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Breaking News - January, 2004


PCV writes on Africa we don't see on TV
PCV Jean-Marc Gorelick on Africa we aren't shown on TV 30 January 2004


Gen-Xer writes on Romance in the American conscience
"I knew President John F. Kennedy, the founder of the Peace Corps" 30 January 2004


RPCV praises Community College recruitment
Guatemala RPCV Kim Shoup praises Community College recruitment 30 January 2004


PC Supporter Kerry wins New Hampshire primary
Peace Corps Supporter John Kerry wins New Hampshire Primary 27 January 2004


Action Corps Head Sam Brown supports Kerry
Action Corps Head Sam Brown supports Kerry 27 January 2004


In Miami with the NPCA Board
NPCA to hold semi-annual Board of Directors meeting in Miami, FL from January 30 through February 1 26 January 2004


RPCVs discuss role of Peace Corps
RPCVs discuss the role of the Peace Corps in today's terrorism-ridden world 25 January 2004


Mexico Accepts Peace Corps Workers
Mexico Accepts Peace Corps Workers 25 January 2004


Assaults on PCVs Often Go Unpunished
Assaults on Peace Corps Workers Often Go Unpunished 25 January 2004


Jim Gray in race for CA State Senate
Costa Rica RPCV Jim Gray in race for California State Senate 25 January 2004


Donna Tabor brews up aid for coffee cooperative
Nicaragua RPCV Donna Tabor brews up aid for coffee cooperative in Nicaragua 25 January 2004


Vasquez meets with PCVs in Fiji
Peace Corps Director Meets With Volunteers in Fiji 23 January 2004


Donations to PC exceed $500k in 2003
Private sector donations to Peace Corps Partnerships over a half a million dollars in 2003 23 January 2004


RPCV Poses defines good corporate governance
Peru RPCV Fred Poses at American Standard defines good corporate governance 23 January 2004


Pinard is candidate for California State Senate
RPCV Peg Pinard is candidate for California State Senate 23 January 2004


PCV learned yoga while serving in Brazil
Elise Browning Miller learned yoga while a Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil 23 January 2004


Peace Corps gets $325 for FY04
Senate finally passes HR 2673 on January 22 with $325M for Peace Corps 22 January 2004


RPCV works with Refugees in Arizona
Liberia RPCV Robin Dunn Marcos is the regional director of the International Rescue Committee, working to help refugees resettling in Arizona 22 January 2004


Thailand RPCV is expert on butterflies
Thailand RPCV Greg Ballmer is expert on butterflies 22 January 2004


Dale E. Stickel pursues Indiana State Senate seat
Brazil RPCV Dale E. Stickel to pursue Indiana State Senate seat 22 January 2004


PCVs arrive in South Africa
Forty Peace Corps Volunteers arrive in South Africa 22 January 2004


NPCA and PC co-sponsor job fairs
NPCA and Peace Corps Cosponsor Career Fairs : PC Director Vasquez and NPCA President Quigley to speak at first joint event 21 January 2004


RPCV helps build democracy in Iraq
Uruguay RPCV Ron St. John in Baghdad, helping build new democracy 21 January 2004


RPCV runs for Mass State Senate
RPCV Earl Henry Sholley aims to change the way state does business 21 January 2004


RPCV prays for the President
RPCV prays for the President 21 January 2004


RPCV contributes to "Women who eat"
Gabon RPCV Terez Rose contributes to "Women who eat" 21 January 2004


RPCV wins Fulbright Scholarship
Morocco RPCV Jim Heaton Wins Prestigious Fulbright Research Scholarship 20 January 2004


RPCV wins French Medal of Honor
Western Samoa RPCV Terrie Sultan to Receive French Medal of Honor 20 January 2004


Libertarians oppose National Service
Libertarians oppose National Service programs 20 January 2004


Peace Corps returns to Fiji
Peace Corps returns to Fiji to work on coastal resource management and environment education 19 January 2004


PC Supporter Kerry wins Iowa caucus
Peace Corps Supporter John Kerry wins Iowa caucus 19 January 2004


RPCV works in Sierra Leone on reconstructions
RPCV Gary A. Walker fell in love with Sierra Leone and is now working in Freetown as an adviser to the government for post-war reconstruction and development. 18 January 2004


PC opens office at Tulane University
Peace Corps office opens at Tulane University 18 January 2004


RPCV Mayor revitalizes Pittsbugh
When Paraguay RPCV Tom Murphy first took office in January 1994, Pittsburgh was suffering from one of the worst inferiority complexes in its history 18 January 2004


Tonga PCVs sworn in
20 New Tonga Peace Corps Volunteers sworn in by Ambassador David Laurence Lyon 15 January 2004


Peace Corps Web Traffic rising?
Peace Corps Web Traffic rising? 14 January 2004


Gephardt promises to expand Peace Corps
Dick Gephardt promises to expand the Peace Corps 14 January 2004


PC to stay out of Mindanao
US Peace Corps to stay out of Mindanao due to threats 14 January 2004


Peace Match is coming
Peace Match to find speaking opportunities for RPCVs 12 January 2004


Peace Corps opens up to younger volunteers
Peace Corps opens up to younger volunteers 11 January 2004


Peters decries barricade of a Little America
Peters decries barricade of a Little America in Iraq 11 January 2004


80-year old RPCV hits hole-in-one
80-year-old RPCV Virginia Taylor hits hole-in-one at Mahogany Run 10 January 2004


Newsweek reports on Lariam
Newsweek reports on Lariam 9 January 2004


RPCV Author embraces life as rabbi
Ecuador RPCV Rachel Cowan embraces life as rabbi 8 January 2004


Marines deploy units that resemble armed version of PC
These small units resemble an armed version of the Peace Corps, with training in everything from cultural sensitivities to night patrolling 8 January 2004


Senate to hold Peace Corps Hearings
Hearings on Peace Corps gets closer 7 January 2004


Read Peace Corps' Safety Response to Senate
Peace Corps Volunteer Safety and Security (Part 1) 7 January 2004


Chris Shays was right
Chris Shays was right: 'Dirty Bomb' Was Major New Year's Worry 7 January 2003


Mexico Country Director named
Byron Battle named Country Director for Mexico 7 January 2004


Turkey RPCV remembers "Midnight Express"
Turkey RPCV David Bloch was Consular Officer to Billie Hays of Midnight Express 7 January 2004


RPCV's Firing Outrages Listeners
Korea RPCV Gregg Whiteside's Firing at Times Radio Station Outrages Listeners 7 January 2004


RPCV named Executive Director of Pittsburgh Cares
Morocco RPCV Valerie Staats named Executive Director of Pittsburgh Cares 6 January 2004


RPCV credited with revolutionary weaving techniques
Fiji RPCV Stephanie Odegard is credited with the revolutionary combination of traditional weaving techniques with contemporary designs 6 January 2004


A Military Peace Corps?
Editorial: Peace corps 5 January 2004


RPCV honored for community service
Nigeria RPCV Chris Riley selected as Showcase Man of the Year for his commitment to community service 5 January 2004


Dean brother passed up PC assignment
After graduating in 1972, Dean brother passed up a Peace Corps assignment in Nepal to work full time for McGovern 5 January 2004


RPCV fights for migrant workers
Venezuela RPCV George Williams fights legal battles for migrant workers 2 January 2004


RPCVs bring baseball to DR
Colleen Birner and Evan Fitzgerald work with youth group 2 January 2004


