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Obituary for Belize RPCV Paul Dwight Davis
Obituary for Belize RPCV Paul Dwight Davis 1 June 2008
PCV Catherine Saltwick killed in Automobile Accident
Botswana Peace Corps Volunteer Volunteer Catherine Saltwick killed in Automobile Accident 2 June 2008
Answers sought in death of John Marvin Grostic
Answers sought in death of Sierra Leone RPCV John Marvin Grostic whose body was found along the Lake Michigan shoreline 2 June 2008
Richard Stoll returns to Tonga for capitol’s rebuild
Richard Stoll is returning to Tonga to be the master planner of the capitol’s rebuild 2 June 2008
Mark Rampolla promotes new sports drink
Costa Rica RPCV Mark Rampolla banking on national buzz for new sports drink 3 June 2008
Annual Peace Corps Ghana conference held
The annual United States Peace Corps Ghana conference dubbed “Peace Corps National Stars Conference” comes off in Kumasi from June 05 to 09 3 June 2008
Obituary for Botswana PCV Catherine Saltwick
Obituary for Botswana Peace Corps Volunteer Catherine Saltwick 4 June 2008
Dr. Cynthia M. Goody Appointed McDonalds Nutrition Director
Guatemala RPCV Dr. Cynthia M. Goody Appointed Director of Nutrition for McDonald's(R) USA 4 June 2008
Peace Corps Reopens Program in Liberia
Peace Corps Reopens Program in Liberia with Peace Corps Response (Crisis Corps) 4 June 2008
Steve Scroggs retires from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Mauritania RPCV Steve Scroggs retires from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 4 June 2008
Tu Dang is a Foreign Affairs Officer
Mauritania RPCV Tu Dang is a foreign affairs officer in the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. 4 June 2008
Bethany Hedt takes aim at AIDS with statistics
Namibia RPCV Bethany Hedt takes aim at AIDS with statistics 5 June 2008
Grant Earich writes: Continental Divide in Ukraine
Grant Earich writes: Accomplishments and obstacles in Ukraine: Continental divide 5 June 2008
Expanding opportunities for deaf Peace Corps volunteers
Expanding opportunities for deaf Peace Corps volunteers 5 June 2008
Peace Corps Fellows/USA Partners with University of Maryland
Peace Corps Fellows/USA Partners with University of Maryland for Fellows master’s degrees in public policy and public management 5 June 2008
Obituary for Afghanistan RPCV Susan Callahan
Obituary for Afghanistan RPCV Susan Callahan 6 June 2008
Obituary for Fiji RPCV Stephen A. Karass
Obituary for Fiji RPCV Stephen A. Karass 6 June 2008
Peace Corps/Kenya Program Reopening
Peace Corps/Kenya Program Reopening 6 June 2008
Obituary for Jamaica Country Director Jan William Owen
Obituary for Jamaica Country Director Jan William Owen 7 June 2008
Bill Moyers writes: It was oil all along
Bill Moyers writes: It was oil, all along 7 June 2008
Ed Shamy writes: Measure a state by treatment of roadkill
Paraguay RPCV Ed Shamy writes: Measure a state by its treatment of roadkill 8 June 2008
José Klein is plate artist
Suriname RPCV José Klein is plate artist 9 June 2008
Tschetter Visits Romania
Peace Corps Director Visits Romania 11 June 2008
RPCVs Receive Franklin H. Williams Award
Eleven Former Volunteers to Receive Peace Corps 2008 Franklin H. Williams Award 12 June 2008
PC and Operation HOPE Form Partnership in South Africa
Peace Corps and Operation HOPE Form Historic Partnership in South Africa 13 June 2008
Top Peace Corps Graduate Programs Recognized
Top Peace Corps Graduate Programs Recognized 18 June 2008
