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Fred Poses' American Standard to break up
Fred Poses' American Standard is to break up into three companies 1 February 2007
First Group of PCVs arrive in Cambodia
First Group of Peace Corps Volunteers arrive in Cambodia 2 February 2007
Mae Jemison wears red for charity
Mae Jemison wears red for charity as NY fashion week opens 8 days of previews 2 February 2007
Carol Bellamy writes: We need an Earth Corps
Carol Bellamy writes: We need an Earth Corps to work with existing service organizations all over the world to recruit and help citizens address the U.N. Millennium Development Goals 3 February 2007
Kinky Friedman writes: Molly Ivins 'a truth-seeking missile'
Kinky Friedman writes: Molly Ivins -- 'a truth-seeking missile' 4 February 2007
Dr. J. Michael Taylor co- founded Konbit Sante
Nigeria Staff Physician Dr. J. Michael Taylor, co- founded Konbit Sante which means "coming together for health" in Haitian Creole 4 February 2007
White House requests $334 Million for Peace Corps
White House requests $334 Million for Peace Corps for FY2008 5 February 2007
Aaron Kase writes: Moon over Africa
Burkina Faso Peace Corps Volunteer Aaron Kase writes: Moon over Africa 8 February 2007
A Mistrial for Lieut. Watada
A Mistrial for Lieut. Watada 8 February 2007
Chris Matthews drops the F-bomb
Chris Matthews accidentally dropped the F-bomb during an appearance on "Imus in the Morning" 8 February 2007
Shays Says He Would Support McCain
Shays Says He Would Support McCain Presidential Bid 8 February 2007
John Bridgeland writes: A challenge for national parks
John Bridgeland writes: A centennial challenge for our national park system 8 February 2007
Margaret Krome writes: 'Rogue nations' aren't only threat
Margaret Krome writes: 'Rogue nations' aren't the only nuclear threat 8 February 2007
Maryland RPCVs to screen "American Idealist" at UMBC
Maryland Returned Volunteers to screen "American Idealist" at UMBC on March 3 9 February 2007
Alberto Ibarguen announces Center for International Media
RPCV Alberto Ibarguen announces Knight Center for International Media at University of Miami with RPCV Donna Shalala 9 February 2007
Arabic speakers under-utilized in Homeland Security
Chris is a confidential assistant to the director of the Peace Corps in Washington who studied Arabic in Egypt and Yemen 9 February 2007
The "Peace Corps President" at Stanford
Alejandro Toledo drives a used SUV that he bought, cooks for his family, pushes a shopping cart at the local Safeway, has a Blockbuster card, carries his own luggage at the airport and plays soccer on public fields in Palo Alto 11 February 2007
Hill announces Draft Accord in North Korea Nuclear Talks
Christopher Hill announces Draft Accord reached in North Korea Nuclear Talks 12 February 2007
Kevin O'Donnell's Son and Granddaughter are PCVs
Daughter and Granddaughter of Former Peace Corps Director Kevin O'Donnell are Peace Corps Volunteers 14 February 2007
Joe Krueger helps restore Liberia's timber industry
Nepal RPCV Joe Krueger has been to Liberia four times in the past two years as part of a program that is drawing on skills from the U.S. Forest Service to restore Liberia's timber industry 14 February 2007
New Fellows Program at Yale University
Peace Corps announces new Fellows Program in International Relations with Yale University 15 February 2007
Tschetter becomes the First Director to visit Malawi
Peace Corps Director Tschetter Becomes the First Director to Visit the Republic of Malawi 16 February 2007
Dodd Amasses Huge War Chest
Dodd Amasses Huge War Chest 16 February 2007
Harris Wofford declares his support for Obama
Harris Wofford declares his support for Obama 18 February 2007
PCVs accused of counterinsurgency activities in Mexico
Elio Henríquez writes: Five members of the Peace Corps, a U.S. government-sponsored organization accused of performing counterinsurgency activities in several countries in the past, have been incorporated as "volunteers" in strategic departments of ECOSUR 19 February 2007
Dodd's build connections in New Hampshire
Dodd's Stories And Smiles Help Build Connections 19 February 2007
Dow Jones to name Peter McPherson Chairman
Dow Jones To Name Peter McPherson Chairman 21 February 2007
PCVs attend Festival on the Niger in Mali
Beth Ashley writes: Earlier this month I spent four days at the Festival on the Niger in Mali where I met some of the Peace Corps Volunteers who had recently been evacuated because of political unrest in Guinea 23 February 2007
RPCVs start Netlife to distribute mosquito nets
The deaths of more than 1 million people each year from malaria, prompted Senegal RPCV Andy Sherman and fellow Saint Louis University medical student Jesse Matthews to start NetLife, a nonprofit organization that distributes mosquito nets in Africa 25 February 2007
Netflix Reaches Service Milestone
Netflix Reaches Service Milestone With Delivery of One Billionth DVD Since Launch of Business 25 February 2007
Oscar winner Helen Mirren congratulated by RPCV husband
British actress Helen Mirren is congratulated by husband, Taylor Hackford, after winning the Oscar for best actress for her work in 'The Queen' the 79th Academy Awards 26 February 2007
An Excerpt from Jan Worth's Night Blind
An Excerpt from Jan Worth's Night Blind 28 February 2007
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 | Chris Dodd's Vision for the Peace Corps