RPCV elected President of national teacher's org
Burkina Faso RPCV Cathy L. Seeley elected President of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1 January 2004


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Read Peace Corps' Safety Response to Senate
Peace Corps Volunteer Safety and Security (Part 1) 1 January 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Safety and Security (Part 2...
Peace Corps Volunteer Safety and Security (Part 2) 1 January 2004



Read Peace Corps' Safety Response to Senate
Peace Corps Volunteer Safety and Security (Part 1) 1 January 2004



Bangladesh RPCV Tom McMahon is Mayor of Reading Pennsylvania...
Bangladesh RPCV Tom McMahon is Mayor of Reading Pennsylvania 1 January 2004



Bangladesh RPCV Jim Bausch has worked for four decades in...
Bangladesh RPCV Jim Bausch has worked for four decades in programs, management and governance in the not-for-profit sector 1 January 2004



RPCV elected President of national teacher's org
Burkina Faso RPCV Cathy L. Seeley elected President of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1 January 2004



Carol Gentry was a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from...
Carol Gentry was a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from 1979 to 1981 1 January 2004



Teresa Michael is a Health Care Educator in East Timor...
Teresa Michael is a Health Care Educator in East Timor 1 January 2004



At the hub of the restoration process for the Rio...
At the hub of the restoration process for the Rio Grande is Chris Best who came to the refuge in 1990 after serving in Guatemala for four years as a Peace Corps volunteer 1 January 2004



New year, new life for Peace Corps volunteer Meghan Lee...
New year, new life for Peace Corps volunteer Meghan Lee Butler in Guinea 1 January 2004



RPCV backs Kenya AIDS battle
RPCV Neil Gagen backs Kenya AIDS battle 1 January 2004



When our daughter and son-in-law left for Kyrgyzstan...
When our daughter and son-in-law left for Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia to serve two years as Peace Corps volunteers, we gathered to share a benediction of sorts 1 January 2004



Stephen Grogoza was a Peace Corps volunteer in both Togo...
Stephen Grogoza was a Peace Corps volunteer in both Togo and Liberia in the late 1970s and early 1980s and has frequently traveled to the region since 1 January 2004



RPCV Scott Lacey builds school in Mali...
RPCV Scott Lacey builds school in Mali 1 January 2004



A 14-year-old male was arrested and convicted for...
A 14-year-old male was arrested and convicted for the arson of the house of Mauritania RPCV Cindy Hunter and her family 1 January 2004



Slain RPCV Fern Holland named Oklahoman of the Year...
Slain RPCV Fern Holland named Oklahoman of the Year 1 January 2004



Niger RPCV Susan Bradley is Lead Program Analyst, Emergency Programs...
Niger RPCV Susan Bradley is Lead Program Analyst, Emergency Programs Division, Office of Food for Peace, DCHA, USAID 1 January 2004



Sequatchie Valley Institute founded by Nigeria RPCV Johnny Kimmons...
Sequatchie Valley Institute founded by Nigeria RPCV Johnny Kimmons 1 January 2004



Nigeria RPCV Johny Kimmons founded Moonshadow with communal living, a...
Nigeria RPCV Johny Kimmons founded Moonshadow with communal living, a '60s concept that's finding renewed importance 1 January 2004



Two Peace Corps Volunteers Return to Panama by Bud Keith...
Two Peace Corps Volunteers Return to Panama by Bud Keith, Steve Spangler 1 January 2004



Sierra Leone RPCV Rich Wekerle been involved with the School...
Sierra Leone RPCV Rich Wekerle been involved with the School of the Americas Watch movement for about 8-9 years and have been actively involved in the demonstrations at Ft Benning since 1998 1 January 2004



Morocco RPCV Stephen J. King writes Liberalization Against Democracy: The...
Morocco RPCV Stephen J. King writes Liberalization Against Democracy: The Local Politics of Economic Reform in Tunisia 1 January 2004



Kevin McCarthy.served in the Peace Corps and taught English in...
Kevin McCarthy.served in the Peace Corps and taught English in Turkey from 1963-65 1 January 2004



Tom Brosnahan - Bright Sun, Strong Tea - A Peace Corps Volunteer...
Tom Brosnahan - Bright Sun, Strong Tea - A Peace Corps Volunteer in Turkey 1 January 2004



Nigeria RPCV Johnny Kimmons founded the Sequatchie Valley Institute (SVI...
Nigeria RPCV Johnny Kimmons founded the Sequatchie Valley Institute (SVI), a non-profit educational learning center and model for sustainable living 1 January 2004



Mike Jerald was in the Peace Corps in Iran and...
Mike Jerald was in the Peace Corps in Iran and Turkey 1 January 2004



Aaron Williams led RTI Team that provided Aid for Local...
Aaron Williams led RTI Team that provided Aid for Local Governance in Iraq 1 January 2004



Charlie Peters says One of the most consistent complaints of...
Charlie Peters says One of the most consistent complaints of Peace Corps Volunteers volunteers concerned the tendency of other Americans to live together in compounds, isolated from the people of the country in which they were living 1 January 2004



Psychiatrist Raymond W. Waggoner dies; helped devise the selection process...
Psychiatrist Raymond W. Waggoner dies; helped devise the selection process for the Peace Corps 1 January 2004



The Peace Corps interview went well -- until I mentioned I'm...
The Peace Corps interview went well -- until I mentioned I'm a lesbian. The interviewer let me know in no uncertain terms that being a woman in most placement countries would be hard enough, but being gay and out about it would be indescribably difficult. 1 January 2004



Crisis Management: The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Training for Peace...
Crisis Management: The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Training for Peace Corps Volunteers and the three levels of alert (standfast, consolidation, evacuation) 1 January 2004



RPCVs bring baseball to DR
Colleen Birner and her husband, Evan Fitzgerald, are about halfway through a Peace Corps stint in Rio Limpio teaching better agriculture practices and working with a youth group 2 January 2004



RPCV fights for migrant workers
Venezuela RPCV George Williams fights legal battles for migrant workers 2 January 2004



New York Post says Shays needs to button his lip...
New York Post says Shays needs to button his lip 3 January 2004



Shays warning shows that more guidance is needed...
Shays warning shows that more guidance is needed 3 January 2004



RPCV Shays defends warning...
RPCV Shays defends warning 3 January 2004



Carl B. Ingram has lived in the Marshall Islands since...
Carl B. Ingram has lived in the Marshall Islands since 1979 when he arrived as a Peace Corps Volunteer 3 January 2004



Jonathan in Namibia...
Jonathan in Namibia 3 January 2004



Jo & Tony: Peace Corps Romania...
Jo & Tony: Peace Corps Romania 3 January 2004



Thoughts and Impressions of Tonga written by RPCV Lolo Masi...
Thoughts and Impressions of Tonga written by RPCV Lolo Masi 3 January 2004



Traditional Courtship in Tonga by RPCV Lolo Masi...
Traditional Courtship in Tonga by RPCV Lolo Masi 3 January 2004



Sandy Mackintosh's Essays on her life as a Peace Corps...
Sandy Mackintosh's Essays on her life as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tonga 3 January 2004



Anita Taylor served in Peace Corps in Tonga...
Anita Taylor served in Peace Corps in Tonga 3 January 2004



Carrie Carlile says there is comfort to be found in...
Carrie Carlile says there is comfort to be found in a crooked line, something that draws her in. This may reflect her Peace Corps service in Tonga. 3 January 2004



