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Franak Viačorka

Chief of Staff to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of Democratic Belarus

Franak Viačorka is Chief of Staff to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of Democratic Belarus. He also serves as Vice President of the Digital Communication Network and a senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council. Viačorka organizes Tsikhanouskaya’s office and international engagements, accompanying her to meetings with leaders like State Secretary Blinken, President Macron, Chancellor Merkel, and Prime Minister Johnson.

Previously, he worked as a research media analyst for the US Agency for Global Media, focusing on Eurasia’s digital markets and disinformation efforts by Russia and China. He has also been a creative director for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Belarus service and consulted for Freedom House and the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

Viačorka is an advocate for democracy and personal freedom and has been jailed multiple times for his activism in Belarus. He holds an MA from American University in Washington DC and a BA from Warsaw University in Poland.