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Breaking News - February, 2004


Serving as a PCV is not without challenges
Serving as a Peace Corps volunteer is not without challenges. Health and security risks often exist. But Peace Corps stands the test of time 29 February 2004


Report questions student loan programs
Report questions student loan programs including Perkins loans for those who serve in Peace Corps 29 February 2004


Albertson advocates international Peace Corps
Maurice "Maury" Albertson believes the idea of the international Peace Corps could give Kerry's campaign a boost 29 February 2004


Latvia RPCV Josh Vanek releases CD
Latvia RPCV Josh Vanek's record label Wäntage USA will release a two-CD compilation album that goes beyond the music 27 February 2004


Malawi RPCV ordained deacon
Malawi RPCV Jonathan Dellinger ordained transitional deacon in step toward priesthood 25 February 2004


PC receives accepts Distinguished Service Award
Peace Corps Deputy Director Jody Olsen accepts Distinguished Service Award from World Council of Credit Unions 25 February 2004


RPCV Matthews loves stirring the pot
Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews loves stirring the pot 23 February 2004


Op-ed: Ghost of JFK runs for president
The ghost of JFK runs for president 22 February 2004


A Day with RPCV Chris Shays
Busy Day for RPCV Congressman Chris Shays and wife, PC Staffer Betsi 22 February 2004


RPCV William Duncan displays artifacts
Uzbekistan RPCV William Duncan and his brother display their private collection of tribal artifacts from around the world. 20 February 2004


Peace Corps Consolidates Volunteers in Haiti
Peace Corps Consolidates Volunteers in Haiti 19 February 2004


Remember with Honor
Remember with Honor 17 February 2004


NPCA on a new Course
NPCA on a new Course 17 February 2004


RPCV climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania RPCV Reuben Johnson Jr. climbs Mount Kilimanjaro 16 February 2004


Liberia RPCV campaigns for Congress
Liberia RPCV Shaun McNally in campaign for Congress 16 February 2004


Tanzania RPCV writes children's books
In 1998, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen's childhood dream became a reality with the publishing of her first book "Elizabeth's Doll," based partly on an experience she had while serving in the Peace Corps in Tanzania 16 February 2004


RPCVs found "Peace Corps Veterans"
Jerr Boschee founds Peace Corps Veterans 13 February 2004


Peace Corps leaving Haiti?
"The first tripwire [ in Haiti] will be if the Peace Corps pulls out 13 February 2004


Vietnam invites Peace Corps
Only a few days ago, the Vietnamese Government extended an official invitation to the Peace Corps to come to Vietnam to discuss a country program says Matthew P. Daley, deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs 12 February 2004


RPCV Shalala extols art of listening
Iran RPCV Shalala extols art of listening 11 February 2004


RPCV supports Kerry for President
David Magnani asks RPCVs to support Kerry for President 10 February 2004


New Community College Recruitment Initiative rolled out
Peace Corps and American Association of Community Colleges Rollout New Recruitment Initiative 10 February 2004


PC Physician is abortion-rights activist
Brazil Peace Corps Physician Warren Hern is abortion-rights activist 10 February 2004


Botswana RPCV is peace protester in Baltimore
Botswana RPCV Max Obuszewski is longtime peace protester in Baltimore 10 February 2004


RPCV organizes gem trek to Kazakhstan
Jeremy Terr was a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan in 2002-03 helping the Almaty Chamber of Artisans 9 February 2004


RPCV completes Great Chinese Dictionary
Nepal RPCV Victor Henry Mair completes decade-long challenge of alphabetizing the Great Chinese Dictionary 8 February 2004


Saint Vincent RPCV co-founds Magazine
Saint Vincent RPCV Elizabeth Maneval co-founded Women's Expressions Magazine 8 February 2004


Candidate's wife says US should present image "of the Peace Corps
Mrs. Kerry said the U.S. should present a world image "of the Peace Corps rather than weapons of mass destruction." 7 February 2004


PCVs expected in Mexico in July
PCVs may arrive in Mexico as early as July 6 February 2004


Gaddi Vasquez to speak at Nixon Library
Gaddi Vasquez to address the Nixon Library Docent Guild's tenth annual Student Geography Awards on April 2 6 February 2004


PC Recognized for HIV/AIDS Manual
Peace Corps Recognized for HIV/AIDS Prevention Manual 6 February 2004


Peace Corps and AACC unveil Recruitment Campaign
Peace Corps and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to Unveil New Recruitment Campaign 6 February 2004


Vasquez says PCVs pave way for entreprenuers
Gaddi Vasquez writes that Peace Corps Volunteers pave the way for entreprenuers to enter the market economy 6 February 2004


Director endorses Tom Wilson for CA Assembly
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez endorses Tom Wilson for Assemblyman in California's 73rd Assembly District 5 February 2004


RPCV works to end Female Genital Mutilation
RPCV Molly Melching works for end of Female Genital Mutilation in Senegal 5 February 2004


Ghana RPCV is golf pro
Ghana RPCV Fred Shoemaker has given more than 41,000 golf lessons 5 February 2004


PC, NPCA honor trainees in Miami
Peace Corps, Miami Dade College, and the National Peace Corps Association Join Forces to Honor Volunteers 4 February 2004


PCVs tackle Guinea Worm eradication in Ghana
The Carter Centre is tackling Guinea Worm eradication in Ghana through education in collaboration with US Peace Corps volunteers 4 February 2004


DDN series on PC is finalist for Journalism Award
Dayton Daily News series on Peace Corps Safety and Security is finalist for 2004 Goldsmith Prize that promotes more effective and ethical government 4 February 2004


William Edwards receives International Agriculture Award
Colombia RPCV William Edwards to receive the Excellence in International Agriculture Award 4 February 2004


Kyrgyzstan RPCV writes PC Novel
This is Not Civilization: A Novel by Kyrgyzstan RPCV Robert Rosenberg 4 February 2004


Plan for 'Peace Corps' cheered in Canada
Plan for 'Peace Corps' cheered in Canada 4 February 2004


Director Bellamy to speak at WWS
RPCV Peace Corps Director Carol Bellamy to speak at Woodrow Wilson School 4 February 2004


PCV frustrated in Turkmenistan
Peace Corps Volunteer Cayenne Smith frustrated in Turkmenistan 3 February 2004


PC Supporter John Kerry wins more primaries
Peace Corps Supporter John Kerry wins primaries in Delaware, Missouri, North Dakota and Arizona 3 February 2004


Bush asks $401 M for PC in FY2005 Budget
President Bush asks for $401 Million for Peace Corps in FY2005 Budget 2 February 2004


Elaine Jones steps down as NAACP attorney
Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones steps doesn as head of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 1 February 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


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


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Brother and Sister Jill and Brad Rateike serve in Paraguay...
Brother and Sister Jill and Brad Rateike serve in Paraguay and Uzbekistan 1 February 2004