Senator Chris Dodd (RPCV Dominican Republic) spoke at the ceremony for this year's Shriver Award and elaborated on issues he raised at Ron Tschetter's hearings. Dodd plans to introduce legislation that may include: setting aside a portion of Peace Corps' budget as seed money for demonstration projects and third goal activities (after adjusting the annual budget upward to accommodate the added expense), more volunteer input into Peace Corps operations, removing medical, healthcare and tax impediments that discourage older volunteers, providing more transparency in the medical screening and appeals process, a more comprehensive health safety net for recently-returned volunteers, and authorizing volunteers to accept, under certain circumstances, private donations to support their development projects. He plans to circulate draft legislation for review to members of the Peace Corps community and welcomes RPCV comments. |
 | He served with honor
One year ago, Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul (RPCV Kenya) carried on an ongoing dialog on this website on the military and the peace corps and his role as a member of a Civil Affairs Team in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have just received a report that Sargeant Paul has been killed by a car bomb in Kabul. Words cannot express our feeling of loss for this tremendous injury to the entire RPCV community. Most of us didn't know him personally but we knew him from his words. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. He was one of ours and he served with honor. |
 | Peace Corps' Screening and Medical Clearance
The purpose of Peace Corps' screening and medical clearance process is to ensure safe accommodation for applicants and minimize undue risk exposure for volunteers to allow PCVS to complete their service without compromising their entry health status. To further these goals, PCOL has obtained a copy of the Peace Corps Screening Guidelines Manual through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and has posted it in the "Peace Corps Library." Applicants and Medical Professionals (especially those who have already served as volunteers) are urged to review the guidelines and leave their comments and suggestions. Then read the story of one RPCV's journey through medical screening and his suggestions for changes to the process. |
 | The Peace Corps is "fashionable" again
The LA Times says that "the Peace Corps is booming again and "It's hard to know exactly what's behind the resurgence." PCOL Comment: Since the founding of the Peace Corps 45 years ago, Americans have answered Kennedy's call: "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." Over 182,000 have served. Another 200,000 have applied and been unable to serve because of lack of Congressional funding. The Peace Corps has never gone out of fashion. It's Congress that hasn't been keeping pace. |
 | PCOL readership increases 100%
Monthly readership on "Peace Corps Online" has increased in the past twelve months to 350,000 visitors - over eleven thousand every day - a 100% increase since this time last year. Thanks again, RPCVs and Friends of the Peace Corps, for making PCOL your source of information for the Peace Corps community. And thanks for supporting the Peace Corps Library and History of the Peace Corps. Stay tuned, the best is yet to come. |
 | History of the Peace Corps
PCOL is proud to announce that Phase One of the "History of the Peace Corps" is now available online. This installment includes over 5,000 pages of primary source documents from the archives of the Peace Corps including every issue of "Peace Corps News," "Peace Corps Times," "Peace Corps Volunteer," "Action Update," and every annual report of the Peace Corps to Congress since 1961. "Ask Not" is an ongoing project. Read how you can help. |
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Lesley Farmer publishes her 20th book, Collaborative Leadership and Support...
Lesley Farmer publishes her 20th book, Collaborative Leadership and Support: Working with Administrators and Support Personnel 1 February 2007
Maureen Orth writes: Black Mischief...
Maureen Orth writes: Black Mischief 1 February 2007
About Paul Tsongas...
About Paul Tsongas 1 February 2007
Fred Poses' American Standard to break up
Fred Poses' American Standard is to break up into three companies 1 February 2007
Mae Jemison launches Roche's celebration of Black History Month...
Mae Jemison launches Roche's celebration of Black History Month 1 February 2007
Tom Petri co-sponsors Troops to Teachers Improvement Act...
Tom Petri co-sponsors Troops to Teachers Improvement Act 1 February 2007
Bill Moyers Remembers Molly Ivins...
Bill Moyers Remembers Molly Ivins 1 February 2007
First Group of PCVs arrive in Cambodia
First Group of Peace Corps Volunteers arrive in Cambodia 2 February 2007
Guinea unions warn of protests in delay over new prime...
Guinea unions warn of protests in delay over new prime minister 2 February 2007
Kinky invites country greats to sing his songs on "Why...
Kinky invites country greats to sing his songs on "Why The Hell Not..." 2 February 2007
Mae Jemison wears red for charity
Mae Jemison wears red for charity as NY fashion week opens 8 days of previews 2 February 2007
Petri working on bill to ease global warming...
Petri working on bill to ease global warming 2 February 2007
The Death of Two Sons" screened on 8th Anniverary of...
"The Death of Two Sons" screened on 8th Anniverary of Amadou Diallo shooting 3 February 2007
Carol Bellamy writes: We need an Earth Corps
Carol Bellamy writes: We need an Earth Corps to work with existing service organizations all over the world to recruit and help citizens address the U.N. Millennium Development Goals 3 February 2007
Obituary for Chile RPCV Janet Berkenfield...