Will Mauck created the Tin Can Mailman with 400 books...
Will Mauck created the Tin Can Mailman with 400 books he borrowed from a friend, and a stack of fruit crates, which he nailed to the wall as extemporaneous bookshelves! The project began in 1972, after Will's volunteer years with the Peace Corps in Tonga. 3 January 2004



Dr. Cobb served on the Tonga Islands in 1968-1969as a...
Dr. Cobb served on the Tonga Islands in 1968-1969as a Peace Corps volunteer, working with an agricultural extension program. 3 January 2004



Jim Jawn in Tonga: The blogs of a guy who...
Jim Jawn in Tonga: The blogs of a guy who quit his job, sold or gave away all of his possessions, joined the Peace Corps and moved to the tiny island Kingdom of Tonga. This is his (and only) his story. 3 January 2004



Removed] Mary McCoy and her adventure in the Kingdom of...
[Removed] Mary McCoy and her adventure in the Kingdom of Tonga 3 January 2004



Mary McCoy and her adventure in the Kingdom of Tonga...
Mary McCoy and her adventure in the Kingdom of Tonga 3 January 2004



In 1966, Dennis Barloga was given a camera to document...
In 1966, Dennis Barloga was given a camera to document an upcoming Peace Corps experience in Tonga 3 January 2004



Spencer Folau's parents met when his mother, who is from...
Spencer Folau's parents met when his mother, who is from Wyoming, was a nurse in the Peace Corps 3 January 2004



Billi Jo Zielinski and her husband Marc have accepted an...
Billi Jo Zielinski and her husband Marc have accepted an invitation to serve in the U. S. Peace Corps in Turkmenistan departing in September, 2000 3 January 2004



Suong Vong arrived in the country of Turkmenistan on Sept...
Suong Vong arrived in the country of Turkmenistan on Sept. 9, 2001 3 January 2004



Kellie Shobe will start her service in Turkmenistan in September...
Kellie Shobe will start her service in Turkmenistan in September 2002 as a health education volunteer 3 January 2004



Carrie Dolive is currently working for the Peace Corps in...
Carrie Dolive is currently working for the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan 3 January 2004



Remarks by Ambassador Laura E. Kennedy at the Peace Corps...
Remarks by Ambassador Laura E. Kennedy at the Peace Corps Volunteers Swearing-In Ceremony 3 January 2004



U.S. Ambassador stressing the importance of the Peace Corps mission...
U.S. Ambassador stressing the importance of the Peace Corps mission for the people of Turkmenistan 3 January 2004



Jason's Journal in Turkmenistan...
Jason's Journal in Turkmenistan 3 January 2004



Rebecca Walton is a Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan...
Rebecca Walton is a Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan 3 January 2004



James Conway, a former Peace Corps volunteer, was working as...
James Conway, a former Peace Corps volunteer, was working as a consultant to Tuvalu's minister of finance 3 January 2004



Brother of Tuvalu RPCV Tom Lonergan learns Tom and Eileen...
Brother of Tuvalu RPCV Tom Lonergan learns Tom and Eileen are missing in Australia in 1998 3 January 2004



On behalf of Dive Queensland, I would like to extend...
On behalf of Dive Queensland, I would like to extend our deepest and sincerest sympathies to the families and friends of Eileen and Thomas Lonergan 3 January 2004



Eileen and Tom Lonergan had just come off a three...
Eileen and Tom Lonergan had just come off a three-year tour of duty with the Peace Corps in Tuvalu when they went out for a day of scuba diving, and never came back 3 January 2004



The Loss of Tuvalu RPCVs Eileen and Tom Lonergan at...
The Loss of Tuvalu RPCVs Eileen and Tom Lonergan at Sea on the Great Barrier Reef 3 January 2004



Dominican Republic RPCV Krystal Williams earned a master's in business...
Dominican Republic RPCV Krystal Williams earned a master's in business administration and become a manager for a division of John Deere 4 January 2004



Folk Art Paintings by Peru RPCV Robert Roberg...
Folk Art Paintings by Peru RPCV Robert Roberg 4 January 2004



The Littlest Star by Peru RPCV Robert Roberg...
The Littlest Star by Peru RPCV Robert Roberg 4 January 2004



Is there an intelligence connection through Peace Corps staff...
Is there an intelligence connection through Peace Corps staff? 4 January 2004



Was Edward Lee Howard innocent...
Was Edward Lee Howard innocent? 4 January 2004



What you can't say...
What you can't say 5 January 2004



Inauguration Speech of Bangladesh RPCV Tom McMahon as Mayor of...
Inauguration Speech of Bangladesh RPCV Tom McMahon as Mayor of Reading Pennsylvania 5 January 2004



National Review says that Mike Bloomberg's attack on Chris Shays...
National Review says that Mike Bloomberg's attack on Chris Shays has to be the slimiest thing he has ever said 5 January 2004



Georgia PCV's in standfast for a couple of days...
Georgia PCV's in standfast for a couple of days 5 January 2004



Molly Tania's Advice for New PCVs in Mauritania and list...
Molly Tania's Advice for New PCVs in Mauritania and list of highly Suggested Items to bring to Mauritania and things you should think about not taking 5 January 2004



Dean brother passed up PC assignment
After graduating in 1972, Dean brother passed up a Peace Corps assignment in Nepal to work full time for McGovern 5 January 2004



Daniel Chirot was a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger from...
Daniel Chirot was a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger from 1964 to 1966 5 January 2004



RPCV honored for community service
Nigeria RPCV Chris Riley selected as Showcase Man of the Year for his commitment to community service 5 January 2004



American poet Robert Roberg reflects back on his life and...
American poet Robert Roberg reflects back on his life and times in Peru in the 1960s 5 January 2004



A Military Peace Corps?
Editorial: Peace corps 5 January 2004



RPCV credited with revolutionary weaving techniques
Fiji RPCV Stephanie Odegard is credited with the revolutionary combination of traditional weaving techniques with contemporary designs 6 January 2004



Haiti Peace Corps Volunteer Renee Low helps new school in...
Haiti Peace Corps Volunteer Renee Low helps new school in the village where she works 6 January 2004



RPCV named Executive Director of Pittsburgh Cares
Morocco RPCV Valerie Staats named Executive Director of Pittsburgh Cares 6 January 2004



Visit the Friends of Tonga Web Site...
Visit the Friends of Tonga Web Site 6 January 2004



Tonga RPCV Joseph Gashler dies in ski accident in Colorado...
Tonga RPCV Joseph Gashler dies in ski accident in Colorado 6 January 2004



Dominican Republic Peace Corps Physician David M. Lawrence named Advisor...
Dominican Republic Peace Corps Physician David M. Lawrence named Advisor to SomaLogic, Inc. Board Of Directors 6 January 2004



Tonga RPCV Joseph Gashler who died in ski accident in...
Tonga RPCV Joseph Gashler who died in ski accident in Colorado was a Stanford University graduate who majored in physics, Gashler worked as a marine researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing 6 January 2004



Shriver's job is hot news at NBC...
Shriver's job is hot news at NBC 6 January 2004



Senate to hold Peace Corps Hearings
Hearing on Peace Corps gets closer 7 January 2004



First Volunteers in Azerbaijan begin work...
First Volunteers in Azerbaijan begin work 7 January 2004



Burkina Faso RPCV Kimberly Kal-Downs to talk on on...
Burkina Faso RPCV Kimberly Kal-Downs to talk on on veterinary medicine and animal health care 7 January 2004