Peru RPCV Thomas F. Crosby Jr. dies at 63...
Peru RPCV Thomas F. Crosby Jr. dies at 63 1 February 2004



Peace Corps welcomes a group of 55 trainees to the...
Peace Corps welcomes a group of 55 trainees to the eastern Caribbean 1 February 2004



Thailand RPCV Michael J. Montesano says in labeling East Timor...
Thailand RPCV Michael J. Montesano says in labeling East Timor a case of genocide, the magazine jumps the gun. 1 February 2004



Elaine Jones steps down as NAACP attorney
Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones steps doesn as head of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 1 February 2004



RPCV Richard Moore dies in Pennsylvania...
RPCV Richard Moore dies in Pennsylvania 1 February 2004



Answering Kennedy's call...
Answering Kennedy's call 1 February 2004



The rise of volunteer vacations...
The rise of volunteer vacations 1 February 2004



Constance G. Konold revisits Cameroon: a Peace Corps return...
Constance G. Konold revisits Cameroon: a Peace Corps return 2 February 2004



Whitney Marquardt will serve in Peace Corps in Guyana...
Whitney Marquardt will serve in Peace Corps in Guyana 2 February 2004



Mallory Smith had spent five years in Honduras in the...
Mallory Smith had spent five years in Honduras in the 1980s, two as a Peace Corps volunteer 2 February 2004



Kris Rush served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samoa...
Kris Rush served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samoa 2 February 2004



Kris Rush served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samoa...
Kris Rush served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samoa 2 February 2004



Senator DeWine and Ohio colleague Sen. George Voinovich inserted wording...
Senator DeWine and Ohio colleague Sen. George Voinovich inserted wording in the bill's manager's report that emphasized safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers, after a report by this newspaper on the topic 2 February 2004



Alverna Eriksson, 80, joined the Peace Corps and went to...
Alverna Eriksson, 80, joined the Peace Corps and went to Haiti - during the coup - came back, and left again for Nepal, where she taught nursing 2 February 2004



Bush asks $401 M for PC in FY2005 Budget
President Bush asks for $401 Million for Peace Corps in FY2005 Budget 2 February 2004



Photos from Afghanistan by RPCV John Patrick Patten...
Photos from Afghanistan by RPCV John Patrick Patten 3 February 2004



Cape Verde RPCV Amy Hehringer coments on "the Africa we...
Cape Verde RPCV Amy Hehringer coments on "the Africa we aren't shown on TV " 3 February 2004



Had Benjamin DeWinter heard earlier from the Peace Corps, he...
Had Benjamin DeWinter heard earlier from the Peace Corps, he would have gone to Ethiopia 3 February 2004



Jamaica RPCV Johanna Compton dies in South Carolina...
Jamaica RPCV Johanna Compton dies in South Carolina 3 February 2004



PCV frustrated in Turkmenistan
Peace Corps Volunteer Cayenne Smith frustrated in Turkmenistan 3 February 2004



California first lady Maria Shriver leaves TV day job to...
California first lady Maria Shriver leaves TV day job to avoid conflict 3 February 2004



PC Supporter John Kerry wins more primaries
Peace Corps Supporter John Kerry wins primaries in Delaware, Missouri, North Dakota and Arizona 3 February 2004



Proposed Fiscal 2005 Budget for International Affairs Programs includes $401...
Proposed Fiscal 2005 Budget for International Affairs Programs includes $401 M for Peace Corps 3 February 2004



Canada plans own Peace Corps...
Canada plans own Peace Corps 4 February 2004



Plan for 'Peace Corps' cheered in Canada
Plan for 'Peace Corps' cheered in Canada 4 February 2004



Andy McKean, a former Peace Corps volunteer, has been to...
Andy McKean, a former Peace Corps volunteer, has been to more than 100 countries. He and his wife, Kathy, were in Sterling today, promoting "Liberty Day." 4 February 2004



Female Peace Corps volunteers speak about their experiences around the...
Female Peace Corps volunteers speak about their experiences around the world 4 February 2004



William Edwards receives International Agriculture Award
Colombia RPCV William Edwards to receive the Excellence in International Agriculture Award 4 February 2004



Ecuador RPCV Marc Strobbe is Executive Director of Northwest Illinois...
Ecuador RPCV Marc Strobbe is Executive Director of Northwest Illinois Ag Opportunity Coalition 4 February 2004



Ethiopia RPCV Garamendi in 2006...
Ethiopia RPCV Garamendi in 2006 4 February 2004



Kyrgyzstan RPCV writes PC Novel
This is Not Civilization: A Novel by Kyrgyzstan RPCV Robert Rosenberg 4 February 2004



As a young woman, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen set out to...
As a young woman, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen set out to join the Peace Corps in hopes of bringing change to Tanzania. Instead, she says, the nation she went to changed her 4 February 2004



Tanzania RPCV and Author Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen talked about her...
Tanzania RPCV and Author Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen talked about her experiences living on Midway Island 4 February 2004



PCVs tackle Guinea Worm eradication in Ghana
The Carter Centre is tackling Guinea Worm eradication in Ghana through education in collaboration with US Peace Corps volunteers 4 February 2004



DDN series on PC is finalist for Journalism Award
Dayton Daily News series on Peace Corps Safety and Security is finalist for 2004 Goldsmith Prize that promotes more effective and ethical government 4 February 2004



PC, NPCA honor trainees in Miami
Peace Corps, Miami Dade College, and the National Peace Corps Association Join Forces to Honor Volunteers 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Next Steps...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Next Steps 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Leverage the...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Leverage the 50th to engage and grow membership 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - 2009 - 2011...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - 2009 - 2011 - Phase III - A Plan for the Future 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - 2005 - 2008...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - 2005 - 2008 - Phase II: A Growth Plan 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - 2004 - Phase...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - 2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Tools Required...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Tools Required for Action 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Program Goals...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Program Goals: Service, Education, and Advocacy 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Overall Priority...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Overall Priority for Action Plan: 2004 - 2011 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Analysis of...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Analysis of NPCA Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Methodology for...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Methodology for developing the Strategic Plan 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Vision and...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Vision and Mission of the NPCA 4 February 2004



NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Cover Page...
NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Cover Page 4 February 2004



NPCA Board takes steps to strengthen NPCA for the Future...
NPCA Board takes steps to strengthen NPCA for the Future 4 February 2004



Directo Bellamy to speak at WWS
RPCV Peace Corps Director Carol Bellamy to speak at Woodrow Wilson School 4 February 2004



Today's Peace Corps The Safest Ever by Peace Corps Director...
Today's Peace Corps The Safest Ever by Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez 4 February 2004



Special Report: NPCA's Strategic Plan for the Next 8 years...
Special Report: NPCA's Strategic Plan for the Next 8 years 4 February 2004