Kenyan Prime Minister Visits PC Headquarters
Kenyan Prime Minister Visits Peace Corps Headquarters 19 June 2008
Prime Minister Odinga welcomes PC back to Kenya
Prime Minister Odinga welcomes Peace Corps back to Kenya 19 June 2008
Director Tschetter Visits Ukraine
Peace Corps Director Visits Ukraine 19 June 2008
Dodd won't support FISA ‘compromise’ legislation
Chris Dodd cannot support the so-called ‘compromise’ legislation that would simply offer retroactive immunity by another name 19 June 2008
Michael Meyer's writes "The Last Days of Old Beijing"
Julie foster reviews China RPCV Michael Meyer's book "The Last Days of Old Beijing" 20 June 2008
Maureen Orth had a premonition
Maureen Orth had a premonition 20 June 2008
Colleagues laud Walsh's work
Colleagues laud Walsh's work 22 June 2008
Mark Schneider speaks at Florida State University
Mark Schneider speaks at Florida State University as part of the Human Rights and National Security in the 21st Century summer lecture series 23 June 2008
Chuck Ludlam writes: Congress Enacts PCV Tax Law
Senegal RPCV Chuck Ludlam writes: Congress Enacts Tax Law Protecting Volunteers and Peace Corps Staff 24 June 2008
Dodd Speaks in Opposition to FISA Bill
Senator Dodd Speaks in Opposition to FISA Bill on Floor of U.S. Senate 24 June 2008
Christopher Hill critical to success in Korea Talks
Christopher Hill has been critical to the success of the policy towards North Korea 25 June 2008
Mark Gearan writes: Don't underestimate Hillary Clinton
Mark Gearan writes: Don't underestimate Hillary Clinton's accomplishment 25 June 2008
Stan Simpson writes: Dodd Deserves Financial Scrutiny
Stan Simpson writes: Dodd Deserves Financial Scrutiny 25 June 2008
Tschetter Visits Panama
Peace Corps Director Visits Panama 26 June 2008
Mike Honda loves Karaoke
Mike Honda loves Karaoke 26 June 2008
End of an era for Walsh
End of an era for Walsh 26 June 2008
James Rupert writes: Pakistan Sends Troops Against Taliban
James Rupert writes: Pakistan Sends Troops Against Taliban in Peshawar After Attacks 27 June 2008
Elaine Chao hails U.S.-China dialogue
Elaine Chao hails U.S.-China dialogue 28 June 2008
Obituary for Panama RPCV Bud Keith
Obituary for Panama RPCV Bud Keith 29 June 2008
Sarah Chayes continues work in Kandahar
Sarah Chayes continues work in Kandahar despite deteriorating security 29 June 2008
Life in prison for killer of PCV Julia Campbell
Life in prison for killer of Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell 30 June 2008
Court convicts suspect in Julia Campbell killing
Court convicts suspect in Julia Campbell killing 30 June 2008
Johnson-Sirleaf Welcomes PC Return to Liberia
Johnson-Sirleaf Welcomes U.S. Peace Corps Return 30 June 2008
John Coyne writes: Peace Corps Archives at JFK Library
John Coyne interviews Jaimie Quaglino, at the Kennedy Library about the Peace Corps Archives 30 June 2008
Mark Shriver to Chair National Commission on Children
Mark Shriver Elected to Chair National Commission on Children and Disasters 30 June 2008
Obituary for Belize RPCV Paul Dwight Davis
Obituary for Belize RPCV Paul Dwight Davis 1 June 2008
Thomas Keller is working with farmers in Europe's poorest nation...
Thomas Keller is working with farmers in Europe's poorest nation, Moldova 1 June 2008
PCV Catherine Saltwick killed in Automobile Accident
Botswana Peace Corps Volunteer Volunteer Catherine Saltwick killed in Automobile Accident 2 June 2008
Marion Adams leaves for her two-year stint in Moldova...
