United States Information Agency

The United States Information Agency ( USIA; German information agency of the United States), also known as United States Information Service ( USIS; German Information Service of the United States), was a U.S. government agency responsible for public relations and public diplomacy. My seat was in Washington, D.C.

The tasks of the authority established in August 1953 included the promotion of the acceptance and awareness of the U.S. policy abroad, promotion of dialogue between Americans and American organizations and their counterparts abroad as well as information the U.S. government about the reactions and opinions to their own policy abroad.

In 1978, the USIA was first merged with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a department of the Foreign Ministry. During the reign of Jimmy Carter, the USIA was renamed the International Communications Agency ( USICA ). From 1982, however, the old name was restored.

In tax year 1999, the Authority had a budget of 1.109 billion U.S. dollars and 190 offices in 142 countries around the world. On 1 October 1999, the USIA was integrated by the Foreign Affairs and Restructuring Act in the Department of State.

The USIA was also active in Germany, so she ran as the Radio in the American Sector ( RIAS ) in Berlin and the " America Houses " in several German cities.

In Austria, 1945-1955 40 Austrian photographer who worked for the Pictorial Section of the Information Services Branch ( ISB) to document the progress in the reconstruction of Austria and thus to support the economic and social assistance to the Americans in Austria. The archive is in the holdings of the Austrian National Library, and can be seen in the photo archive online.