Sustainable agriculture program catches attention of Peace Corps...
Sustainable agriculture program catches attention of Peace Corps 5 February 2004



Ethiopia RPCV Phil Lilienthal's Worldcamps helps sponsor AIDS Education in...
Ethiopia RPCV Phil Lilienthal's Worldcamps helps sponsor AIDS Education in South Africa Amid Crayons and Soccer 5 February 2004



The Norwalk Grassroots Tennis program was started in 1995 by...
The Norwalk Grassroots Tennis program was started in 1995 by Ethiopia Arthur Goldblatt 5 February 2004



Ghana RPCV is golf pro
Ghana RPCV Fred Shoemaker has given more than 41,000 golf lessons 5 February 2004



Mali RPCV Bertrand H. Laurent joins National Cooperative Business Association's...
Mali RPCV Bertrand H. Laurent joins National Cooperative Business Association's CLUSA International Program 5 February 2004



Peace Corps volunteer Tom Mechtenberg is improving the odds for...
Peace Corps volunteer Tom Mechtenberg is improving the odds for St. Lucian students with special needs 5 February 2004



A conversation with Swaziland RPCV Anna McCrerey, President of the...
A conversation with Swaziland RPCV Anna McCrerey, President of the Queer Student Union at University of Virginia 5 February 2004



Reporters among six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative...
Reporters among six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for "Casualties of Peace," the newspaper's October series on the Peace Corps 5 February 2004



Director's endorses Tom Wilson for CA Assembly
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez endorses Tom Wilson for Assemblyman in California's 73rd Assembly District 5 February 2004



Vasquez says PCVs pave way for entreprenuers
Gaddi Vasquez writes that Peace Corps Volunteers pave the way for entreprenuers to enter the market economy 5 February 2004



Joseph Opala, a history professor, volunteered for the Peace Corps...
Joseph Opala, a history professor, volunteered for the Peace Corps. Opala said he goes out of his way to recommend Peace Corps service to his students. 5 February 2004



Micronesia RPCV Jim Smyth to retire as director of United...
Micronesia RPCV Jim Smyth to retire as director of United Way of Greater Lafayette 5 February 2004



RPCV works to end Female Genital Mutilation
RPCV Molly Melching works for end of Female Genital Mutilation in Senegal 5 February 2004



Peace Corps and AACC) unveil Recruitment Campaign
Peace Corps and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to Unveil New Recruitment Campaign 6 February 2004



Liberia RPCV Kathryn Scott defends area against disease, terror as...
Liberia RPCV Kathryn Scott defends area against disease, terror as epidemiologist 6 February 2004



John Fort Takes Work Experiences to Malawi...
John Fort Takes Work Experiences to Malawi 6 February 2004



Ten Crisis Corps Volunteers Head to Malawi, Cameroon, Tanzania, and...
Ten Crisis Corps Volunteers Head to Malawi, Cameroon, Tanzania, and Guinea to Work in HIV/AIDS, Education & Agriculture Projects 6 February 2004



PCVs expected in Mexico in July
PCVs may arrive in Mexico as early as July 6 February 2004



Nepal Peace Corps Physician Dr. Jeffrey Robertson named Executive Vice...
Nepal Peace Corps Physician Dr. Jeffrey Robertson named Executive Vice President of Regence Group 6 February 2004



PC Recognized for HIV/AIDS Manual
Peace Corps Recognized for HIV/AIDS Prevention Manual 6 February 2004



Gaddi Vasquez to speak at Nixon Library
Gaddi Vasquez to address the Nixon Library Docent Guild's tenth annual Student Geography Awards on April 2 6 February 2004



Steve Shoup says the Peace Corps is putting people needlessly...
Steve Shoup says the Peace Corps is putting people needlessly at risk 6 February 2004



Taylor Hackford vies for Oscar...
Taylor Hackford vies for Oscar 7 February 2004



Candidate's wife says US should present image "of the Peace Corps
Mrs. Kerry said the U.S. should present a world image "of the Peace Corps rather than weapons of mass destruction." 7 February 2004



DDN on witch-hunt...
DDN on witch-hunt 8 February 2004



Ivory Coast RPCV Timothy Prestero is a cofounder of Design...
Ivory Coast RPCV Timothy Prestero is a cofounder of Design that Matters 8 February 2004



Korea RPCV Lindsey Pollock dies in Hawaii...
Korea RPCV Lindsey Pollock dies in Hawaii 8 February 2004



Patrick Sommer spent two years in Mongolia as a Peace...
Patrick Sommer spent two years in Mongolia as a Peace Corps Volunteer 8 February 2004



RPCV completes Great Chinese Dictionary
Nepal RPCV Victor Henry Mair completes decade-long challenge of alphabetizing the Great Chinese Dictionary 8 February 2004



Saint Vincent RPCV co-founds Magazine
Saint Vincent RPCV Elizabeth Maneval co-founded Women's Expressions Magazine 8 February 2004



Students learn of life in Senegal...
Students learn of life in Senegal 8 February 2004



Bernie Dodge served from 1970 to 1972 as a math...
Bernie Dodge served from 1970 to 1972 as a math teacher in a country that had very few native math teachers 8 February 2004



Who can tell us about the introduction of Softball into...
Who can tell us about the introduction of Softball into Botswana by Peace Corps Volunteers? 9 February 2004



RPCV organizes gem trek to Kazakhstan
Jeremy Terr was a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan in 2002-03 helping the Almaty Chamber of Artisans 9 February 2004



Liberia RPCV Kathryn Scott will use her experience and expertise...
Liberia RPCV Kathryn Scott will use her experience and expertise to help prevent outbreaks of disease in Clackamas County 9 February 2004



RPCV Marilyn Bruner says after her Peace Corps days in...
RPCV Marilyn Bruner says after her Peace Corps days in Paraguay, South America, Valentine's Day seems a bit silly 9 February 2004



RPCV Jim Raymond and wife Ninevetch send book to Philippines...
RPCV Jim Raymond and wife Ninevetch send book to Philippines 9 February 2004



Operating under the same principles as the Peace Corps, a...
Operating under the same principles as the Peace Corps, a new national organization called the Parent Corps is aimed at mobilizing parents to help curb drug use among youth 9 February 2004



Brazil Peace Corps Physician Warren Hern is Director of Boulder...
Brazil Peace Corps Physician Warren Hern is Director of Boulder Abortion Clinic 10 February 2004



PC Physician is abortion-rights activist
Brazil Peace Corps Physician Warren Hern is abortion-rights activist 10 February 2004



Experiences in Tanzania enrich life of PCV
Experiences in Tanzania enrich life of Peace Corps volunteer Kelly Stenhoff 10 February 2004



RPCVs support Kerry for President
David Magnani asks RPCVs to support Kerry for President 10 February 2004



New Community Colege Recruitment Initiative rolled out
Peace Corps and American Association of Community Colleges Rollout New Recruitment Initiative 10 February 2004