Marion Adams leaves for her two-year stint in Moldova, but it's not her first experience with volunteer and social work 2 June 2008
Answers sought in death of John Marvin Grostic
Answers sought in death of Sierra Leone RPCV John Marvin Grostic whose body was found along the Lake Michigan shoreline 2 June 2008
Richard Stoll returns to Tonga for capitol's rebuild
Richard Stoll is returning to Tonga to be the master planner of the capitol's rebuild 2 June 2008
Mark Rampolla promotes new sports drink
Costa Rica RPCV Mark Rampolla banking on national buzz for new sports drink 3 June 2008
Annual Peace Corps Ghana conference held
The annual United States Peace Corps Ghana conference dubbed "Peace Corps National Stars Conference" comes off in Kumasi from June 05 to 09 3 June 2008
Obituary for Botswana PCV Catherine Saltwick
Obituary for Botswana Peace Corps Volunteer Catherine Saltwick 4 June 2008
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Howell Wechsler writes: Nation's Teens: Some Still...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Howell Wechsler writes: Nation's Teens: Some Still Riskier Than Others 4 June 2008
Dr. Cynthia M. Goody Appointed McDonalds Nutrition Director
Guatemala RPCV Dr. Cynthia M. Goody Appointed Director of Nutrition for McDonald's(R) USA 4 June 2008
Peace Corps Reopens Program in Liberia
Peace Corps Reopens Program in Liberia with Peace Corps Response (Crisis Corps) 4 June 2008
Steve Scroggs retires from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Mauritania RPCV Steve Scroggs retires from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 4 June 2008
Tu Dang is a Foreign Affairs Officer
Mauritania RPCV Tu Dang is a foreign affairs officer in the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. 4 June 2008
World Welcomes Obama Win
World Welcomes Obama Win 4 June 2008
Bethany Hedt takes aim at AIDS with statistics
Namibia RPCV Bethany Hedt takes aim at AIDS with statistics 5 June 2008
Avi Richman writes: Today marks day 22 of my Peace...
Avi Richman writes: Today marks day 22 of my Peace Corps service in Nicaragua and I am proud to report that my first class of the creative entrepreneurship course that I will teach during my time here went exceptionally well if you disregard the fact that I used a permanent marker to write on the marker board 5 June 2008
Grant Earich writes: Continental Divide in Ukraine
Grant Earich writes: Accomplishments and obstacles in Ukraine: Continental divide 5 June 2008
Expanding opportunities for deaf PCVs
Expanding opportunities for deaf Peace Corps volunteers 5 June 2008
Peace Corps Fellows/USA Partners with University of Maryland
Peace Corps Fellows/USA Partners with University of Maryland for Fellows master's degrees in public policy and public management 5 June 2008
Obituary for Afghanistan RPCV Susan Callahan
Obituary for Afghanistan RPCV Susan Callahan 6 June 2008
Obituary for Fiji RPCV Stephen A. Karass
Obituary for Fiji RPCV Stephen A. Karass 6 June 2008
Peace Corps/Kenya Program Reopening
Peace Corps/Kenya Program Reopening 6 June 2008
Maureen Maloney reports from Madagascar...
Maureen Maloney reports from Madagascar 6 June 2008
In Andrew Weems "Namaste Man" Weems' hippie parents, stranded in...
In Andrew Weems "Namaste Man" Weems' hippie parents, stranded in Katmandu after their Peace Corps service, quote Bertolt Brecht and herd their sneaker-shod students through mountain passes at 18,500 feet 6 June 2008
Jeff Bailey writes: Peace Corps moments in Azerbaijan...
Jeff Bailey writes: Peace Corps moments in Azerbaijan 7 June 2008
Obituary for Jamaica Country Director Jan William Owen
Obituary for Jamaica Country Director Jan William Owen 7 June 2008
Hillary Presecan will leave for Morocco in September with the...
Hillary Presecan will leave for Morocco in September with the Peace Corps to teach English and health 7 June 2008
Bill Moyers writes: It was oil all along
Bill Moyers writes: It was oil, all along 7 June 2008
For Ben Simms, volunteering in the Peace Corps in Costa...
For Ben Simms, volunteering in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica has been a slam dunk 8 June 2008
For the past 21 months, Tara Trepanier of Bemidji has...
For the past 21 months, Tara Trepanier of Bemidji has been a stationed Peace Corps volunteer in Demir Hisar, Macedonia 8 June 2008
Ed Shamy writes: Measure a state by treatment of roadkill
Paraguay RPCV Ed Shamy writes: Measure a state by its treatment of roadkill 8 June 2008
James Wilkins will travel to Mauritania, West Africa to work...
