Presidential Determination on RFE/RL Relocation

President Clinton certified that national interest required relocating Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty operations from Munich, Germany to Prague, Czech Republic before a new Board of Broadcasting Governors could be confirmed, exercising authority under the U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994.

Federal Register 59 FR 37649

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Impact dates

Date TBD
Relocation to occur before confirmation of new Board of Broadcasting Governors

Key directives

Certify national interest requires RFE/RL relocation from Munich to Prague before Board of Broadcasting Governors confirmation
Transmit determination to appropriate congressional committees
Arrange for Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · Department of State

Timeline

Immediate

Certification issued allowing relocation to proceed before board confirmation
Secretary of State directed to notify Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

RFE/RL relocation operations expected to commence from Munich to Prague

Long term

Permanent establishment of RFE/RL headquarters in Prague

Risks & tensions

Timing linkage to board confirmation creates procedural uncertainty—no fixed date
Post-Cold War institutional reorganization with geopolitical signaling to Central/Eastern Europe
Bypasses normal board oversight timeline, raising governance tension