President Bush has named a nominee for new chairman of the US government board that oversees the Voice of America and other international broadcasting.
The White House said in a statement on 25 April that Mr. Bush intends to nominate American journalist James Glassman from Connecticut for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) post.
If confirmed by the Senate, Glassman would serve the remainder of a three-year term left by his predecessor, Kenneth Tomlinson and a full three year term ending in 2010.
Earlier this year, Tomlinson asked Mr. Bush not to renominate him for another term. Tomlinson has been BBG chairman since 2002.