James Wilkins will travel to Mauritania, West Africa to work for the Peace Corps to conduct a workshop to train language teachers how to assess the linguistic ability of volunteers 9 June 2008
José Klein is plate artist
Suriname RPCV José Klein is plate artist 9 June 2008
Casey Coes first felt the pull of the Peace Corps...
Casey Coes first felt the pull of the Peace Corps almost three years ago on a trip to South America 10 June 2008
With a master's degree in interpersonal communication behind her, Erin...
With a master's degree in interpersonal communication behind her, Erin Wolf, known in Africa as Ba Eleni, committed two years of her life to the Peace Corps in Zambia 10 June 2008
Gregg Hayward visited Hampton Academy to discuss his experiences during...
Gregg Hayward visited Hampton Academy to discuss his experiences during the two years he spent as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia 10 June 2008
Peace Corps Volunteer Tammy writes: Too pretty to camp...
Peace Corps Volunteer Tammy writes: Too pretty to camp 11 June 2008
Tschetter Visits Romania
Peace Corps Director Visits Romania 11 June 2008
RPCVs Receive Franklin H. Williams Award
Eleven Former Volunteers to Receive Peace Corps 2008 Franklin H. Williams Award 12 June 2008
Gretchen Snoeyenbos is finishing her two years of volunteer service...
Gretchen Snoeyenbos is finishing her two years of volunteer service with the Peace Corps in Mali 12 June 2008
Eli and RyAnn Heller joined the Peace Corps and spent...
Eli and RyAnn Heller joined the Peace Corps and spent more than two years in Manila, Philippines 13 June 2008
PC and Operation HOPE Form Partnership in South Africa
Peace Corps and Operation HOPE Form Historic Partnership in South Africa 13 June 2008
Peace Corps Celebrates Father's Day and Honors Legacies of Volunteerism...
Peace Corps Celebrates Father's Day and Honors Legacies of Volunteerism 13 June 2008
Zachery Scott writes: Gay Life in the Peace Corps, Take...
Zachery Scott writes: Gay Life in the Peace Corps, Take 1 16 June 2008
Zachery Scott writes: Can You Take my Picture...
Zachery Scott writes: Can You Take my Picture? 16 June 2008
Zachery Scott writes: Back to the Closet...
Zachery Scott writes: Back to the Closet 16 June 2008
Sarfo Peprah, Human Resource and Corporate Affairs Manager of the...
Sarfo Peprah, Human Resource and Corporate Affairs Manager of the Nestle Ghana Limited, has commended the US Peace Corps for their immense contributions towards the development of the country 17 June 2008
Top Peace Corps Graduate Programs Recognized
Top Peace Corps Graduate Programs Recognized 18 June 2008
Mandee Galbraith served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the...
Mandee Galbraith served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic 19 June 2008
Kenyan Prime Minister Visits PC Headquarters
Kenyan Prime Minister Visits Peace Corps Headquarters 19 June 2008
Prime Minister Odinga welcomes PC back to Kenya
Prime Minister Odinga welcomes Peace Corps back to Kenya 19 June 2008
Director Tschetter Visits Ukraine
Peace Corps Director Visits Ukraine 19 June 2008
Dodd won't support FISA ‘compromise' legislation
Chris Dodd cannot support the so-called ‘compromise' legislation that would simply offer retroactive immunity by another name 19 June 2008
Michael Meyer's writes "The Last Days of Old Beijing"
Julie foster reviews China RPCV Michael Meyer's book "The Last Days of Old Beijing" 20 June 2008
Maureen Orth had a premonition
Maureen Orth had a premonition 20 June 2008
Colleagues laud Walsh's work
Colleagues laud Walsh's work 22 June 2008
Mark Schneider speaks at Florida State University
Mark Schneider speaks at Florida State University as part of the Human Rights and National Security in the 21st Century summer lecture series 23 June 2008
Chuck Ludlam writes: Congress Enacts PCV Tax Law
Senegal RPCV Chuck Ludlam writes: Congress Enacts Tax Law Protecting Volunteers and Peace Corps Staff 24 June 2008
Speaking at the US Peace Corps swearing in-ceremony in...