Obituary for Chile RPCV Janet Berkenfield 4 February 2007
Dr. J. Michael Taylor co- founded Konbit Sante
Nigeria Staff Physician Dr. J. Michael Taylor, co- founded Konbit Sante which means "coming together for health" in Haitian Creole 4 February 2007
Kinky Friedman writes: Molly Ivins 'a truth-seeking missile'
Kinky Friedman writes: Molly Ivins -- 'a truth-seeking missile' 4 February 2007
Vanderbilt professor Dr. Susan Berk-Seligson will speak in Spanish...
Vanderbilt professor Dr. Susan Berk-Seligson will speak in Spanish on "The Experiences of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica: A Retrospective View" at the next meeting of Charlemos 5 February 2007
Peace Corps Celebrates 45 Year Legacy in the Dominican Republic...
Peace Corps Celebrates 45 Year Legacy in the Dominican Republic 5 February 2007
Dominican Republic RPCV Ed Ross finds happiness in service...
Dominican Republic RPCV Ed Ross finds happiness in service 5 February 2007
Michael O'Hanlon writes: China's new antisatellite program could turn out...
Michael O'Hanlon writes: China's new antisatellite program could turn out to be a dangerous mistake 5 February 2007
White House requests $334 Million for Peace Corps
White House requests $334 Million for Peace Corps for FY2008 5 February 2007
Bolivia RPCV presents "Howard Pink and His Musical Garden Hoses...
Bolivia RPCV presents "Howard Pink and His Musical Garden Hoses" show 6 February 2007
Saint Lucia RPCV Eric Brooks to speak on "Henry Clay...
Saint Lucia RPCV Eric Brooks to speak on "Henry Clay: Kentucky's Favorite Son" 6 February 2007
Taylor Hackford opposes bootleg DVD's...
Taylor Hackford opposes bootleg DVD's 6 February 2007
Amanda Host is going places as Peace Corps' new press...
Amanda Host is going places as Peace Corps' new press director 6 February 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Humes has a Super Bowl party...
Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Humes has a Super Bowl party in Ghana 7 February 2007
Nancy B. Stills writes: After living in the African bush...
Nancy B. Stills writes: After living in the African bush in village conditions, Chincoteague was heaven sent, a soft place to fall 7 February 2007
Dodd Still Unknown In New Hampshire...
Dodd Still Unknown In New Hampshire 7 February 2007
Every time ex-President Toledo arrived at a meeting on...
"Every time ex-President Toledo arrived at a meeting on 'Cabana time' it showed his lack of respect for everyone else's time," Peruvian psychoanalyst Jorge Bruce said. "He took pleasure in having so many people waiting for him. Taking up someone else's time fed his self-esteem." 7 February 2007
Tony Hall shares perspective on relief efforts...
Tony Hall shares perspective on relief efforts 7 February 2007
Bolivia RPCV Rafaela's G. Castro writes "Provocaciónes: Letters From the...
Bolivia RPCV Rafaela's G. Castro writes "Provocaciónes: Letters From the Prettiest Girl in Arvin" 8 February 2007
Aaron Kase writes: Moon over Africa
Burkina Faso Peace Corps Volunteer Aaron Kase writes: Moon over Africa 8 February 2007
Cambodia Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah writes: Hello From Sunny Cambodia...
Cambodia Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah writes: Hello From Sunny Cambodia! 8 February 2007
Mali RPCV Bruce Whitehouse spoke recently about the particular trail...
Mali RPCV Bruce Whitehouse spoke recently about the particular trail of intra-African migration between two cities: Bamako, in Mali, and Brazzaville, in the Republic of the Congo 8 February 2007
Ecuador RPCV Dave Schweidenback's Pedals for Progress receives Forbes Enterprise...
Ecuador RPCV Dave Schweidenback's Pedals for Progress receives Forbes Enterprise Award 8 February 2007
India RPCV John G. Early, chairman of the West Tisbury...
India RPCV John G. Early, chairman of the West Tisbury selectmen, will not run for re-election after serving 10 terms as selectmen 8 February 2007
Stephanie Trafton serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia...
Stephanie Trafton serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia 8 February 2007
A Mistrial for Lieut. Watada
A Mistrial for Lieut. Watada 8 February 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Wiliam writes: Back so soon...
Peace Corps Volunteer Wiliam writes: Back so soon? 8 February 2007
Christopher R. Hill, the chief American envoy, arrived in Beijing...
Christopher R. Hill, the chief American envoy, arrived in Beijing and held separate meetings with Chinese and Russian diplomats 8 February 2007
Margaret Krome writes: 'Rogue nations' aren't only threat
Margaret Krome writes: 'Rogue nations' aren't the only nuclear threat 8 February 2007
Shays Says He Would Support McCain
Shays Says He Would Support McCain Presidential Bid 8 February 2007
Chris Matthews drops the F-bomb
Chris Matthews accidentally dropped the F-bomb during an appearance on "Imus in the Morning" 8 February 2007
John Bridgeland writes: A challenge for national parks
John Bridgeland writes: A centennial challenge for our national park system 8 February 2007
Romeo Massey re-joins the Peace Corps as country director...
