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Kari Lake, Who Led Effort to Shutter Voice of America, Is Named Ambassador to Jamaica
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Kari Lake, Who Led Effort to Shutter Voice of America, Is Named Ambassador to Jamaica

NY Times · May 12, 2026, 1:06 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Ms. Lake tried and failed to fire hundreds of Voice of America journalists and to cut funding for other federally funded news groups like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

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