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Arbana Vidishiqi

Vice President and Editor in Chief

Arbana Vidishiqi is RFE/RL’s Vice President and 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 Stephen Rademaker, and Senior Leadership led by President Stephen Capus.

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Diane Zeleny

Vice President, Head of Strategy and External Affairs

Benjamin Herman

Secretary and General Counsel
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Tanya Youngberg

Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel
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Lisa Curtis

Acting President & CEO

Christine Fetzko

Head of Operations
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Karen Johnsen

Chief Financial Officer and 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 Audience Engagement and Corporate Initiatives

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