Romeo Massey re-joins the Peace Corps as country director in the Dominican Republic 9 February 2007
Bill Simpich writes: The Watada mistrial: Here's What Really Happened...
Bill Simpich writes: The Watada mistrial: Here's What Really Happened 9 February 2007
Maryland RPCVs to screen "American Idealist" at UMBC
Maryland Returned Volunteers to screen "American Idealist" at UMBC on March 3 9 February 2007
Gaddi Vasquez, US Ambassador to FAO, says that food aid...
Gaddi Vasquez, US Ambassador to FAO, says that food aid is only one of many tools that could be used to tackle hunger 9 February 2007
Paul Newman, Jimmy Buffett, Alec Baldwin contribute to Dodd campaign...
Paul Newman, Jimmy Buffett, Alec Baldwin contribute to Dodd campaign 9 February 2007
Alberto Ibarguen announces Center for International Media
RPCV Alberto Ibarguen announces Knight Center for International Media at University of Miami with RPCV Donna Shalala 9 February 2007
Arabic speakers under-utilized in Homeland Security
Chris is a confidential assistant to the director of the Peace Corps in Washington who studied Arabic in Egypt and Yemen 9 February 2007
Mauritania RPCV Jiffer Bourguignon writes: Afghan winter cold, but not...
Mauritania RPCV Jiffer Bourguignon writes: Afghan winter cold, but not like home 10 February 2007
Guinea Peace corps Volunteer Cami writes: Looks like we're not...
Guinea Peace corps Volunteer Cami writes: Looks like we're not going back to Guinea, where things seem to be getting worse before they get better 10 February 2007
Guinea Peace Corps Volunteer Jen writes: Time in Mali is...
Guinea Peace Corps Volunteer Jen writes: Time in Mali is coming to an end. Political unrest in Guinea is not. 10 February 2007
Greg Dorr describes Peace Corps stay in Malawi at Camden...
Greg Dorr describes Peace Corps stay in Malawi at Camden Public Library 10 February 2007
Venezuela RPCV Dick Nicholl retires as football coach at Mercer...
Venezuela RPCV Dick Nicholl retires as football coach at Mercer Island High School after 31 seasons 10 February 2007
All of our public service almost certainly would have never...
"All of our public service almost certainly would have never occurred if we had not been Peace Corps volunteers," says John Garamendi. "Peace Corps set the pace, the foundation for everything we have done ever since." 10 February 2007
At least eight people have been shot dead by the...
At least eight people have been shot dead by the security forces in the West African state of Guinea during protests against the newly-named prime minister 11 February 2007
When Susan Simpson worked in the Ivory Coast as a...
When Susan Simpson worked in the Ivory Coast as a Peace Corps Volunteer, she found herself unable to resist the antique beads offered by traders and sellers 11 February 2007
Carl J. Lace says: In Mali, there was an American...
Carl J. Lace says: In Mali, there was an American Peace Corps volunteer already in place when I arrived to find a village of cannibals 11 February 2007
In The After-Death Room: Journey Into Spiritual Activism, Senegal...
In The After-Death Room: Journey Into Spiritual Activism, Senegal RPCV Michael McColly catalogs his trips through Asia, Africa, and the United States as he attempts to get a grip on the global AIDS crisis 11 February 2007
Night Blind" is a novel based on a murder that...
"Night Blind" is a novel based on a murder that occurred while the Jan Worth was in the Peace Corps in Tonga 11 February 2007
The "Peace Corps President" at Stanford
Alejandro Toledo drives a used SUV that he bought, cooks for his family, pushes a shopping cart at the local Safeway, has a Blockbuster card, carries his own luggage at the airport and plays soccer on public fields in Palo Alto 11 February 2007
John Peterek and his wife, Mica Clark-Peterek to serve...
John Peterek and his wife, Mica Clark-Peterek to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers in Kiribati 12 February 2007
Poland RPCV Troy Headrick writes: Peace Corps Volunteers have historically...
Poland RPCV Troy Headrick writes: Peace Corps Volunteers have historically been viewed as eccentrics or idealistic, hippie types who were out to save the world 12 February 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer an American Vagabond writes: Most Americans don't...
Peace Corps Volunteer an American Vagabond writes: Most Americans don't ever leave their comfort zone; and for my friend, Wisconsin is the border of hers. 12 February 2007
Laura Axelrod says: Mike Tidwell's book, "The Ravaging Tide," forecasts...
Laura Axelrod says: Mike Tidwell's book, "The Ravaging Tide," forecasts grim future 12 February 2007
Shays rejects resolution that criticizes President Bush's plans to increase...
Shays rejects resolution that criticizes President Bush's plans to increase troop levels 12 February 2007
Hill announces Draft Accord in North Korea Nuclear Talks
Christopher Hill announces Draft Accord reached in North Korea Nuclear Talks 12 February 2007
Tom Petri said one of the lessons of his party's...
Tom Petri said one of the lessons of his party's fall election defeat was that "people kind of like to see us working together on a few things" 12 February 2007
Brazil RPCV Nancy Scheper-Hughes writes: Faust's Scholarship Is Both...
