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Vasquez to Quit Peace Corps Post
Vasquez said he had no job lined up despite his active support for Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger. Vasquez was among the Schwarzenegger backers who celebrated on election night with the governor-elect at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Read the story at:
Quote:"I've had a tremendously good time here," Vasquez said in an interview Thursday, "but I decided it was a good time to come home to Orange County and my family," including his aging parents. Vasquez, 48, told employees his decision came with mixed emotions. Since he took over in February 2002, he said, the agency has been given record appropriations, processed record numbers of applications and volunteers, and added projects to the 73 countries it serves. "The honor and opportunity to lead an agency with such a noble mission has been one of the great highlights of my professional life," he said. "I will always be grateful to President Bush for the high honor and confidence he had in nominating me to serve."
"Peace Corps Online" would be very surprised if Vasquez is coming back to work for newly elected California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger is married to Maria Shriver, daughter of Peace Corps Founding Director Sargent Shriver and both Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver campaigned actively on Arnold's behalf in the recent recall campaign.
Quote:Some suggested that Vasquez is coming home to work for Schwarzenegger or to run for another public office. "Gaddi is a pretty calculated guy ... he definitely is not going to do something without a backup plan," said Mario Rodriquez, vice chairman of the California Republican Party. Vasquez insisted in an interview that he has no plans for another public or political job. "I haven't thought about it as yet," Vasquez said. "What the future holds I can't predict."
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