American Daily criticizes RPCV Chris Shays...
American Daily criticizes RPCV Chris Shays 7 January 2004



Ghana RPCV Mark Piechotta is superintendent of the Mount Greylock...
Ghana RPCV Mark Piechotta is superintendent of the Mount Greylock Regional School District in Williamstown and Lanesborough 7 January 2004



RPCV's Firing Outrages Listeners
Korea RPCV Gregg Whiteside's Firing at Times Radio Station Outrages Listeners 7 January 2004



Ray Horn as a Peace Corps volunteer in the mid...
Ray Horn as a Peace Corps volunteer in the mid-'60s, was arrested in Liberia after printing an objectionable statement in a student newsletter he started 7 January 2004



Mexico Country Director named
Byron Battle named Country Director for Mexico 7 January 2004



Turkey RPCV remembers "Midnight Express"
Turkey RPCV David Bloch was Consular Officer to Billie Hays of Midnight Express 7 January 2004



Returned Volunteer experience Reverse Culture Shock...
Returned Volunteer experience Reverse Culture Shock 7 January 2004



Marines create armed version of the Peace Corps...
Marines create armed version of the Peace Corps 7 January 2004



Chris Shays was right
Chris Shays was right: 'Dirty Bomb' Was Major New Year's Worry 7 January 2004



Afghanistan RPCV Nina Davidson Arnold publishes Journal while fighting Ovarian...
Afghanistan RPCV Nina Davidson Arnold publishes Journal while fighting Ovarian Cancer 8 January 2004



THE first Annual Bulgarian Student Play Writing Contest has been...
THE first Annual Bulgarian Student Play Writing Contest has been held by Peace Corps volunteers with the aim of promoting artistic awareness among students in Bulgaria 8 January 2004



RPCV Author embraces life as rabbi
Ecuador RPCV Rachel Cowan embraces life as rabbi 8 January 2004



Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia...
Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia 8 January 2004



Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia...
Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia 8 January 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Norah Dunn shares experiences of living, working...
Peace Corps Volunteer Norah Dunn shares experiences of living, working in Guatemala 8 January 2004



Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia...
Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia 8 January 2004



Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia...
Join the Friends of Senegal and The Gambia 8 January 2004



Direct Relief International Medical Suplies arrive in Sri Lanka...
Direct Relief International Medical Suplies arrive in Sri Lanka 8 January 2004



Marines deploy armed version of PC
These small units resemble an armed version of the Peace Corps, with training in everything from cultural sensitivities to night patrolling 8 January 2004



76-year old Peg Berner, already a seasoned traveler having...
76-year old Peg Berner, already a seasoned traveler having visited 56 countries, some as a Peace Corps volunteer, frets a little about how to pack for her latest trip to Antarctica 8 January 2004



Honduras RPCV Harry Van Oudenallen designed an award-winning housing...
Honduras RPCV Harry Van Oudenallen designed an award-winning housing complex for banana workers in La Lima, Honduras, after their homes were wiped out in 1988 by Hurricane Gilbert 9 January 2004



Rachel's Jamaica PCV Blog...
Rachel's Jamaica PCV Blog 9 January 2004



When Edward Cherlin arrived in Korea in 1967 to start...
When Edward Cherlin arrived in Korea in 1967 to start his Peace Corps service, ox carts were common in the streets of Seoul. Thirty-seven years later Seoul has the highest broadband internet penetration in the world, and people all over Asia and the Pacific learn Korean in order to attend Korean universities 9 January 2004



I promised to post the Peace Corps' provided packing list...
I promised to post the Peace Corps' provided packing list for Mali for your amusement and comment 9 January 2004



An Interview with Swaziland RPCV Reed Hastings who has built...
An Interview with Swaziland RPCV Reed Hastings who has built Netflix, a red-hot company with phenomenal growth 9 January 2004



Newsweek reports on Lariam
Newsweek reports on Lariam 9 January 2004



Bethany Blonde, a Peace Corps volunteer who has lived in...
Bethany Blonde, a Peace Corps volunteer who has lived in Bulgaria for the past year, visited the club recently to thank them for their contribution to the school, where she teaches 10 January 2004



80-year old RPCV hits hole-in-one
80-year-old RPCV Virginia Taylor hits hole-in-one at Mahogany Run 10 January 2004



PCV Nicole Sheets finds Train travel a simple -- but exotic...
PCV Nicole Sheets finds Train travel a simple -- but exotic -- way to meet new people 11 January 2004



As a Peace Corps volunteer in Slovakia, my brother fell...
As a Peace Corps volunteer in Slovakia, my brother fell in love with a lovely young woman and an entire country 11 January 2004



Uzbekistan RPCV Jessica Jackson cooks up a nonprofit career...
Uzbekistan RPCV Jessica Jackson cooks up a nonprofit career 11 January 2004



Peace Corps Fellows program at Western Illinois University awarded three...
Peace Corps Fellows program at Western Illinois University awarded three-year, $239,000 grant 11 January 2004



Peace Corps opens up to younger volunteers
Peace Corps opens up to younger volunteers 11 January 2004



Peters decries barricade of a Little America
For seven years, Charlie Peters traveled extensively around the Third World visiting Peace Corps programs 11 January 2004



PCV Editor Stuart Awbrey dies in New Jersey
Stuart Awbrey, Editor of "Peace Corps Volunteer" Magazine dies in New Jersey 11 January 2004



US "Peace Corps" Volunteers in Southern Regions of Azerbaijan...
US "Peace Corps" Volunteers in Southern Regions of Azerbaijan 12 January 2004



Honduras RPCV Spencer Beebe blazes his own trail as Ecorust...
Honduras RPCV Spencer Beebe blazes his own trail as Ecorust founder and capitalist 12 January 2004



After graduation, Rachel Fischer joined the Peace Corps and went...
After graduation, Rachel Fischer joined the Peace Corps and went to Nepal to be a community female health coordinator 12 January 2004



Heidi Reukauf spent two years in Nicaragua helping provide maternal...
Heidi Reukauf spent two years in Nicaragua helping provide maternal and infant help and AIDS education 12 January 2004



Karl Nelson was a Peace Corps volunteer and during his...
Karl Nelson was a Peace Corps volunteer and during his assignment here in the Philippines, met Luz, a teacher from Ilihan in northern Cebu 12 January 2004



RPCV Malcolm Pfunder reflects back on his Peace Corps Service...
RPCV Malcolm Pfunder reflects back on his Peace Corps Service in Turkey in the 1960's 12 January 2004



Peace Match is coming
Peace Match is a cooperative project being developed and administered by the National Peace Corps Association in cooperation with Peace Corp to help Returned Peace Corps volunteers and former Peace Corps staff find speaking opportunities in the classroom 12 January 2004



Peace Corps hopes to increase diversity with community college graduates...
Peace Corps hopes to increase diversity with community college graduates 12 January 2004



Twenty years ago I was a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching...
Twenty years ago I was a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching in Liberia (not a lovely country). Never did I or any of my fellow volunteers believe that our efforts would be better put to use back in the States 12 January 2004



Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Cameroon...
Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Cameroon 13 January 2004



Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Cameroon...
Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Cameroon 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Karen Reed, Kette 1997-1999 Health...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Karen Reed, Kette 1997-1999 Health 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Emma Stephens, Lomie 1996-1999 Water and...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Emma Stephens, Lomie 1996-1999 Water and Sanitation 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer James Gibney, Fundong 1996-1998 Math/Science...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer James Gibney, Fundong 1996-1998 Math/Science 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Ted Livant, Ngotto 1995-1997 Agroforestry...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Ted Livant, Ngotto 1995-1997 Agroforestry 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer John Tustin, Mamfé 1998-2000 Math and...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer John Tustin, Mamfé 1998-2000 Math and Science Education 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Renée Brooken, Abong-Mbang 1997-2000 Health...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Renée Brooken, Abong-Mbang 1997-2000 Health 13 January 2004



Contributed by Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Marsha Johnson, Guidiguis 1998-2000...
Contributed by Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Marsha Johnson, Guidiguis 1998-2000 TEFL 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Mike Herrold, Kumba 1997-1999 Math/Science...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Mike Herrold, Kumba 1997-1999 Math/Science 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Eleanor Green, Kembong 1995-1997 Math/Science...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Eleanor Green, Kembong 1995-1997 Math/Science 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer John Tustin 1998-2000 TEFL...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer John Tustin 1998-2000 TEFL 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Erin Garvey, Mokolo 1976-77 TEFL...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Erin Garvey, Mokolo 1976-77 TEFL 13 January 2004



Contributed by Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Shirish Balachandra, Doualayel 1997-1999...
Contributed by Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Shirish Balachandra, Doualayel 1997-1999 13 January 2004



Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Herb Whinna, Nguti 1983-1985 Math/Science...
Cameroon Peace Corps Volunteer Herb Whinna, Nguti 1983-1985 Math/Science Education 13 January 2004



Last year, Grisham writer-in-residence Shay Youngblood, who had...
Last year, Grisham writer-in-residence Shay Youngblood, who had been a Peace Corps volunteer on the island in the Caribbean in the early 1980s, rekindled my interest in Dominica 13 January 2004



Eritrea and Solomon Islands RPCV Justin Spence opens Peace Corps...
Eritrea and Solomon Islands RPCV Justin Spence opens Peace Corps office in Chico 13 January 2004



Thailand RPCV Laurie Rohrbach, M.P.H Joins Healthtrac as Vice President...
Thailand RPCV Laurie Rohrbach, M.P.H Joins Healthtrac as Vice President, Client Service & Product Development 13 January 2004



Dick Gephardt says "Finally, we can do a lot more...
Dick Gephardt says "Finally, we can do a lot more to enable average Americans to contribute to our national security. For 40 years, the Peace Corps has served an important role. Given the challenges we face today, the scope and reach of the Peace Corps should be dramatically expanded. That's just the start." 13 January 2004



Gaddi Vasquez's on- again off-again tenure with the agency...
Gaddi Vasquez's on- again off-again tenure with the agency is back on again 13 January 2004



Peace Corps beckons Darren Sullivan...
Peace Corps beckons Darren Sullivan 13 January 2004



Number of Peace Corps Volunteers by State...
Number of Peace Corps Volunteers by State 13 January 2004



Year 04 Issue 01: January 13, 2004: Recruiting Younger Volunteers...
Year 04 Issue 01: January 13, 2004: Recruiting Younger Volunteers 13 January 2004



San Diego Regional Energy Office Promotes Mali RPCV Scott Anders...
San Diego Regional Energy Office Promotes Mali RPCV Scott Anders to Director of Policy & Planning 14 January 2004



Azerbaijan Members of Parliment concerned at US Peace Corps...
Azerbaijan Members of Parliment concerned at US Peace Corps 14 January 2004



Gephardt promises to expand Peace Corps
Dick Gephardt promises to expand the Peace Corps 14 January 2004



Peace Corps Fellow Shawn Kaskie helps Prophetstown making plans for...
Peace Corps Fellow Shawn Kaskie helps Prophetstown making plans for the next two decades 14 January 2004



RPCV Sandra Gilliam can finally start to read her ancestors...
RPCV Sandra Gilliam can finally start to read her ancestors' native language 14 January 2004



Norah Dunn returned to Pomperaug with her own stories of...
Norah Dunn returned to Pomperaug with her own stories of life in the Peace Corps, speaking to Spanish classes on Wednesday, January 7, about her service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala 14 January 2004



Peace Corps Web Traffic rising?
Peace Corps Web Traffic rising? 14 January 2004



Australia is doubling the size of its Youth Ambassador program...
Australia is doubling the size of its Youth Ambassador program to about 500 volunteers over the next two years and this could be developed into a full-scale volunteer corps 15 January 2004



Colombia RPCV Steve Carter puts down the gavel as judge...
Colombia RPCV Steve Carter puts down the gavel as judge after 33 years 15 January 2004



PC to stay out of Mindanao
US Peace Corps to stay out of Mindanao due to threats 15 January 2004



Tonga PCVs sworn in
20 New Tonga Peace Corps Volunteers sworn in by Ambassador David Laurence Lyon 15 January 2004



Mijal's Blog - ranting and raving of a Peace Corps Volunteer...
Mijal's Blog - ranting and raving of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tonga 16 January 2004



Sometimes it is hard to imagine that I was a...
Sometimes it is hard to imagine that I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan nearly 5 years ago 16 January 2004



Charles In Kyrgyzstan...
Charles In Kyrgyzstan 16 January 2004



College of Charleston's President Lee Higdon began life as an...
College of Charleston's President Lee Higdon began life as an American worker in the landlocked country of Malawi in southern Africa, teaching English and history as a Peace Corps volunteer 16 January 2004



Peace Corps Director Visits Volunteers in the Philippines...
Peace Corps Director Visits Volunteers in the Philippines 16 January 2004



Peace Corps Volunteers, Colleen and Christian Hiner work in Tanzania...
Peace Corps Volunteers, Colleen and Christian Hiner work in Tanzania 16 January 2004



Peace Corps recruiting for Country Directors...
Peace Corps recruiting for Country Directors 16 January 2004



O'Quinn named director of Coverdell Institute...
O'Quinn named director of Coverdell Institute 16 January 2004



The Presidential candidate who proposes creation of a new Department...
The Presidential candidate who proposes creation of a new Department of Peace in the presidential Cabinet, is a man with a mission 16 January 2004



News and events of Kaeyln and Shane's experiences leading up...
News and events of Kaeyln and Shane's experiences leading up to and during their tour of duty in the Peace Corps - Caribbean. 16 January 2004



Top Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities Announced...
Top Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities Announced 16 January 2004



Some argue that the Peace Corps is inefficient or, worse...
Some argue that the Peace Corps is inefficient or, worse, imperialistic. However, the program remains strong and has partnerships with a number of colleges and universities across the United States. 16 January 2004



I've discovered that in the last 6 months much controversy...
I've discovered that in the last 6 months much controversy has arisen. The Dayton Daily News has written a seriously in depth investigative series of articles called "Casualties of Peace" regarding the current conditions and risks that the PCV's face. 16 January 2004



The Peace Corps presentation was a couple of hours long...
The Peace Corps presentation was a couple of hours long, partly the expected tear-jerky-toughest-job-you'll-ever-love blah blah schpeel you'd expect 16 January 2004



The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the prayers in May...
The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the prayers in May 2001 on behalf of Neil Mellen who has been serving in the Peace Corps in Micronesia 17 January 2004



Obituary for Brazil RPCV Harold E. Springer...
Obituary for Brazil RPCV Harold E. Springer 17 January 2004



The Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride organized by Peace Corps...
The Annual HIV/AIDS Bike Ride organized by Peace Corps Ghana began Sunday 17 January 2004