Brazil RPCV Nancy Scheper-Hughes writes: Faust's Scholarship Is Both Impressive and Relevant 13 February 2007
Molli Barker is learning a lot these days, as she...
Molli Barker is learning a lot these days, as she and her fellow Peace Corps volunteers begin to learn the culture, food and customs of Cambodia 13 February 2007
Fiji RPCV Maria Cornelius honored by Gold Humanism Honor Society...
Fiji RPCV Maria Cornelius honored by Gold Humanism Honor Society 13 February 2007
During her two-year service as an English teacher in...
During her two-year service as an English teacher in Mongolia, Amie Meade sometimes wondered if she had gotten more than she bargained for by enlisting in the Peace Corps 13 February 2007
Obituary for Kenneth J. Rehage, Director of Peace Corps training...
Obituary for Kenneth J. Rehage, Director of Peace Corps training program for Pakistan in 1963 13 February 2007
Scott McNabb spoke fondly about his Peace Corps work in...
Scott McNabb spoke fondly about his Peace Corps work in Thailand, where he served on a university's economics faculty from 1968-71 13 February 2007
Mike Honda opposes troop surge...
Mike Honda opposes troop surge 13 February 2007
Christopher Hill is a Celebrity In China...
Christopher Hill is a Celebrity In China 13 February 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: So it's official, the Peace...
Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: So it's official, the Peace Corps Guinea program has been suspended 14 February 2007
Honduras RPCV Mallory Smith highlights local foods marketing program in...
Honduras RPCV Mallory Smith highlights local foods marketing program in Iowa 14 February 2007
Joe Krueger helps restore Liberia's timber industry
Nepal RPCV Joe Krueger has been to Liberia four times in the past two years as part of a program that is drawing on skills from the U.S. Forest Service to restore Liberia's timber industry 14 February 2007
Married 61 years, Philippines RPCVs Betty and Rollin Heller are...
Married 61 years, Philippines RPCVs Betty and Rollin Heller are experiencing another and different phase in their marriage 14 February 2007
James Foster is a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in St...
James Foster is a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in St. Vincent 14 February 2007
Uganda Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Dunn writes: Thoughts from the...
Uganda Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Dunn writes: Thoughts from the Third World 14 February 2007
Kevin O'Donnell's Son and Granddaughter are PCVs
Daughter and Granddaughter of Former Peace Corps Director Kevin O'Donnell are Peace Corps Volunteers 14 February 2007
Guatemala RPCV Naren Sonpal shares her passion for Fair Trade...
Guatemala RPCV Naren Sonpal shares her passion for Fair Trade and its benefits not only to the environment, but to coffee, tea and cacao farmers around the world 14 February 2007
The Miami Herald writes: Donna Shalala is an invaluable community...
The Miami Herald writes: Donna Shalala is an invaluable community asset 14 February 2007
At 60 years of age, Roger and Kitty Whitley packed...
At 60 years of age, Roger and Kitty Whitley packed up the house, rented it out and were on their way to the Fiji Islands where they spent two years from 1984-1986 15 February 2007
Ghana RPCV Hai Sam escaped from Vietnam in 1977...
Ghana RPCV Hai Sam escaped from Vietnam in 1977 15 February 2007
Grenada RPCV Josh Caplan founded a chapter of Optimist International...
Grenada RPCV Josh Caplan founded a chapter of Optimist International 15 February 2007
Guatemala RPCVs Lara Weiss and Nora Wynne - accompanied by their...
Guatemala RPCVs Lara Weiss and Nora Wynne - accompanied by their 3-year-old twin daughters -turned down for marriage license 15 February 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Sidney Slover helped start a donut production...
Peace Corps Volunteer Sidney Slover helped start a donut production and distribution company to raise money for youth projects in Honduras 15 February 2007
Angeles Mariscal writes: US Denies that Chiapas Volunteers are Counterinsurgents...
Angeles Mariscal writes: US Denies that Chiapas Volunteers are Counterinsurgents 15 February 2007
Angeles Mariscal escribe: Niega EU que los voluntarios de Chiapas...
Angeles Mariscal escribe: Niega EU que los voluntarios de Chiapas sean contrainsurgentes 15 February 2007
Pakistan RPCV Oscar Robinson honored in Santa Fe for 'Buffalo...
Pakistan RPCV Oscar Robinson honored in Santa Fe for 'Buffalo Soldier Hill' 15 February 2007
New Fellows Program at Yale University
Peace Corps announces new Fellows Program in International Relations with Yale University 15 February 2007
Peru's Supreme Court drops judge from former President Alejandro Toledo's...
Peru's Supreme Court drops judge from former President Alejandro Toledo's case 15 February 2007
Rep. Tom Petri has joined a small but growing number...
Rep. Tom Petri has joined a small but growing number of Republican lawmakers who have broken ranks with the Bush administration by showing disapproval to escalate troop levels in Iraq 15 February 2007
Congressman Tom Petri says US needs to consider Partition of...
