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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