Botswana RPCV peace protester in Baltimore
Botswana RPCV Max Obuszewski is longtime peace protester in Baltimore 10 February 2004



California's Santa Ana College Signs On to Peace Corps Initiative...
California's Santa Ana College Signs On to Peace Corps Initiative 11 February 2004



Brazil RPCV Rodger Randle in Tulsa photography exhibit
Brazil RPCV Rodger Randle in photography exhibit at the Ryan Gallery in Tulsa 11 February 2004



Fleming Island students sends help to the Gambia RPCV Elizabeth...
Fleming Island students sends help to the Gambia RPCV Elizabeth Frame to build school 11 February 2004



RPCV Shalala extols art of listening
Iran RPCV Shalala extols art of listening 11 February 2004



Kyrgyzstan RPCV Linda Lee Blaine joins Monmouth workforce...
Kyrgyzstan RPCV Linda Lee Blaine joins Monmouth workforce 11 February 2004



Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews to give commencement address at Hobart...
Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews to give commencement address at Hobart and William Smith College 11 February 2004



Keith Brinton reaches out in the battle against tuberculosis...
Keith Brinton reaches out in the battle against tuberculosis 11 February 2004



Dayton Daily News is finalist for prize on Peace Corps...
Dayton Daily News is finalist for prize on Peace Corps articles 11 February 2004



Sargent Shriver remembers Hippodrome Theatre growing up in Baltimore...
Sargent Shriver remembers Hippodrome Theatre growing up in Baltimore 11 February 2004



RPCVs for Wesley Clark
RPCVs salute Wesley K. Clark - Statesman 11 February 2004



RPCV Keith Brinton volunteered to go to Vietnam in late...
RPCV Keith Brinton volunteered to go to Vietnam in late 1966 (Philadelphia-born, age 24) as a conscientious objector to war 11 February 2004



Phil Hardberger served as executive secretary of the Peace Corps...
Phil Hardberger served as executive secretary of the Peace Corps (1962-1966) 12 February 2004



Tom O'Connor joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in...
Tom O'Connor joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in the Central African Republic as a basketball coach 12 February 2004



Mindy Ballinger says she hopes to work with animals in...
Mindy Ballinger says she hopes to work with animals in the rural villages of the South American nation 12 February 2004



Darnell Morris-Compton served in Kenya and Turkmenistan...
Darnell Morris-Compton served in Kenya and Turkmenistan 12 February 2004



The Peace Corps is going to Mexico in a carefully...
The Peace Corps is going to Mexico in a carefully calibrated way, one that reflects the complex relations between the two countries 12 February 2004



CARETAS toledista? Es la última versión de una recurrente y...
¿CARETAS toledista? Es la última versión de una recurrente y majadera campaña que a través de las décadas, y cambiando actores e instigadores, han hecho diversos interesados contra esta revista. 12 February 2004



Ti-Patrice is heading to Senegal in March to become...
Ti-Patrice is heading to Senegal in March to become an environmental education and agroforestry volunteer 12 February 2004



Catherine Magill chose Senegal to increase her French skills and...
Catherine Magill chose Senegal to increase her French skills and to gain a better perspective of a another culture 12 February 2004



Kerry proposed the "Service for College" initiative to help make...
Kerry proposed the "Service for College" initiative to help make college affordable and strengthen America's security. According to this initiative, for two years of service to the United States, every young person can earn the equivalent of the state's four-year public college tuition 12 February 2004



Vietnam invites Peace Corps
Only a few days ago, the Vietnamese Government extended an official invitation to the Peace Corps to come to Vietnam to discuss a country program says Matthew P. Daley, deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs 12 February 2004



Peace Corps Fellows Jill Brinkman and Scott Ralston work on...
Peace Corps Fellows Jill Brinkman and Scott Ralston work on Apache Indian Reservation 12 February 2004



RPCVs share their most memorable Peace Corps moments...
RPCVs share their most memorable Peace Corps moments. 12 February 2004



What in the world do you bring for your Peace...
What in the world do you bring for your Peace Corps service? 12 February 2004



Is the Peace Corps for you...
Is the Peace Corps for you? 12 February 2004



Presidents' Day: Reflecting on 4 Decades of Presidential Support for...
Presidents' Day: Reflecting on 4 Decades of Presidential Support for the Peace Corps 12 February 2004



Love Knows No Borders: Married Couples in the Peace Corps...
Love Knows No Borders: Married Couples in the Peace Corps 12 February 2004



Salena Bailey and Aaron Martinez serve in Armenia...
Salena Bailey and Aaron Martinez serve in Armenia 12 February 2004



Harry and Margie Bennett serve in Belize...
Harry and Margie Bennett serve in Belize 12 February 2004



Kelley Belina and William Wingbermuehle serve in Guatemala...
Kelley Belina and William Wingbermuehle serve in Guatemala 12 February 2004



Dennis and Nova Maack serve in Moldova...
Dennis and Nova Maack serve in Moldova 12 February 2004



Sera and Zachary Arcaro serve in Namibia...
Sera and Zachary Arcaro serve in Namibia 12 February 2004



Jayne and William Runyan serve in Suriname...
Jayne and William Runyan serve in Suriname 12 February 2004



Peace Corps leaving Haiti?
"The first tripwire [ in Haiti] will be if the Peace Corps pulls out 13 February 2004



As part of the Peace Corps, Jason Walker was teaching...
As part of the Peace Corps, Jason Walker was teaching English to natives of Madagascar 13 February 2004



Colombia: One Year in Captivity for Americans...
Colombia: One Year in Captivity for Americans 13 February 2004



RPCVs found "Peace Corps Veterans"
Jerr Boschee founds Peace Corps Veterans 13 February 2004



Padraic M. "Pat" Kennedy was one of the first 10...
Padraic M. "Pat" Kennedy was one of the first 10 members of the staff that founded the Peace Corps and served as its director of volunteer support 13 February 2004



NPCA on a new Course
NPCA on a new Course 13 February 2004



Governor Schwarzenegger credits Peace Corps Founder Sargent Shriver with epiphany...
Governor Schwarzenegger credits Peace Corps Founder Sargent Shriver with epiphany 13 February 2004



JFK's words inspired many in the early 1960s with a...
JFK's words inspired many in the early 1960s with a pragmatic idealism that formed the basis of the Peace Corps and other New Deal programs 13 February 2004



Remember with Honor
Remember with Honor 14 February 2004



Philippines RPCV John Durand recounts past of New Mexico...
Philippines RPCV John Durand recounts past of New Mexico 14 February 2004



Former Yemen Peace Corps Country Director Joseph Ghougassian spreads American...
Former Yemen Peace Corps Country Director Joseph Ghougassian spreads American ideas of politics, law, rights and governance in Iraq with Fulbright Scholarships 14 February 2004



