Global Communications, United States Office President George W.
Bush created the Office of Global Communication (OGC) through
executive order in January, 2003. The OGC, a White House office,
is headed by the deputy assistant to the president for Global
Communications. The OGC's mission is to shape and disseminate
news and information about the United States in areas of the
world with high anti-American sentiments. In the aftermath of
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon, American observers noted that anti-
American sentiment was widespread in the Middle East, Southeast
Asia, North Africa, and other parts of the world. The Bush
administration established the OGC to decrease the fervor and
prevalence of these sentiments by thoroughly and clearly
explaining the foreign policy and values of the United States.
The OGC not only endeavors to explain the positions of the
United States, it will also seek to actively encourage open
dialogue between the United States and its