Tara Jones was ready for something new and her interest...
Tara Jones was ready for something new and her interest in different cultures led her to join the Peace Corps where she was immersed in the Guatemalan culture and the Spanish language 17 January 2004



In the Village ...by Malawi RPCV Andrew Oerke...
In the Village ...by Malawi RPCV Andrew Oerke 17 January 2004



Malawi RPCV Andrew H. Oerke's book of poems entitled "Symphony...
Malawi RPCV Andrew H. Oerke's book of poems entitled "Symphony Number One and Selected Poems" is a wonderful set of poems about humanity's existential struggle 17 January 2004



Paraguay RPCV Tom Murphy is a dreamer...
Paraguay RPCV Tom Murphy is a dreamer 17 January 2004



Dr. Bruce Matsui is fluent in Spanish owing to his...
Dr. Bruce Matsui is fluent in Spanish owing to his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Aguilares, El Salvador 17 January 2004



Rene Moquin has been a revolutionary leader for the United...
Rene Moquin has been a revolutionary leader for the United Way after dedicating his life to public service, starting back in the '60s when he was a volunteer in the Peace Corps, serving in Vietnam 17 January 2004



Nicole Mason, director of Allegheny's Creek Connections project, said she...
Nicole Mason, director of Allegheny's Creek Connections project, said she was eager to get involved in the agricultural cooperative after spending two years in Africa as a Peace Corp volunteer 18 January 2004



When Elaine Fuchs was assigned to Uganda instead of Chile...
When Elaine Fuchs was assigned to Uganda instead of Chile, the thought of coping with the violent regime of dictator Idi Amin led her to decline the Peace Corps to pursue graduate school in- stead. 18 January 2004



Jeffrey Putnam spent some time in the Peace Corps in...
Jeffrey Putnam spent some time in the Peace Corps in Zaire after getting out of college and took some picture 18 January 2004



Brooke Anna Hill and James Rufo are serving the Peace...
Brooke Anna Hill and James Rufo are serving the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic 18 January 2004



Fiji RPCV David Browns has spent a good part of...
Fiji RPCV David Browns has spent a good part of the last two years in Uganda digging soil, getting a tan and avoiding wild elephants 18 January 2004



A biologist and former Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, Kent...
A biologist and former Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, Kent Forte often leads guests on early-morning bird walks along the trails that wind uphill from the lodge 18 January 2004



Korea RPCV Paul Karrer spent many years abroad as a...
Korea RPCV Paul Karrer spent many years abroad as a Peace Corps volunteer 18 January 2004



Greg and I were PC Volunteers on the island of...
Greg and I were PC Volunteers on the island of New Ireland on Papua New Guinea 18 January 2004



Logan was a volunteer in the village of Lazo in...
Logan was a volunteer in the village of Lazo in Russia Far East from 1997 to 1998 18 January 2004



RPCV works in Sierra Leone on reconstructions
RPCV Gary A. Walker fell in love with Sierra Leone and is now working in Freetown as an adviser to the government for post-war reconstruction and development. 18 January 2004



Apuuli" was in Uganda from July 1991-July 1993 and...
"Apuuli" was in Uganda from July 1991-July 1993 and it completely changed my life 18 January 2004



John Ahrens Peace Corps Service in Uganda...
John Ahrens Peace Corps Service in Uganda 18 January 2004



Vanessa was a volunteer in Uganda, East Africa from 1996-1999...
Vanessa was a volunteer in Uganda, East Africa from 1996-1999 18 January 2004



George Petrides Sr was a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer high...
George Petrides Sr was a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer high school teacher in Nigeria and Botswana; and a Peace Corps official in Kenya and Washington, D.C. 18 January 2004



Lara Weber lived as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia...
Lara Weber lived as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia and traveled extensively in regions rich with wildlife where the local communities ignored the need to protect rare or endangered species 18 January 2004



William Cameron Canby was Peace Corps Director in Uganda...
William Cameron Canby was Peace Corps Director in Uganda 18 January 2004



Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni shared with us a memory...
Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni shared with us a memory of having been taught math by a Peace Corps volunteer back in the sixties 18 January 2004



Ann Walker, 62, gets one of two reactions when friends...
Ann Walker, 62, gets one of two reactions when friends learn she has joined the Peace Corps and will be spending the next two years in Uzbekistan. 18 January 2004



Peter Alessi, 60, joining the Peace Corps to go to...
Peter Alessi, 60, joining the Peace Corps to go to Eastern Europe 18 January 2004



Mallory Smith is a Peace Corps Fellow at Western Illinois...
Mallory Smith is a Peace Corps Fellow at Western Illinois University 18 January 2004



RPCV Mayor revitalizes Pittsbugh
When Paraguay RPCV Tom Murphy first took office in January 1994, Pittsburgh was suffering from one of the worst inferiority complexes in its history 18 January 2004



It was the dawn of the Great Society, the age...
It was the dawn of the Great Society, the age of VISTA and the Peace Corps 18 January 2004



PC opens office at Tulane University
Peace Corps office opens at Tulane University 18 January 2004



After a two-year stint in the Peace Corps ending...
After a two-year stint in the Peace Corps ending in 1969, Tom Tryon eventually studied yoga under a man named Swami Satchidananda 18 January 2004



Peace Corps returns to Fiji
Peace Corps returns to Fiji to work on coastal resource management and environment education 19 January 2004



Scott Wallick says: I had 3 months left in Nepal...
Scott Wallick says: I had 3 months left in Nepal. I wanted to finish my work and leave knowing that I hadn't failed in any way. So I agreed, perhaps too quickly, that I would suspend publishing to my website publicly until I finished my remaining 3 months. 19 January 2004



Scott Wallick says: I had 3 months left in Nepal...
Scott Wallick says: I had 3 months left in Nepal. I wanted to finish my work and leave knowing that I hadn't failed in any way. So I agreed, perhaps too quickly, that I would suspend publishing to my website publicly until I finished my remaining 3 months. 19 January 2004



Anne Hutchinson who spent three years as PCV in Ghana...
Anne Hutchinson who spent three years as PCV in Ghana is off to Ethiopia to work with hospitals and health centers 19 January 2004



PC Supporter Kerry wins Iowa caucus
Peace Corps Supporter John Kerry wins Iowa caucus 19 January 2004



PC Supporter Kerry wins New Hampshire primary
Peace Corps Supporter John Kerry wins New Hampshire Primary 19 January 2004



Building on an island-wide intranet created by former Peace...
Building on an island-wide intranet created by former Peace Corps volunteer Richard St. Clair, IUSN first brought e-mail to Niue in late 1997 20 January 2004



Wacky Fish in Samoa...
Wacky Fish in Samoa 20 January 2004



Senegal RPCV Dr. Robert L. Fried coordinated community-based learning...
Senegal RPCV Dr. Robert L. Fried coordinated community-based learning centers in New Hampshire, and been a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and state and national governmental agencies 20 January 2004



Libertarians oppose National Service
Libertarians oppose National Service programs 20 January 2004



Oceilee Mitchell takes leap of faith going to Philippines in...
Oceilee Mitchell takes leap of faith going to Philippines in Peace Corps 20 January 2004



RPCV contributes to "Women who eat"
Gabon RPCV Terez Rose contributes to "Women who eat" 21 January 2004



RPCV wins Fulbright Scholarship
Morocco RPCV Jim Heaton Wins Prestigious Fulbright Research Scholarship 21 January 2004