Chile RPCV Mark Lautman is private sector economic developer...
Chile RPCV Mark Lautman is private sector economic developer 15 February 2004



Matt Huisman spent a summer in Bosnia while at Northwestern...
Matt Huisman spent a summer in Bosnia while at Northwestern; currently he is a Peace Corps volunteer in Kyrgyzstan 15 February 2004



Paraguay RPCV Dencie Munns dies in Milwaukee...
Paraguay RPCV Dencie Munns dies in Milwaukee 15 February 2004



When President Kennedy started the Peace Corps, Mrs. Koeppl joined...
When President Kennedy started the Peace Corps, Mrs. Koeppl joined the staff of Georgetown University and oversaw the training of 110 female volunteers, ages 18 to 60, from 47 states 15 February 2004



For somebody like John Kerry, the notion of paying any...
For somebody like John Kerry, the notion of paying any price, bearing any burden, join the Peace Corps, join the Green Berets - all that sloganeering really influenced him a great deal 15 February 2004



A team of experts from the US Centre for Disease...
A team of experts from the US Centre for Disease Control, United States Agency for International Development and US Peace Corps will be involved in the implementation of AIDS programmes in Kenya 16 February 2004



RPCVs Roger and Sondra Le Grand return to India...
RPCVs Roger and Sondra Le Grand return to India 16 February 2004



Liberia RPCV campaigns for Congress
Liberia RPCV Shaun McNally in campaign for Congress 16 February 2004



In the Peace Corps Kern had learned to eat glass...
In the Peace Corps Kern had learned to eat glass. The trick is to chew it up fine, so you can swallow it without tearing up your stomach. In Nigeria, Kern once ate a whole beer bottle. 16 February 2004



Before Marilyn Bruner joined The City Paper as a news...
Before Marilyn Bruner joined The City Paper as a news reporter, she served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay. Every Monday she'll share herbal and medicinal tips she gathered from her experience 16 February 2004



RPCV climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania RPCV Reuben Johnson Jr. climbs Mount Kilimanjaro 16 February 2004



Tanzania RPCV writes children's books
In 1998, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen's childhood dream became a reality with the publishing of her first book "Elizabeth's Doll," based partly on an experience she had while serving in the Peace Corps in Tanzania 16 February 2004



Peace Corps Volunteers organize literacy conference at Nakaseke Primary Teachers...
Peace Corps Volunteers organize literacy conference at Nakaseke Primary Teachers College in Uganda 16 February 2004



Afghanistan RPCV Daniel Koch gives global artisans an economic edge...
Afghanistan RPCV Daniel Koch gives global artisans an economic edge 17 February 2004



Brazil RPCV Dr. Robert Backus recognized by state lawmakers for...
Brazil RPCV Dr. Robert Backus recognized by state lawmakers for outstanding local and global work in health care 17 February 2004



Dominican Republic RPCVs Angela and Brian Gustafson founded Out of...
Dominican Republic RPCVs Angela and Brian Gustafson founded Out of the Box Publishing 17 February 2004



Two years ago, Char cashed in everything, sold her house...
Two years ago, Char cashed in everything, sold her house (in Minnesota) and quit her job of 20 years as an assistant administrator for a medical clinic to join the Peace Corps in Niger 17 February 2004



Two years ago, Char Novak cashed in everything, sold her...
Two years ago, Char Novak cashed in everything, sold her house (in Minnesota) and quit her job of 20 years as an assistant administrator for a medical clinic to join the Peace Corps and go to Niger 17 February 2004



Former Director of Peru Peace Corps Training Center Dan Sharp...
Former Director of Peru Peace Corps Training Center Dan Sharp to Speak at NCEITA Annual Forum 17 February 2004



According to Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones, the civil rights war...
According to Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones, the civil rights war still rages on two battlefields - prisons and schools 17 February 2004



RPCV Ralph Damiani Named Editor of 'Los Alamos Monitor...
RPCV Ralph Damiani Named Editor of 'Los Alamos Monitor' 17 February 2004



Letter from President George W. Bush on Peace Corps Anniversary...
Letter from President George W. Bush on Peace Corps Anniversary 17 February 2004



Year 04 Issue 02: February 17, 2004: NPCA on a...
Year 04 Issue 02: February 17, 2004: NPCA on a new Course 17 February 2004



Biblio.com founder and president Brendan Sherar made the decision to...
Biblio.com founder and president Brendan Sherar made the decision to get involved in the new library for the residents of Morado K'asa at the request of his sister, Megan, who was doing Peace Corps service in the region in 2003 18 February 2004



Colombia RPCV Jim Gregory dies in Louisville - was 16th volunteer...
Colombia RPCV Jim Gregory dies in Louisville - was 16th volunteer selected in 1961 18 February 2004



Peace Corps Swears In Fran Ruddick as East Timor Country...
Peace Corps Swears In Fran Ruddick as East Timor Country Director 18 February 2004



Peace Corps Swears In David Finley as Kiribati Country Director...
Peace Corps Swears In David Finley as Kiribati Country Director 18 February 2004



Peace Corps Swears In Six New Country Directors...
Peace Corps Swears In Six New Country Directors 18 February 2004



Peace Corps Swears In William Bull as Madagascar Country Director...
Peace Corps Swears In William Bull as Madagascar Country Director 18 February 2004



Peace Corps Swears In Marilee McClintock as Micronesia Country Director...
Peace Corps Swears In Marilee McClintock as Micronesia Country Director 18 February 2004



Peace Corps Swears In Todd Sloan as Nicaragua Country Director...
Peace Corps Swears In Todd Sloan as Nicaragua Country Director 18 February 2004



Peace Corps Swears In Edward J. Willet as Uzbekistan Country...
Peace Corps Swears In Edward J. Willet as Uzbekistan Country Director 18 February 2004



Very few of us are called on to do great...
"Very few of us are called on to do great things, [but] all of us are called on to do small things greatly." says Peace Activitist Colman McCarthy 18 February 2004



Jenny Gibson picks Peace Corps over paycheck...
Jenny Gibson picks Peace Corps over paycheck 18 February 2004



Fiji RPCV Robert J. Hix Joins Xcel Energy...
Fiji RPCV Robert J. Hix Joins Xcel Energy 19 February 2004



From 1995 to 1997, Rev. Nathan Detering was a Peace...
From 1995 to 1997, Rev. Nathan Detering was a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Granada who taught teachers how to teach reading and writing 19 February 2004



Grenada RPCV Rev. Nathan Detering was installed earlier this month...
Grenada RPCV Rev. Nathan Detering was installed earlier this month as minister of the Unitarian Universalist Area Church, First Parish Church of Sherborn 19 February 2004



Peace Corps Consolidates Volunteers in Haiti
Peace Corps Consolidates Volunteers in Haiti 19 February 2004



