head shot of Barry Zorthian

Lessons of Counterinsurgency: A Word from Barry Zorthian

Advocacy, Foreign Service, Voice of America

During the Vietnam War, Barry Zorthian (1920-2010) was the Director of the U.S. Information Service in Saigon, and he was the prime mover in establishing the Joint United States Public Affairs Office (JUSPAO).  JUSPAO brought together the media operations of the State Department, the U.S. Information Service, USAID, the CIA, and the Military Assistance Command,…