained conversations weasel words with foreign audiences It was headed by the Coordinator for International Information Programs IIP was one of three bureaus that reported to the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Bureau of Public Affairs were its sister bureaus On May 28 2019 IIP merged with the Bureau of Public Affairs into the Bureau of Global Public Affairs and the duties of IIP Coordinator merged into the duties of the Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs 3 Bureau of International Information ProgramsSeal of the United States Department of StateBureau overviewDissolvedMay 28 2019Superseding agencyBureau of Global Public AffairsJurisdictionExecutive branch of the United StatesEmployees458 As of 2013 update 1 Annual budget 55 million 2 Parent departmentU S Department of StateWebsiteOfficial Website Contents 1 History 2 Mission and purpose 3 Responsibilities 4 Leadership 5 Sub agencies 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editWhen the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 abolished the United States Information Agency USIA on October 1 1999 USIA s broadcasting functions were moved to the then newly created Broadcasting Board of Governors BBG and its non broadcasting information functions were given to the then newly created Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs The Bureau of International Information Programs was created as a part of this restructuring 4 Mission and purpose editAccording to the bureau s page on the Department of State website IIP provides and supports the places content and infrastructure needed for sustained conversations with foreign audiences to build America s reputation abroad 5 Physical and virtual places include over 700 American Spaces around the world 6 as well as a large social media community that numbers over 12 million followers Content includes publications video and U S expert speakers who engage foreign audiences both in person and through virtual programs An example of this is the Arabic language Twitter channel USAbilAraby IIP managed the infrastructure for all embassy and consulate websites translations of public remarks by the President and Secretary and maintains internal websites with resources for use by public diplomacy officers for overseas programs Responsibilities editThis article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The Bureau of International Information Programs provided public diplomacy materials and support in three primary areas Digital IIP operates the department s embassy and consulate websites http usembassy gov in over 60 languages IIP also supports embassy social media efforts with Facebook pages and Twitter sites in six languages IIP also operates an interactive web chat platform that links foreign audiences to U S subject matter experts opinion makers community leaders and government officials in more than 800 programs each year In September 2014 the bureau launched a new social sharing platform ShareAmerica to distribute public diplomacy content American Spaces Main article American Spaces American Spaces exemplify the United States commitment to a core tenet of democracy the citizen s right to free access to information Hosting more than 16 million visits each year American Spaces supports public diplomacy by creating a place for in person engagement with foreign audiences Over 700 Spaces are hosted in embassies schools libraries and other partner institutions in 169 countries They provide information about United States policy culture and values as well as study in the United States They also support English language learning and activities for alumni of international visitor programs Public Diplomacy PD Content IIP creates and curates content that provides context and information on U S foreign policy topics in a variety of formats ranging from video to print publications to audiobooks reaching more than one billion people a year Much of this content along with transcripts of the Secretary s and President s speeches is available to embassies in multiple languages IIP also produces more than 125 video products each year and recruits more than 650 speakers annually including Supreme Court justices renowned authors innovators scholars entrepreneurs journalists and sports figures who connect directly with more than 160 000 people in local markets via in country and virtual events Analytics IIP has an advanced analytics capacity to measure output campaign performance perform audience analysis and track over 2 000 Department of State social media properties Leadership editMacon Phillips served as IIP coordinator from 2013 to 2017 7 nbsp Todd Leventhal Chief of the Misinformation Team U S Department of State and Dante Chinni Senior Associate Project for Excellence in Journalism at Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing on Accuracy in the Media Misinformation Mistakes and Misleading in American and Other Media Sub agencies edit Counter Misinformation Team redirects here For other uses see Counter Misinformation Team disambiguation The Counter Misinformation Team or Counter Mis information Team CMT headed by Todd Leventhal was part of the Bureau of International Information Programs CMT was originally formed to counter Soviet misinformation during the Cold War 8 and was tasked with responding to alleged misinformation and disinformation about the United States government It was discontinued at the end of the Bush administration In an attempt to debunk 9 11 conspiracy theories CMT released The Top September 11 Conspiracy Theories 9 report on August 28 2006 10 See also editPublic diplomacy United States Information AgencyReferences edit Inspection of the Bureau of International Information Programs PDF Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State May 2013 Retrieved November 21 2015 Bureau of International Information Programs AllGov Retrieved March 22 2016 Administrative Timeline of the Department of State United States Department of State Retrieved August 25 2021 H R 1757 ENR Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 www govinfo gov Retrieved November 25 2023 Bureau of International Information Programs U S Department of State American Spaces U S Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs 2009 2017 state gov Retrieved October 7 2023 Aistrope Tim 2016 Social Media and counterterrorism strategy Australian Journal of International Affairs 70 2 121 138 doi 10 1080 10357718 2015 1113230 S2CID 156018701 The Top September 11 Conspiracy Theories Counter Misinformation Team Archived from the original on February 28 2011 U S moves to debunk alternative theories on September 11 attacks International Herald Tribune Archived from the original on October 20 2006 External links editOfficial Website ShareAmerica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bureau of International Information Programs amp oldid 1215921686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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