I am very sad to share with you the news of the sudden passing this morning (Aug. 3, 2007) of George Moore, our beloved Deputy Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau. George died at his home in Annapolis. All of us join in expressing our most sincere condolences to George’s family.

George served as IBB’s Deputy Director since June 2006. He also served as Director of Engineering from 2000 to 2006. He joined VOA engineering in 1981 as a Transmitter Technician in Botswana, and rapidly progressed through the ranks of the Foreign Service to Station Manager. His other overseas assignments included Greece, Germany, and Morocco.

George was promoted to the rank of Senior Foreign Service in July 1995, and in February 2003 he was promoted to the rank of Minister Counselor. He was the first Foreign Service Officer within the IBB to achieve this rank.

Before he joined the BBG, George served in various engineering and management positions at radio and television stations in Columbus and Savannah, Georgia, and with General Electric Telecommunications Division in Lynchburg, Virginia.

James K. Glassman
Chairman
Broadcasting Board of Governors