I took a crowded Jeepney (old American WW2 jeeps converted...
I took a crowded Jeepney (old American WW2 jeeps converted to hold upwards of 50 people) to Bontoc and en route I met a Peace Corps worker named Jon 21 January 2004



RPCV wins French Medal of Honor
Western Samoa RPCV Terrie Sultan to Receive French Medal of Honor 21 January 2004



RPCV helps build democracy in Iraq
Uruguay RPCV Ron St. John in Baghdad, helping build new democracy 21 January 2004



Obituary Liberia RPCV Gerald E. "Jerry" Axtell...
Obituary Liberia RPCV Gerald E. "Jerry" Axtell 21 January 2004



RPCV runs for Mass State Senate
RPCV Earl Henry Sholley aims to change the way state does business 21 January 2004



NPCA and PC co-sponsor job fairs
NPCA and Peace Corps Cosponsor Career Fairs : PC Director Vasquez and NPCA President Quigley to speak at first joint event 21 January 2004



RPCV prays for the President
RPCV prays for the President 21 January 2004



Former Peace Corps volunteer Laura Jiménez works in the local...
Former Peace Corps volunteer Laura Jiménez works in the local office of Assembly Majority Leader Wilma Chan 21 January 2004



Jon Thomsen spent about eight years in Latin America, where...
Jon Thomsen spent about eight years in Latin America, where he worked with the Peace Corps and for New York-based Solomon Brothers investment bankers 22 January 2004



Peace Corps gets $325 for FY04
Senate finally passes HR 2673 on January 22 with $325M for Peace Corps 22 January 2004



Interview with Congo Kinshasa RPCV Craig R. Sholley Director of...
Interview with Congo Kinshasa RPCV Craig R. Sholley Director of Conservation & Education 22 January 2004



Craig Sholley's experiences with wildlife and conservation began in 1973...
Craig Sholley's experiences with wildlife and conservation began in 1973 as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire 22 January 2004



Dale E. Stickel pursues Indiana State Senate seat
Brazil RPCV Dale E. Stickel to pursue Indiana State Senate seat 22 January 2004



Ken Schiff joined the Peace Corps and spent 1967-1969 in...
Ken Schiff joined the Peace Corps and spent 1967-1969 in Chile, teaching house construction in a rural self-help housing project and working in community development 22 January 2004



Honduras RPCV Howard Bean is improv comic in Boston...
Honduras RPCV Howard Bean is improv comic in Boston 22 January 2004



Ivory Coast RPCV Skyler Badenoch prepares photographic book of children...
Ivory Coast RPCV Skyler Badenoch prepares photographic book of children of the world at play 22 January 2004



Lesotho RPCV Steven Saltman organizes Rabbie Burns dinner and benefit...
Lesotho RPCV Steven Saltman organizes Rabbie Burns dinner and benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 22 January 2004



PCVs arrive in South Africa
Forty Peace Corps Volunteers arrive in South Africa 22 January 2004



Thailand RPCV is expert on butterflies
Thailand RPCV Greg Ballmer is expert on butterflies 22 January 2004



Scott A. Smith served as a Peace Corps volunteer from...
Scott A. Smith served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1996 to 1998 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan 22 January 2004



Robin Nunes worked as an Environmental Specialist for the United...
Robin Nunes worked as an Environmental Specialist for the United States Peace Corps in Uruguay where she taught geography and designed environmental education program 22 January 2004



Timothy O'Hara served as an Agribusiness Volunteer in Uruguay with...
Timothy O'Hara served as an Agribusiness Volunteer in Uruguay with the United States Peace Corps in the early 1990s, working to promote sustainable agriculture 22 January 2004



Patrick & Jacqueline Duffy-Sáenz worked as Peace Corps Volunteers as...
Patrick & Jacqueline Duffy-Sáenz worked as Peace Corps Volunteers as environmental educators in Uruguay within the Department of Rivera 22 January 2004



Coverdell campaign Director and PC Staffer Eric Tanenblatt To Lead...
Coverdell campaign Director and PC Staffer Eric Tanenblatt To Lead National Government Affairs Group at McKenna Long & Aldridge 22 January 2004



RPCV works with Refugees in Arizona
Liberia RPCV Robin Dunn Marcos is the regional director of the International Rescue Committee, working to help refugees resettling in Arizona 22 January 2004



RPCV Poses defines good corporate governance
Peru RPCV Fred Poses at American Standard defines good corporate governance 23 January 2004



Peace Corps to Receive Record High Funding...
Peace Corps to Receive Record High Funding 23 January 2004



PCV learned yoga while serving in Brazil
Elise Browning Miller learned yoga while a Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil 23 January 2004



PCV learned yoga while serving in Brazil
Elise Browning Miller learned yoga while a Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil 23 January 2004



Vasquez meets with PCVs in Fiji
Peace Corps Director Meets With Volunteers in Fiji 23 January 2004



Kyrgyzstan RPCV Kevin Timlin has been named business development specialist...
Kyrgyzstan RPCV Kevin Timlin has been named business development specialist for the University of Phoenix's Oklahoma City campus 23 January 2004



Jim's life in Nepal...
Jim's life in Nepal 23 January 2004



Jim's life in Nepal - Thanksgiving...
Jim's life in Nepal - Thanksgiving 23 January 2004



Peace Corps Philippines 1:Training (July 2002-Sept 2002) and...
Peace Corps Philippines 1:Training (July 2002-Sept 2002) and Practicum(Sept 2002-Nov 2002) 23 January 2004



Pinard is candidate for California State Senate
RPCV Peg Pinard is candidate for California State Senate 23 January 2004



Donations to PC excedd $500k in 2003
Private sector donations to Peace Corps Partnerships over a half a million dollars in 2003 23 January 2004



Action Corps Head Sam Brown supports Kerry
Action Corps Head Sam Brown supports Kerry 24 January 2004



It was 1975 and Zaire had just started its long...
It was 1975 and Zaire had just started its long descent into economic decline when John Jochum arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer 24 January 2004



RPCV Margaret Dallmann wants to finish what she started in...
RPCV Margaret Dallmann wants to finish what she started in Moldova 24 January 2004



While Ambassador David Laurence Lyon was in Tonga he swore...
While Ambassador David Laurence Lyon was in Tonga he swore-in 20 new Peace Corps volunteers to Tonga 24 January 2004



Dr. Maury Albertson, one of the developers of the original...
Dr. Maury Albertson, one of the developers of the original Peace Corps, honored during "our for Peace" 24 January 2004



Jim Gray in race for CA State Senate
Costa Rica RPCV Jim Gray in race for California State Senate 25 January 2004



Assaults on PCVs Often Go Unpunished
Assaults on Peace Corps Workers Often Go Unpunished 25 January 2004



Frank Shea, a former Victorian now living in Mansfield, was...
Frank Shea, a former Victorian now living in Mansfield, was only a year out of college in 1973 when he took the long journey to Kenya 25 January 2004



Edward J. Shultz was among the first group of volunteers...
Edward J. Shultz was among the first group of volunteers sent to South Korea in 1966. He taught English at a boys high school in Pusan and today is professor of history and director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai'i. 25 January 2004



Malawi RPCV Paul Theroux includes short stories about Africa in...
Malawi RPCV Paul Theroux includes short stories about Africa in newest collection 25 January 2004



Mexico Accepts Peace Corps Workers
Mexico Accepts Peace Corps Workers 25 January 2004