Washington responds to action calls over Haiti...
Washington responds to action calls over Haiti 19 February 2004



Report by Jessica Heckert on the situation in Haiti...
Report by Jessica Heckert on the situation in Haiti 19 February 2004



Thailand RPCV Charles Murray puts genius in its place...
Thailand RPCV Charles Murray puts genius in its place 19 February 2004



Does any Returned Peace Corps Volunteer feel that the experience...
Does any Returned Peace Corps Volunteer feel that the experience of being in the Peace Corps and all the beneficial and worthwhile experience we've gained means very little to any possible employer? 20 February 2004



Colombia RPCV James Gregory dies in Louisville...
Colombia RPCV James Gregory dies in Louisville 20 February 2004



Volunteers of the US Peace Corps would man the Computer...
Volunteers of the US Peace Corps would man the Computer training centre in Kumasi during its first two years of operation 20 February 2004



Guinea RPCV Jennifer Kersten chose to debut her photos tonight...
Guinea RPCV Jennifer Kersten chose to debut her photos tonight to give viewers color 20 February 2004



The U.S. Embassy has further reduced its presence in Haiti...
The U.S. Embassy has further reduced its presence in Haiti with the withdrawal of Peace Corps personnel 20 February 2004



Peace Corps Suspends Program in Haiti...
Peace Corps Suspends Program in Haiti 20 February 2004



The Peace Corps also said it was withdrawing about 70...
The Peace Corps also said it was withdrawing about 70 volunteers 20 February 2004



Haitian riots puts Peace Corps Volunteer Renee Low's school in...
Haitian riots puts Peace Corps Volunteer Renee Low's school in jeopardy 20 February 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Mariah Wise Evacuated from Haiti...
Peace Corps Volunteer Mariah Wise Evacuated from Haiti 20 February 2004



Peace Corps members, CARE workers and others have been told...
Peace Corps members, CARE workers and others have been told to leave the country by the State Department because of a "steady deterioration of the security situation." 20 February 2004



About 80 U.S. Peace Corps volunteers have already been pulled...
About 80 U.S. Peace Corps volunteers have already been pulled out of the countryside and taken to Port-au-Prince for safety 20 February 2004



Friends of Pete Seda can't believe he would finance terrorism...
Friends of Pete Seda can't believe he would finance terrorism 20 February 2004



FBI agents search Islamic charity...
FBI agents search Islamic charity 20 February 2004



Kenya RPCV Bertha (Berta) Selland Parker dies in Sonoma...
Kenya RPCV Bertha (Berta) Selland Parker dies in Sonoma 20 February 2004



Fresh out of college, Susan Schaefer Davis joined the Peace...
Fresh out of college, Susan Schaefer Davis joined the Peace Corps in 1965 and was sent to Morocco, a North African country she needed a map to locate 20 February 2004



RPCV Jonathon Zimmerman first encountered the pernicious idea that the...
RPCV Jonathon Zimmerman first encountered the pernicious idea that the Jews killed Christ in Nepal, of all places, where he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the early '80s 20 February 2004



Service for Peru RPCV Thomas F. Crosby Jr...
Service for Peru RPCV Thomas F. Crosby Jr. 20 February 2004



For two years in the mid-1990s, after Slovakia became...
For two years in the mid-1990s, after Slovakia became an independent republic, Alice Gingold served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zvolen, teaching about modern business practices, serving as an adviser to the local government and helping to build a playground 20 February 2004



Aspen Institute Names Togo RPCV Peter A. Reiling Executive Vice...
Aspen Institute Names Togo RPCV Peter A. Reiling Executive Vice President for International and Policy Programs 20 February 2004



RPCV William Duncan displays artifacts
Uzbekistan RPCV William Duncan and his brother display their private collection of tribal artifacts from around the world. 20 February 2004



RPCV Tom Bissell points out the contradictions in the legacy...
RPCV Tom Bissell points out the contradictions in the legacy that the Soviets left behind in Uzbekistan 20 February 2004



Remarks on the Occasion of George Kennan's Centenary Birthday by...
Remarks on the Occasion of George Kennan's Centenary Birthday by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell 20 February 2004



RPCV Theresa Gruber-Tapsoba tackles Worldwide Health Concerns with Innovation...
RPCV Theresa Gruber-Tapsoba tackles Worldwide Health Concerns with Innovation, Education 20 February 2004



Journalist and former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers Leaving...
Journalist and former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers Leaving PBS After Elections 20 February 2004



Marianne McInerney served under the Bush administration as Press Officer...
Marianne McInerney served under the Bush administration as Press Officer for the United States Peace Corps 20 February 2004



All 70 Peace Corps volunteers are being pulled out of...
All 70 Peace Corps volunteers are being pulled out of Haiti. They were in a convoy heading to the Dominican Republic on Friday 21 February 2004



Currently, all 76 Peace Corps volunteers have safely left Haiti...
Currently, all 76 Peace Corps volunteers have safely left Haiti 21 February 2004



RPCV Kyle Kopitke helps open Korean War museum in Hawai'i...
RPCV Kyle Kopitke helps open Korean War museum in Hawai'i 21 February 2004



Peace Corps member J.R. Hil to teach in Nepal...
Peace Corps member J.R. Hil to teach in Nepal 21 February 2004



Haiti Peace Corps Volunteer Melissa Perkins says farewell to her...
Haiti Peace Corps Volunteer Melissa Perkins says farewell to her husband, Jean Hariph "Santo" Joseph, who had yet to secure a visa 21 February 2004



Brazil RPCV Rodger Randle: From Peace Corps to the State...
Brazil RPCV Rodger Randle: From Peace Corps to the State Capitol 21 February 2004



RPCVs supported Wesley K. Clark - Weekend Thoughts...
RPCVs supported Wesley K. Clark - Weekend Thoughts 21 February 2004



Richard Hutton says We could have an expanded Peace Corps...
Richard Hutton says We could have an expanded Peace Corps sending thousands of young Americans throughout the world as goodwill ambassadors 21 February 2004



AmeriCorps grows up / Congress gives it bipartisan support to expand...
AmeriCorps grows up / Congress gives it bipartisan support to expand 22 February 2004



Nancy also found time in between these assignments to live...
Nancy also found time in between these assignments to live in Santiago, Chile for four years and serve as a healthcare consultant in hospital management and administration while her husband served as U.S. Peace Corps Country Director in Chile 22 February 2004



A Day with RPCV Chris Shays
Busy Day for RPCV Congressman Chris Shays and wife, PC Staffer Betsi 22 February 2004



The spreading violence sent expats fleeing, with about 200, mostly...
The spreading violence sent expats fleeing, with about 200, mostly American missionaries and Peace Corps workers queuing for seats on the daily flights to Miami 22 February 2004



Students meet pen pal, Honduras Peace Corps volunteer Amber Davis...
Students meet pen pal, Honduras Peace Corps volunteer Amber Davis 22 February 2004