Speaking at the US Peace Corps swearing in-ceremony in Molepolole last week National AIDS Coordinating Agency (NACA) coordinator Mr Chris Molomo said Botswana and the United States are working together to win the battle against the virus 24 June 2008
Dodd Speaks in Opposition to FISA Bill
Senator Dodd Speaks in Opposition to FISA Bill on Floor of U.S. Senate 24 June 2008
Christopher Hill critical to success in Korea Talks
Christopher Hill has been critical to the success of the policy towards North Korea 25 June 2008
Mark Gearan writes: Hillary Clinton's Contribution
Mark Gearan writes: Don't underestimate Hillary Clinton's accomplishment 25 June 2008
Jesse A. Hamilton writes: Dodd Takes Last Stand Against Spying...
Jesse A. Hamilton writes: Dodd Takes Last Stand Against Spying Bill 25 June 2008
Stan Simpson writes: Dodd Deserves Financial Scrutiny
Stan Simpson writes: Dodd Deserves Financial Scrutiny 25 June 2008
Jackie Wald writes: Here in Panama, my husband and I...
Jackie Wald writes: Here in Panama, my husband and I are completing our Peace Corps training and will soon embark on our two-year service as full-fledged volunteers 26 June 2008
Tschetter Visits Panama
Peace Corps Director Visits Panama 26 June 2008
Mike Honda loves Karaoke
Mike Honda loves Karaoke 26 June 2008
End of an era for Walsh
End of an era for Walsh 26 June 2008
James Rupert writes: Pakistan Fights Taliban
James Rupert writes: Pakistan Sends Troops Against Taliban in Peshawar After Attacks 27 June 2008
Elaine Chao hails U.S.-China dialogue
Elaine Chao hails U.S.-China dialogue 28 June 2008
Maria Steele and Peter Neumann served as Peace Corps Volunteers...
Maria Steele and Peter Neumann served as Peace Corps Volunteers near the town of Mohales Hoek, where they spent their days helping others and their nights reading books 28 June 2008
Lea Nation served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Azilah...
Lea Nation served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Azilah in Morocco, where she taught local women how to turn their weaving talents into a profitable enterprise 28 June 2008
Don Hesse was 24 the first time he joined the...
Don Hesse was 24 the first time he joined the Peace Corps in 1968, volunteering in the village of Njala Kumboya, Sierra Leone 28 June 2008
Screening for "The Sky Below" by Documentary Filmmaker Sarah Singh...
Screening for "The Sky Below" by Documentary Filmmaker Sarah Singh, daughter of a Peace Corps Volunteer who served in India 29 June 2008
Obituary for Bud Keith - Champion for Disabled
Obituary for Panama RPCV Bud Keith 29 June 2008
Sarah Chayes continues work in Kandahar
Sarah Chayes continues work in Kandahar despite deteriorating security 29 June 2008
Life in prison for killer of PCV Julia Campbell
Life in prison for killer of Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell 30 June 2008
Court convicts suspect in Julia Campbell killing
Court convicts suspect in Julia Campbell killing 30 June 2008
Jerry Spingola, came to this country from Lesotho only two...
Jerry Spingola, came to this country from Lesotho only two years ago after her marriage to Peace Corps Volunteer Tim Spingola 30 June 2008
Johnson-Sirleaf Welcomes PC Return to Liberia
Johnson-Sirleaf Welcomes U.S. Peace Corps Return 30 June 2008
Zachery Scott writes: Where There's Rain...
Zachery Scott writes: Where There's Rain 30 June 2008
John Coyne writes: PC Archives at JFK Library
John Coyne interviews Jaimie Quaglino, at the Kennedy Library about the Peace Corps Archives 30 June 2008
Volunteer a crash pad for the Peace Corps in Fort...
Volunteer a crash pad for the Peace Corps in Fort Collins 30 June 2008
Mark Shriver to Chair National Commission on Children
Mark Shriver Elected to Chair National Commission on Children and Disasters 30 June 2008
