Michael Pack—Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media—showed up to work for the first time and swiftly sidelined most of the agency's senior leadership. Two people tell NPR he gave no reason for his actions other than his authority to do so.
over concerns he had improperly transferred millions of dollars from his not-for-profit outfit to his for-profit production company. That investigation has not yet been resolved.
Pack's bold moves took people who work at the agency by surprise. A memo obtained by NPR that was sent out by Pack's new chief of staff, Emily Newman, said that officials could take no actions and make no external communications without approval from above. Several staffers, who spoke to NPR on condition they not be named, said that effectively shut down the agency.Pack is a filmmaker whose documentaries have appeared on PBS. President George W. Bush appointed him to the National Council on the Humanities and he has held senior positions at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
In an internal memo sent Wednesday evening that was reviewed by NPR, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty director Jamie Fly conveyed his surprise. "It is with great sadness that I leave all of you at RFE/RL," wrote Fly, who moved with his family to Prague only last summer for the job."I had hoped to work with you much longer and to make progress on the initiatives that we've begun."
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