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Arbana Vidishiqi is RFE/RL’s Acting Editor in Chief. She joined the company as RFE/RL’s wartime correspondent from Kosovo in the late 1990s and later took on roles shaping its editorial strategy and impact-driven storytelling. Today she oversees language services across RFE/RL, strengthening accurate, trustworthy journalism for audiences who lack independent media.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Media, Ethics, and Social Change from the University of Sussex, focused on ethical journalism in today’s political and digital environment.

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Senior Leadership

RFE/RL is overseen by a Board of Directors, chaired by Lisa Curtis, and Senior Leadership led by President Stephen Capus.

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Stephen Capus

President and CEO

Benjamin Herman

Secretary and General Counsel
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Tanya Youngberg

Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel

Christine Fetzko

Head of Operations
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Karen Johnsen

Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer
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Marylin Keating

Head of Human Resources
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James Landis

Head of Corporate Security
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Paul Tibbitts

Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
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Diane Zeleny

Vice President and Head of External Affairs