Congressman Tom Petri says US needs to consider Partition of Iraq 15 February 2007
Honduras RPCV Jon Ferguson owns Cultiva where he sells organically...
Honduras RPCV Jon Ferguson owns Cultiva where he sells organically grown, fair-trade coffee 16 February 2007
Joetta Miller joined the Peace Corps in 1981 to teach...
Joetta Miller joined the Peace Corps in 1981 to teach village women in the west African nation of Mali how to utilize water to prevent and cure illnesses 16 February 2007
Togo RPCV Evan Wolfson is married to the cause of...
Togo RPCV Evan Wolfson is married to the cause of Gay Marraige 16 February 2007
Damian and Katherine Kostiuk make presentation on Uzbekistan...
Damian and Katherine Kostiuk make presentation on Uzbekistan 16 February 2007
Tschetter becomes the First Director to visit Malawi
Peace Corps Director Tschetter Becomes the First Director to Visit the Republic of Malawi 16 February 2007
Dodd Amasses Huge War Chest
Dodd Amasses Huge War Chest 16 February 2007
Obituary for Malawi RPCV Bobbie Mullinix Miles...
Obituary for Malawi RPCV Bobbie Mullinix Miles 17 February 2007
The Capital Times writes: Thank you, Tom Petri...
The Capital Times writes: Thank you, Tom Petri 17 February 2007
Rep. Jim Walsh wants his constituents to know he got...
Rep. Jim Walsh wants his constituents to know he got their wakeup call when they nearly sent him packing in November 18 February 2007
Washington Posts reviews "River of No Reprieve" by Jeffrey Tayler...
Washington Posts reviews "River of No Reprieve" by Jeffrey Tayler 18 February 2007
Harris Wofford declares his support for Obama
Harris Wofford declares his support for Obama 18 February 2007
Cyprus RPCV Bill Turner is a trustee of more than...
Cyprus RPCV Bill Turner is a trustee of more than five different private companies related to water rights 19 February 2007
El Mozote massacre...
El Mozote massacre 19 February 2007
PCVs accused of counterinsurgency activities in Mexico
Elio Henríquez writes: Five members of the Peace Corps, a U.S. government-sponsored organization accused of performing counterinsurgency activities in several countries in the past, have been incorporated as "volunteers" in strategic departments of ECOSUR 19 February 2007
Elio Henríquez escribe: Cuerpos de Paz en San Cristóbal de...
Elio Henríquez escribe: Cuerpos de Paz en San Cristóbal de las Casas 19 February 2007
Dodd's build connections in New Hampshire
Dodd's Stories And Smiles Help Build Connections 19 February 2007
Cambodia Peace Corps Volunteer Kevin writes: It's our third week...
Cambodia Peace Corps Volunteer Kevin writes: It's our third week here, which means we're nearly halfway through training 20 February 2007
RPCV Angela Fresne writes: My experience in Ecuador taught me...
RPCV Angela Fresne writes: My experience in Ecuador taught me not to take basic things for granted 20 February 2007
Malawi RPCV Steven Thomas Brown spent six weeks in Syracuse...
Malawi RPCV Steven Thomas Brown spent six weeks in Syracuse University's Entrepreneurial Exchange Program with South Africa 20 February 2007
Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner and his wife, Marilyn, plan to...
Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner and his wife, Marilyn, plan to fly to Iguala de la Independencia along with 2nd Ward Alderman Juany Garza and Greg Salgado, a Hispanic civic leader to investigate a possible sister city arrangement 20 February 2007
Ron Tschetter visits Namibia...
Ron Tschetter visits Namibia 20 February 2007
A parliamentary commission warned that it would request the extradition...
A parliamentary commission warned that it would request the extradition of former Peruvian president, Alejandro Toledo if he refuses to return from the United States to answer charges of corruption 20 February 2007
Tom Petri faces some tough questions on the home front...
Tom Petri faces some tough questions on the home front about his vote against the Bush administration's plan to send more troops to Iraq 20 February 2007
Governor Doyle to undergo hip surgery...
Governor Doyle to undergo hip surgery 20 February 2007
Dave and Callie Seaton return to Muqui where they served...
Dave and Callie Seaton return to Muqui where they served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Brazil in 1962 and 1963 21 February 2007
Korea RPCV Bryna Leeder's students span the globe...
Korea RPCV Bryna Leeder's students span the globe 21 February 2007
Liberia RPCV Cynthia Fleming is an oral historian at the...
Liberia RPCV Cynthia Fleming is an oral historian at the University of Tennessee 21 February 2007
Kate Eptingis a Peace Corps volunteer, in Togo working to...
Kate Eptingis a Peace Corps volunteer, in Togo working to design health education and outreach programs that work to empower women, combat malaria and diminish the stigma surrounding HIV-positive villagers 21 February 2007
Dick Celeste says Volunteering must be done selflessly...
Dick Celeste says Volunteering must be done selflessly 21 February 2007
Kevin O'Donnell Helped Shape the Peace Corps as First Country...
Kevin O'Donnell Helped Shape the Peace Corps as First Country Director for Korea 21 February 2007
Dow Jones to name Peter McPherson Chairman
Dow Jones To Name Peter McPherson Chairman 21 February 2007
Dow Jones to Name M. Peter McPherson Chairman of the...
