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Press Conference USA is broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays. You can also listen to us via affiliate stations in your area. Check your local radio station guide for more information.
  • Saturdays: 0430 1130 1230 UTC/GMT
  • Sundays:   0330 1430 1730 UTC/GMT
Meet Our Host

Carol Castiel

As Director of Current Affairs Programming in VOA's English Division, Carol Castiel is responsible for producing Press Conference USA, Encounter, and Issues in the News.  Carol moderates and produces Press Conference USA and Encounter. She also oversees the production of Issues in the News, VOA’s roundup of the week’s top stories by distinguished Washington journalists.

Before joining the Voice of America, Carol was a consultant/free-lance journalist specializing in the promotion of trade and investment between the United States and Africa. She was also a contributing editor to the London-based West Africa Magazine. Carol is fluent in Portuguese, French, and Spanish. She holds an M.A. degree in International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.
About Press Conference USA
This 30 minute weekly newsmaker program provides listeners around the globe with information and insights on a wide range of topics spanning US politics, foreign policy, global health, science and culture.
 
Host Carol Castiel and other journalists interview best-selling authors, members of Congress, senior Obama officials, US and foreign diplomats and well-regarded analysts about a range of critical issues facing the United States and the world.

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