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The money goes directly from the United States to the Bishops in the mission territories, allowing for a direct link between the two local Churches.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=Pontifical Mission Societies launches fund for quake victims in Turkey, Syria - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2023-02/pontifical-missionary-society-opens-fund-to-help-turkey-syria.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.vaticannews.va |language=en}}</ref>
TPMS-USA is guided by a National Director and a highly respected, accomplished, and faithful Board of episcopal and lay Catholic leaders. The Board advises on strategy, vision and direction, provides oversight on the governance of the organization, and ensures our financial sustainability. Each member of the Board is an ambassador of The Pontifical Mission Societies in their dioceses and spheres of influence.
Father Andrew Small, OMI, was appointed in 2011 as the National Director for the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20110623.htm#head1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722232218/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20110623.htm%23head1 |url-status=dead|title=CNS Nnews Briefs 23 June 2011 |publisher=Catholicnews.com |accessdate=27 June 2012 |archive-date=22 July 2012 }}</ref> In August 2013, Father Small travelled to Lisieux to collect the writing desk (the ''écritoire'') of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, on which she wrote the spiritual classic ''Story of a Soul''. The Pontifical Mission Societies sponsored a tour of the desk in the United States from August to October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thereseoflisieux.org/about-the-tour/ |title=About the tour |publisher=Saint Therese of Lisieux |date= |accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref>
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