Dow Jones to Name M. Peter McPherson Chairman of the Board 21 February 2007
Former Volunteers Celebrate the 46th Anniversary of the Peace Corps...
Former Volunteers Celebrate the 46th Anniversary of the Peace Corps from fom February 26 to March 4, 2007 22 February 2007
Peace Corps Armenia was established in 1992 at the invitation...
Peace Corps Armenia was established in 1992 at the invitation of the Armenian government 22 February 2007
Burkina Faso RPCV Rachel Hill writes: Am I going mad...
Burkina Faso RPCV Rachel Hill writes: Am I going mad? I am a Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso, and I'm worried about the protein intake of my dog. 22 February 2007
Ethiopia RPCV John Grap writes: Thirty-four years ago, in...
Ethiopia RPCV John Grap writes: Thirty-four years ago, in 1973, the Watergate hearings were big news, the Vietnam war was raging, Paul Simon was singing about "Kodachrome" and I joined the Peace Corps 22 February 2007
Liberia RPCV Cynthia Fleming is the author of Soon We...
Liberia RPCV Cynthia Fleming is the author of Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson 22 February 2007
Matt Fornoff to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi...
Matt Fornoff to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi 22 February 2007
Shawn Barnes says former Peace Corps volunteers who served in...
Shawn Barnes says former Peace Corps volunteers who served in Samoa from 2001 to 2003 have been sending computers to students there under a small nonprofit launched by several RPCVs called Aloha Computers for Education in Samoa 22 February 2007
A majority of adults (55%) support increasing the federal budget...
A majority of adults (55%) support increasing the federal budget to allow everyone who is qualified and wants to serve in full-time service programs such as the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to do so 23 February 2007
Cameroon Country Director Robert Strauss says Peace Corps will inaugurate...
Cameroon Country Director Robert Strauss says Peace Corps will inaugurate a new program called "50 plus" to encourage Peace Corps volunteers of 50 years and above 23 February 2007
PCVs attend Festival on the Niger in Mali
Beth Ashley writes: Earlier this month I spent four days at the Festival on the Niger in Mali where I met some of the Peace Corps Volunteers who had recently been evacuated because of political unrest in Guinea 23 February 2007
Obituary for Jamaica RPCV Joan McFarland...
Obituary for Jamaica RPCV Joan McFarland 23 February 2007
Kenya RPCV Scott Waguespack elected Chicago Alderman...
Kenya RPCV Scott Waguespack elected Chicago Alderman 23 February 2007
Amber Lisse Rocha to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in...
Amber Lisse Rocha to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in Kiribati 23 February 2007
Lance and Stefanie Gatchell will share information about culture, food...
Lance and Stefanie Gatchell will share information about culture, food and their travels in Morocco 23 February 2007
Paraguay RPCV Ted Henry is Cleveland's most experienced news anchor...
Paraguay RPCV Ted Henry is Cleveland's most experienced news anchor 23 February 2007
Kristy Severin to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in Uganda...
Kristy Severin to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in Uganda 23 February 2007
Tschetter Visits the Kingdom of Swaziland...
Tschetter Visits the Kingdom of Swaziland 23 February 2007
Rep. John Kefalas against sending more troops to Iraq...
Rep. John Kefalas against sending more troops to Iraq 23 February 2007
Barry Rozner writes: It's Mike McCaskey's team and there's nothing...
Barry Rozner writes: It's Mike McCaskey's team and there's nothing you can do about that 23 February 2007
Army refiles Watada charges...
Army refiles Watada charges 24 February 2007
Bryn Cain serves as a Peace Corps volunteer working in...
Bryn Cain serves as a Peace Corps volunteer working in Senegal, just as her mother served in Sierra Leone in the 1960s 24 February 2007
Tunisia RPCV Jeannie Ritter dives in as first lady of...
Tunisia RPCV Jeannie Ritter dives in as first lady of Colorado 24 February 2007
Michael O'Hanlon writes: The British troop drawdown works against the...
Michael O'Hanlon writes: The British troop drawdown works against the overall thrust of the surge strategy. It is not a fatal problem for the coalition, to be sure. But it is surely not good news. 24 February 2007
The Sacramento Bee remembers Joe Serna...
The Sacramento Bee remembers Joe Serna 25 February 2007
RPCVs start Netlife to distribute mosquito nets
The deaths of more than 1 million people each year from malaria, prompted Senegal RPCV Andy Sherman and fellow Saint Louis University medical student Jesse Matthews to start NetLife, a nonprofit organization that distributes mosquito nets in Africa 25 February 2007
Sara Pilgreen is one of 88 Peace Corps volunteers in...
Sara Pilgreen is one of 88 Peace Corps volunteers in Vanuatu 25 February 2007
Netflix Reaches Service Milestone
Netflix Reaches Service Milestone With Delivery of One Billionth DVD Since Launch of Business 25 February 2007
Why do they hate us...
Why do they hate us? 25 February 2007
Kirby Jones had been living in the slums of the...