Liberia RPCV Joseph Siegle writes on the Dangers of Despotism...
Liberia RPCV Joseph Siegle writes on the Dangers of Despotism in Pakistan 22 February 2004



Marshall Island RPCV Chris Christensen remembers "In the 1960s, Peace...
Marshall Island RPCV Chris Christensen remembers "In the 1960s, Peace Corps Volunteers, upon completion of training, were given a "book locker." The locker (actually a box about the size of a small footlocker) contained scores of paperbacks-history, politics, philosophy, fiction-that volunteers traded with each other." 22 February 2004



Donald K. Ross spent two years as a Peace Corps...
Donald K. Ross spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching in a rural village in Nigeria 22 February 2004



Gale Metcalf has spent 30 years working with the Peace...
Gale Metcalf has spent 30 years working with the Peace Corps 22 February 2004



Ralph White (RPCV Thailand) may block part of Riverside Drive...
Ralph White (RPCV Thailand) may block part of Riverside Drive on South Side tonight so that creatures called spotted salamanders can crawl to a pond along the road and mate. 22 February 2004



For 25 years, Colombia RPCV William F. Dow III has...
For 25 years, Colombia RPCV William F. Dow III has been one of a handful of area lawyers high-profile people in trouble turn to 22 February 2004



Shirley Chisholm: Unbought, unbossed, unforgotten...
Shirley Chisholm: Unbought, unbossed, unforgotten 22 February 2004



Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed...
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed 22 February 2004



Op-ed: Ghost of JFK runs for president
The ghost of JFK runs for president 22 February 2004



I was in the Peace Corps for two years. Very...
I was in the Peace Corps for two years. Very few people would consider that "service to our country" and almost no one would consider it service to our country in the same way as joining the military and going to war. 22 February 2004



After earning an architecture degree at Berkeley, Cal Hashimoto served...
After earning an architecture degree at Berkeley, Cal Hashimoto served in the Peace Corps in Africa, then traveled the world extensively, accumulating what he calls "an archive of different cultural images to create with." His sculptures reflect this, as he bends and joins the bamboo into organic, metaphysical shapes reminiscent of an African totem, or the calligraphy of a Zen poem. 22 February 2004



RPCV Yolanda Alameda promotes Hispanic Arts Center
RPCV Yolanda Alameda sees a Hispanic Arts Center in the Ice House 23 February 2004



National Guardsmen have not come from those who fled to...
National Guardsmen have not come from those who fled to Canada, joined the Peace Corps, VISTA or married for a draft deferment 23 February 2004



RPCV Matthews loves stirring the pot
Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews loves stirring the pot 23 February 2004



Ecuador RPCV performs off-Broadway
Ecuador RPCV Gamal Dillard performs in the Mikey and Gigi off-Broadway Show 24 February 2004



Comedian Gamal Dillard served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in...
Comedian Gamal Dillard served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador 24 February 2004



Scott Wallick says: The last thing that I wrote about...
Scott Wallick says: The last thing that I wrote about safety and security got my webpage shut down by Peace Corps' Washington D.C. office. Perhaps it's just coincidental that my predictions about the situation in the Rautahaut, Bara, and Parsa disctricts have mostly come true, much to the annoyance of Peace Corps' Kathmandu office. Not that it matters. The fact is that we Peace Corps volunteer are ourselves responsible for our safety. How can someone expect someone else to take care of them? 24 February 2004



Scott Wallick says: The last thing that I wrote about...
Scott Wallick says: The last thing that I wrote about safety and security in Nepal got my webpage shut down by Peace Corps' Washington D.C. office. 24 February 2004



Terrorism, Heinz Kerry said, is going to be defeated by...
Terrorism, Heinz Kerry said, is going to be defeated by the "can-do spirit" and "happy faces of Peace Corps volunteers"" and by better intelligence and support of other countries 24 February 2004



Teresa Heinz Kerry grew up in Mozambique...
Teresa Heinz Kerry grew up in Mozambique 24 February 2004



Samoa RPCV Bob Gobrecht heads Special Olympics of Southern California...
Samoa RPCV Bob Gobrecht heads Special Olympics of Southern California 24 February 2004



PC receives accepts Distinguished Service Award
Peace Corps Deputy Director Jody Olsen accepts Distinguished Service Award from World Council of Credit Unions 25 February 2004



Wendy Seaward's fascination with beading dates back to her post...
Wendy Seaward's fascination with beading dates back to her post-college volunteer work in Africa. After earning a degree in horticulture from Virginia Tech, she spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho 25 February 2004



Peace Corps hearings in March
Peace Corps hearings in March 25 February 2004



Josh Caplan's Web Site about his Peace Corps Service on...
Josh Caplan's Web Site about his Peace Corps Service on Grenada 25 February 2004



Jessica Heckert is serving in the Peace Corps in Haiti...
Jessica Heckert is serving in the Peace Corps in Haiti in the village Dufayi 25 February 2004



Haiti RPCV Dawn Johnson continues work in calm Haitian town...
Haiti RPCV Dawn Johnson continues work in calm Haitian town 25 February 2004



Working with Kenyan farmers is rewarding for Peace Corps Volunteer...
Working with Kenyan farmers is rewarding for Peace Corps Volunteer Danny Canarick 25 February 2004



Malawi RPCV ordained deacon
Malawi RPCV Jonathan Dellinger ordained transitional deacon in step toward priesthood 25 February 2004



The largest nuclear bomb in U.S. history still shakes Rongelap...
The largest nuclear bomb in U.S. history still shakes Rongelap Atoll and its displaced people 50 years later 25 February 2004



Philippines RPCV Phyllis Brunkau dies in Germany...
Philippines RPCV Phyllis Brunkau dies in Germany 25 February 2004



At the Presidents' Forum in Portland, OR, last August, the...
At the Presidents' Forum in Portland, OR, last August, the group leadership passed a proposal to reduce the size of the NPCA's Board to 12 – 18 members. Here is what the Board has decided. 25 February 2004



Teresa Kerry says America can win the war on terrorism...
Teresa Kerry says America can win the war on terrorism by presenting a different, kinder face to the world, one exemplified by the friendly optimism of a Peace Corps volunteer 25 February 2004



Former Executive Assistant to the Director of the Peace Corps...
Former Executive Assistant to the Director of the Peace Corps Fred Hansen heads Trimet 25 February 2004



Circumstances beyond her control, conspired to steer Tammy Summers to...
Circumstances beyond her control, conspired to steer Tammy Summers to Belize, where she will be part of an environmental education program on the island off the coast of Central America, which has some 51 parks and reserves 26 February 2004



Brazil RPCV Nancy Scheper-Hughes is Medical Anthroplogist at Berkley...
Brazil RPCV Nancy Scheper-Hughes is Medical Anthroplogist at Berkley 26 February 2004



