The Cooperative Agreement with NPCA
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Director Gaddi Vasquez: The PCOL Interview - The Cooperative Agreement with NPCA

Director Gaddi Vasquez: The PCOL Interview - The Cooperative Agreement with NPCA

Director Gaddi Vasquez: The PCOL Interview - The Cooperative Agreement with NPCA





The Cooperative Agreement with NPCA

PCOL: Yesterday at the opening ceremonies you talked about how you had been the first to sign a cooperative agreement with the NPCA. Can you tell us what the status of the cooperative agreement is and do you expect it to be renewed, expanded or cut back this coming year?


The Cooperative Agreement with NPCA

GV: The agreement is in place and operational. Our intention going forward is to continue this relationship, as it is a good one. It is viable and has had some positive results. Most importantly, we think it creates the kind of communication and bridge building that is important between the Peace Corps and the NPCA. I have said from the onset, that the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer community is one of our greatest assets.

My relationship with Dane Smith and Kevin Quigley have been two of the finest relationships I have ever had in any of the areas that I have worked throughout my career. These are two outstanding individuals. And, I think that Kevin is doing a superb job.

When you have faith and respect in your partner, particularly in the man who leads the organization with whom you are partnering, then you have positive signs for the future.

PCOL: So you would see the relationship being sustained over the long term?

GV: I hope so.




Read our interview with Director Vasquez in this month's issue of PCOL Magazine:


Director Gaddi Vasquez: The PCOL Interview Director Gaddi Vasquez: The PCOL Interview
This month we sat down for an extended interview with Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez. Read the entire interview from start to finish and we promise you will learn something about the Peace Corps you didn't know before.

Then read the questions and answers one by one and leave your comments on the issues raised during the interview including Infrastructure Upgrades and the new Situation Room at Headquarters, Is there a Budget Crunch this year at Peace Corps, Peace Corps' Long Term Expansion, the Changes to the Five-Year Rule made last year, Safety and Security Issues, the Cooperative Agreement with NPCA, RPCVs in Policy Making Positions at Peace Corps Headquarters, Peace Corps' Departure from Russia in 2002, Director Vasquez's Accomplishments as Director, the Peace Corps Safety and Security Bill before Congress, Continuity at the Agency during Changes in Administration, the Community College Program, and the Director's Message to the Returned Volunteer Community.


Read the questions and answers and leave your comments.





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