Kirby Jones had been living in the slums of the Dominican Republic's capital city, Santo Domingo when a rebel faction staged a coup against the Dominican Republic's sitting government 26 February 2007
Bernie Fisken joined the Peace Corps in 1964 after a...
Bernie Fisken joined the Peace Corps in 1964 after a stint in the U.S. Army and was sent into the Andes near Ambato, Ecuador 26 February 2007
Grenada RPCV Charles G. Blewitt has written four comedies that...
Grenada RPCV Charles G. Blewitt has written four comedies that recently were compiled into a collection published as "Valley Views" 26 February 2007
Oman RPCV Zelda White slain in carjacking on the outskirts...
Oman RPCV Zelda White slain in carjacking on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya 26 February 2007
Rory Schember guides villagers in Chota, Peru, as they build...
Rory Schember guides villagers in Chota, Peru, as they build small artisan businesses 26 February 2007
Oscar winner Helen Mirren congratulated by RPCV husband
British actress Helen Mirren is congratulated by husband, Taylor Hackford, after winning the Oscar for best actress for her work in 'The Queen' the 79th Academy Awards 26 February 2007
Dame Helen Mirren had to force her husband Taylor Hackford...
Dame Helen Mirren had to force her husband Taylor Hackford to give her a kiss when she won the Best Actress Oscar 26 February 2007
Helen Mirren brought her pocketbook up on stage with her...
Helen Mirren brought her pocketbook up on stage with her, awkwardly clutched under her left arm as she wielded Old Goldy in her right 26 February 2007
News Herald says: Taft's bad legacy still haunts Ohio...
News Herald says: Taft's bad legacy still haunts Ohio 26 February 2007
Tom Bissell gives reading and booksigning for "The Father of...
Tom Bissell gives reading and booksigning for "The Father of All Things 26 February 2007
Federal Court Reaffirms Immunity of Message Board Operators from Suits...
Federal Court Reaffirms Immunity of Message Board Operators from Suits Brought Against Commenters 26 February 2007
When I jokingly asked director Taylor Hackford if his wife's...
When I jokingly asked director Taylor Hackford if his wife's best actress win for "The Queen" now means he, like Britain's Prince Philip, will have to walk two steps behind his wife, Hackford harrumphed (very Philip-like, I thought), "Hardly! Not in my house!" 27 February 2007
Sam Farr, D-Carmel, will mark the 105th anniversary of...
Sam Farr, D-Carmel, will mark the 105th anniversary of Salinas-born author John Steinbeck by reading a passage of "The Grapes of Wrath" on the Floor of the U.S. House 27 February 2007
Harris Wofford launches campaign to engage N.Y. seniors...
Harris Wofford launches campaign to engage N.Y. seniors 27 February 2007
As executive director of the Land Trust for the Little...
As executive director of the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, Colombia RPCV Paul Carlson oversees one of the most active land trusts in the North Carolina 28 February 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Brendan McCleary has worked in El Salvador...
Peace Corps Volunteer Brendan McCleary has worked in El Salvador on environmental education activities with kids up to the sixth grade, launched an environmental club for middle-schoolers and led nature hikes and planted trees as part of beautification projects 28 February 2007
John Kefalas writes: A Report from the Colorado Capitol...
John Kefalas writes: A Report from the Colorado Capitol 28 February 2007
Ethiopia RPCVs Mark and Shiela Nesse retire from Everett Public...
Ethiopia RPCVs Mark and Shiela Nesse retire from Everett Public Library, where he's been library director for 30 years 28 February 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Amanda Rogers had two days' notice that...
Peace Corps Volunteer Amanda Rogers had two days' notice that she was being evacuated from Guinea 28 February 2007
Haiti RPCV Piper Perreault writes: I would like to let...
Haiti RPCV Piper Perreault writes: I would like to let people know that this week is Peace Corps Week, commemorating the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Peace Corps 28 February 2007
More than 70 seventh-graders at Columbia Catholic School crowded...
More than 70 seventh-graders at Columbia Catholic School crowded into the school's media center to chat with Peace Corps Volunteer Peter Loebach stationed in the Philippines 28 February 2007
Obituary for Togo RPCV Paul McKenzie...
Obituary for Togo RPCV Paul McKenzie 28 February 2007
An Excerpt from Jan Worth's Night Blind
An Excerpt from Jan Worth's Night Blind 28 February 2007
Christopher R. Hill testfies: Status of Six-Party Agreement...
Christopher R. Hill testfies: Status of Six-Party Agreement 28 February 2007
Chris Shays is supporting efforts to repeal the military's don't...
Chris Shays is supporting efforts to repeal the military's don't-ask-don't-tell policy on gays 28 February 2007
McPherson takes new job with Dow Jones...
McPherson takes new job with Dow Jones 28 February 2007
Doyle backs gay benefits...
Doyle backs gay benefits 28 February 2007
Greater Lansing Returned Peace Corps Volunteers exhibit photos...
Greater Lansing Returned Peace Corps Volunteers exhibit photos 28 February 2007
President Bush honors fifth anniversary of USA Freedom Corps...
President Bush honors fifth anniversary of USA Freedom Corps 28 February 2007