Paul McClain said a Peace Corps volunteer working in the...
Paul McClain said a Peace Corps volunteer working in the same region of Haiti as he and his wife served was pulled out two weeks ago. 26 February 2004



The United Nations tried to evacuate nonessential staff and their...
The United Nations tried to evacuate nonessential staff and their families from strife-torn Haiti on Wednesday but was unable to do so because of barricades in the roads, the world body said on Thursday. The U.S., French, Canadian and British governments have all urged their nationals to leave Haiti, and U.S. Peace Corps volunteers have been evacuated. 26 February 2004



Mae Jemison went to work for the Peace Corps where...
Mae Jemison went to work for the Peace Corps where she was stationed in Sierra Leone and Liberia as the area Peace Corps medical officer 26 February 2004



Thailand RPCV Colin Tong nominated for Award for leading a...
Thailand RPCV Colin Tong nominated for Award for leading a national advocacy campaign that resulted in two New York Times ads expressing the humanitarian concerns of 1,850 returned Peace Corps Volunteers and urging a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Iraq 26 February 2004



Concerned Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of the World" lobbied against...
"Concerned Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of the World" lobbied against Goldsmith Award for Dayton Daily News 26 February 2004



PC names controversial politician as EMA Director
Peace Corps Names controversial Virginia Politician Jay Katzen as new Regional Director for the Europe, Mediterranean, and Asia region 26 February 2004



Cathy Sandhage, a Jackson County native who spent a portion...
Cathy Sandhage, a Jackson County native who spent a portion of the mid-1980s working for the Peace Corps in Belize, said she's been brushing up on her Spanish skills in recent weeks in preparation for the clinic's opening 27 February 2004



While at first concerned that she and other Peace Corps...
While at first concerned that she and other Peace Corps volunteers were being too quickly ushered out of Haiti, Megan Affrunti said she now supported the decision. "I think getting us out of there was a good idea," Affrunti said. "Doing it while everything was still peaceful, it was the right thing." 27 February 2004



Time in Kyrgyzstan: During my time in Jalalabat, my dating...
Time in Kyrgyzstan: During my time in Jalalabat, my dating life had trickled even slower than the water crawling through the canal. 27 February 2004



Latvia RPCV Josh Vanek releases CD
Latvia RPCV Josh Vanek's record label Wäntage USA will release a two-CD compilation album that goes beyond the music 27 February 2004



The relationship between the two schools was established through a...
The relationship between the two schools was established through a Friendship teacher's daughter, Thera Crain, who is in the Peace Corps and lives in a village near the school in Namibia 27 February 2004



Honor students send books to Peace Corps volunteer Mary Durm...
Honor students send books to Peace Corps volunteer Mary Durm Mechtenburg, who is stationed in St. Lucia, an island located midway down the Eastern Caribbean chain 27 February 2004



A Navy lieutenant and Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica...
A Navy lieutenant and Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica, a federal prosecutor and Superior Court judge, Judge Jim Gray has the look and pedigree one normally associates with a major party candidate 27 February 2004



Bush backs up call for volunteerism with historic AmeriCorps funding...
Bush backs up call for volunteerism with historic AmeriCorps funding increase 27 February 2004



Senegal RPCV Richard Horton Moore dies in Virginia...
Senegal RPCV Richard Horton Moore dies in Virginia 28 February 2004



Arwilda Haynes spoke of her own experiences in Ethiopia between...
Arwilda Haynes spoke of her own experiences in Ethiopia between 1962 and 1964 as a member of the Peace Corps 28 February 2004



Emily Carleton, at age 78, is on a two-year...
Emily Carleton, at age 78, is on a two-year post in Namibia on the African West Coast, joining a growing number of seniors choosing to spend retirement years laboring for little pay in poor countries with few comforts of home 28 February 2004



South Africa RPCV John Stewart Branam weds Jamie Noel Koenig...
South Africa RPCV John Stewart Branam weds Jamie Noel Koenig 28 February 2004



Reed Hastings, a former Peace Corps volunteer who once taught...
Reed Hastings, a former Peace Corps volunteer who once taught math in Swaziland, says he is pursuing a far nobler cause 28 February 2004



Newlywed Peace Corps Volunteer Melissa Perkins agonizes over husband's fate...
Newlywed Peace Corps Volunteer Melissa Perkins agonizes over husband's fate in Haiti 28 February 2004



Belize RPCV Stephanie Anne Lipe weds David Matthew Lansing in...
Belize RPCV Stephanie Anne Lipe weds David Matthew Lansing in Tulsa 29 February 2004



Costa Rica RPCV Marissa Volpe, to marry Joel Larma...
Costa Rica RPCV Marissa Volpe, to marry Joel Larma 29 February 2004



Mayhem Erupts in Haiti Capital as Aristide Leaves...
Mayhem Erupts in Haiti Capital as Aristide Leaves 29 February 2004



Aristide Flees Haiti; Bush Sends Marines...
Aristide Flees Haiti; Bush Sends Marines 29 February 2004



Honduras RPCV Christine Kelly-Begazo takes over as Cooperative Extension...
Honduras RPCV Christine Kelly-Begazo takes over as Cooperative Extension head 29 February 2004



Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman writes "The Prisoner of Vandam Street...
Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman writes "The Prisoner of Vandam Street" 29 February 2004



Papua-New Guinea RPCV Eric Troesch battles paralysis by returning...
Papua-New Guinea RPCV Eric Troesch battles paralysis by returning to swimming 29 February 2004



"Maury" Albertson advocates international Peace Corps
Maurice "Maury" Albertson believes the idea of the international Peace Corps could give Kerry's campaign a boost similar to the one Kennedy's campaign received when he first advocated the founding of a U.S. corps. But he has not heard back from Kerry on his proposal 29 February 2004



Many consider Maurice "Maury" Albertson, retired director of Colorado State...
Many consider Maurice "Maury" Albertson, retired director of Colorado State University's Research Foundation a co-founder of the Peace Corps, which Monday celebrates its 43rd anniversary 29 February 2004



Many consider Maurice "Maury" Albertson, retired director of Colorado State...
Many consider Maurice "Maury" Albertson, retired director of Colorado State University's Research Foundation a co-founder of the Peace Corps, which Monday celebrates its 43rd anniversary 29 February 2004



Serving as a PCV is not without challenges
Serving as a Peace Corps volunteer is not without challenges. Health and security risks often exist. But Peace Corps stands the test of time 29 February 2004



Colombia RPCV Helen Ballmann Dudley says Peace Corps prepares you...
Colombia RPCV Helen Ballmann Dudley says Peace Corps prepares you for life 29 February 2004



Report questions student loan programs
Report questions student loan programs including Perkins loans that may be forgiven if students agree to teach in a high-demand area, serve in the military or serve the Peace Corps for a certain number of years 29 February 2004