the United States Information Agency
/ðə juˌnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪnfəˈmeɪʃn eɪdʒənsi/
/ðə juˌnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪnfərˈmeɪʃn eɪdʒənsi/
(abbreviation the USIA)
- a US government organization that was responsible for providing information about the US to other countries of the world, e.g. through libraries and cultural programmes. It also ran the Fulbright scholarship programme and advised the National Security Council on what other countries think of US policies. The USIA was established in 1948 and became part of the State Department in 1999.
美国信息署：美国政府组织，负责通过例如图书馆和文化节目向世界其他国家提供有关美国的信息。它还运行富布赖特奖学金计划，并就其他国家对美国政策的看法向国家安全委员会提供建议。USIA成立于1948年，并于1999年成为国务院的一部分。