David Ringuette served in Morocco in 1980-82. Now associate professor...
David Ringuette served in Morocco in 1980-82. Now associate professor of agriculture at Windward Community College, he helped farmers breed fish to sell. 25 January 2004



Donna Tabor brews up aid for coffee cooperative
Nicaragua RPCV Donna Tabor brews up aid for coffee cooperative in Nicaragua 25 January 2004



Anson Chong, who served in Nigeria as an assistant lecturer...
Anson Chong, who served in Nigeria as an assistant lecturer in economics in 1964-66, is now interim principal at St. Joseph School in Hilo, Hawai'i. For him, a more appropriate role for the Peace Corps is "preventive." 25 January 2004



Doris Rangel was just 20 when she went into the...
Doris Rangel was just 20 when she went into the Peace Corps in 1962 with dreams of making a difference 25 January 2004



Peace Corps Volunteers reflect on time spent helping others...
Peace Corps Volunteers reflect on time spent helping others 25 January 2004



It seemed a long time ago when Sierra Leone rebel...
It seemed a long time ago when Sierra Leone rebel soldiers were shooting rifles into the air outside the house of Craig Clouet, who was a Peace Corps volunteer during the African country's military coup in 1991 25 January 2004



John Meitzen, of Port Lavaca was one of the first...
John Meitzen, of Port Lavaca was one of the first Peace Corps volunteers in Sri Lanka 25 January 2004



Tanzania RPCV Carol A. Word elected to board of the...
Tanzania RPCV Carol A. Word elected to board of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission 25 January 2004



Lance Holter built wells in Tunisia in 1972-73 and is...
Lance Holter built wells in Tunisia in 1972-73 and is now a real-estate broker and a building and plumbing contractor on Maui. The Peace Corps, he says, should "wage peace," not war. 25 January 2004



Review of RPCV Thomas Bissell's Chasing the Sea...
Review of RPCV Thomas Bissell's Chasing the Sea 25 January 2004



Disappearance of Aral Sea leads Uzbekistan RPCV Tom Bissell on...
Disappearance of Aral Sea leads Uzbekistan RPCV Tom Bissell on trail of discovery 25 January 2004



Malaysia RPCV William Hughes writes book on job satisfaction...
Malaysia RPCV William Hughes writes book on job satisfaction 25 January 2004



Sierra Leone RPCVs Tom and Sarah Morgan, former Peace Corps...
Sierra Leone RPCVs Tom and Sarah Morgan, former Peace Corps members who have continued their missionary work in Haiti 25 January 2004



RPCVs discuss the role of the Peace Corps
RPCVs discuss the role of the Peace Corps in today's terrorism-ridden world 25 January 2004



Miami Dade Community College hosts Peace Corps Send Off...
Miami Dade Community College hosts Peace Corps Send Off 26 January 2004



In Miami with the NPCA Board
NPCA to hold semi-annual Board of Directors meeting in Miami, FL from January 30 through February 1 26 January 2004



Human Events: The National Conservative Weekly asks "How's your political...
Human Events: The National Conservative Weekly asks "How's your political IQ on the Peace Corps?" 26 January 2004



Colombia RPCV Frank Ziegler still works internationally...
Colombia RPCV Frank Ziegler still works internationally 27 January 2004



Peace Corps volunteer Kelly Stenhoff wouldn't trade experience in Tanzania...
Peace Corps volunteer Kelly Stenhoff wouldn't trade experience in Tanzania for anything (Part 2) 27 January 2004



Peace Corps volunteer Kelly Stenhoff wouldn't trade experience in Tanzania...
Peace Corps volunteer Kelly Stenhoff wouldn't trade experience in Tanzania for anything 27 January 2004



Donna Tabor, a Nicaragua Peace Corps worker, told them, "We...
Donna Tabor, a Nicaragua Peace Corps worker, told them, "We can sell your beans" 28 January 2004



Reminders that I'm still dealing with Reverse Culture Shock by...
Reminders that I'm still dealing with Reverse Culture Shock by Ecuador RPCV Dena Zureus 28 January 2004



Zaire and Ivory Coast RPCV Paul Weidner is producing director...
Zaire and Ivory Coast RPCV Paul Weidner is producing director of the Hartford (Conn.) Stage Company 28 January 2004



Peace Corps volunteer Taylor Beauregard brings aid to Paraguay...
Peace Corps volunteer Taylor Beauregard brings aid to Paraguay 28 January 2004



RPCV Carol McLaughlin speaks at Ukrainian American Club of Southwest...
RPCV Carol McLaughlin speaks at Ukrainian American Club of Southwest Florida 28 January 2004



Afghanistan RPCV Robert P, Moynihan dies in Boston...
Afghanistan RPCV Robert P, Moynihan dies in Boston 29 January 2004



Rob Miller is a Peace Corps adviser and instructor to...
Rob Miller is a Peace Corps adviser and instructor to Haitians trying to start businesses 29 January 2004



Why Not Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman for Governer of Texas...
Why Not Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman for Governer of Texas? 29 January 2004



Mexico afraid of aid...
Mexico afraid of aid? 29 January 2004



I mentioned the recent death of my classmate from Smith...
I mentioned the recent death of my classmate from Smith College, Morocco RPCV Kate Jeans Gail 29 January 2004



Sierra Leone RPCV named IEEE Fellow
Sierra Leone RPCV Jim McCalley named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 29 January 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Peter O'Farrell is an environmental specialist stationed...
Peace Corps Volunteer Peter O'Farrell is an environmental specialist stationed in Madagascar 29 January 2004



Jim Gray is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy...
Jim Gray is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy in Vietnam and the Peace Corps in Costa Rica 29 January 2004



Freedom Coprs celebrates 2nd anniversary
USA Freedom Corps Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary 29 January 2004



Harris Wofford to speak at PSU...
Harris Wofford to speak at PSU 30 January 2004



RPCV Kim Shoup praises Community College recruitment
Guatemala RPCV Kim Shoup praises Community College recruitment 30 January 2004



PCV Piper Scott helping the poor of Senegal...
PCV Piper Scott helping the poor of Senegal 30 January 2004



Yale hires Sierra Leone RPCV as Art Curator...
Yale hires Sierra Leone RPCV as Art Curator 30 January 2004



PCV writes on Africa we don't see on TV
PCV Jean-Marc Gorelick on Africa we aren't shown on TV 30 January 2004



What It Takes to Be a Highly Effective Volunteer...
What It Takes to Be a Highly Effective Volunteer 30 January 2004



Former Director Elaine Chao visits Iraq
Former Director Elaine Chao visits Iraq 30 January 2004



Gen-Xer writes on Romance in the American conscience
"I knew President John F. Kennedy, the founder of the Peace Corps" 30 January 2004



Peace Corps recruiting effort distorted...
Peace Corps recruiting effort distorted 31 January 2004



Facts twisted on Community College Story...
Facts twisted on Community College Story 31 January 2004



Softball is Botswana's second most popular sport behind soccer, according...
Softball is Botswana's second most popular sport behind soccer, according to Coach Themba Johnson, who said the game was introduced to his country by American Peace Corps members in the 1970s 31 January 2004



Liberia RPCV Archer Di Peppe says Loss of Crow's Nest...
Liberia RPCV Archer Di Peppe says Loss of Crow's Nest would worsen local life 31 January 2004



Philippines RPCV Barbara Leedom never misses a super bowl...
Philippines RPCV Barbara Leedom never misses a super bowl 31 January 2004