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 | Join Us Mr. President!
"We will double the size of the Peace Corps by its 50th anniversary in 2011. And we'll reach out to other nations to engage their young people in similar programs, so that we work side by side to take on the common challenges that confront all humanity," said Barack Obama during his campaign.
Read how RPCV's rallied and and marched to the White House to support a bold new Peace Corps for a new age. |
Laurence Leamer writes: You Can Change History
Laurence Leamer writes: You Can Change History: An Open Letter to Congresswoman Nita Lowey 1 June 2009
Maria Maculaitis is owner of Contractor Connection
Maria Maculaitis, owner of Contractor Connection, was born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to an Italian American in the Peace Corps from Canton, and a Bolivian who spoke only Spanish 1 June 2009
Jeffrey Tayler writes: Face-Off on the Congo
Jeffrey Tayler writes: Face-Off on the Congo 1 June 2009
Scott Rowland for mayor of Peachtree City
Guatemala RPCV Scott Rowland says he’s going to make a run for the mayor’s seat in Peachtree City in the next election 1 June 2009
Emilio Torres is new volleyball coach at wife's alma mater
Guinea-Bissau RPCV Emilio Torres brings wealth of experience to Noll as new volleyball coach at deceased wife's alma mater 1 June 2009
Colleen O’Connor writes: Get your own gang California
Turkey RPCV Colleen O’Connor writes: Get your own gang, California 1 June 2009
Juana Bordas named 2009 Unique Woman of Colorado
Chile RPCV Juana Bordas named 2009 Unique Woman of Colorado 2 June 2009
Carl Pope writes: The energy stumbling block in Congress
Carl Pope writes: The energy stumbling block in Congress 2 June 2009
Dr. Janet Bruno writes: How to Quit Smoking
Kenya RPCV Dr. Janet Bruno writes: How to Quit Smoking Once and for All 2 June 2009
Don Mather first heard of Bhutan as PCV in Pakistan
Don Mather had first heard of Bhutan decades ago while a Peace Corps volunteer in Pakistan 2 June 2009
Obituary for Papau New Guinea RPCV Paul Veale
Obituary for Papau New Guinea RPCV Paul Veale 2 June 2009
Peace Corps Celebrates Gay Pride
Peace Corps Celebrates Gay Pride 3 June 2009
Michael Adlerstein says UN renovations on schedule
Michael Adlerstein says UN Headquarters renovations on schedule 3 June 2009
Honda Introduces new Immigration Bill
Honda Introduces Bill That Would Make Sweeping Changes in Legal Immigration 3 June 2009
George Packer writes: Postcard from Mardan
George Packer writes: Postcard from Mardan 3 June 2009
Obama speaks at Cairo University
President Barack Obama speaks at Cairo University in Cairo 4 June 2009
Obama in Roundtable Interview with Regional Reporters in Cairo
President Barack Obama in Roundtable Interview with Regional Reporters in Cairo 4 June 2009
Gaddi H. Vasquez at the annual prayer breakfast
The featured speaker at the annual prayer breakfast of the South Orange County Interfaith Council at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center was Ambassador Gaddi H. Vasquez, former director of the United States Peace Corps 4 June 2009
Chon Lee writes: jPCVs work in remote places in Azerbaijan
Chon Lee writes: I had the great pleasure to meet and work alongside some extraordinary Peace Corps volunteers stationed in remote places in Azerbaijan, such as a small mountainous village called Luhic with only one school of roughly 70 children 4 June 2009
John Shannon writes mystery thriller
Malawi RPCV John Shannon writes mystery thriller, "Palos Verdes Blue" 4 June 2009
Matt Hepp combines humanitarian and climbing objectives
Ecuador RPCV Matt Hepp travels to Pakistan a team that combines humanitarian and climbing objectives 4 June 2009
Greg Carlow loving life in Uganda
Greg Carlow loving life in Uganda 4 June 2009
Laurence Leamer writes: Your Moment Has Come
Laurence Leamer writes: Your Moment Has Come: DC Rally June 13 to Support Obama's Peace Corps Vision 5 June 2009
PC Awarded Advancing Government Accountability Award
Peace Corps Awarded Advancing Government Accountability Award 5 June 2009
Christine Dixon devotes 35 years to agriculture teaching
Belize RPCV Christine Dixon devotes 35 years to agriculture teaching 5 June 2009
Michael Adlerstein's Press Conference on UN renovations
Press Conference with Michael Adlerstein on the UN Headquarters renovations 5 June 2009
Alan Walls named St. Anthony boys basketball coach
El Salvador RPCV Alan Walls named St. Anthony boys basketball coach 5 June 2009
Peter Bartholomew loves Korean traditional culture
Some 40 Korean traditional houses have been saved from demolition by the tenacious efforts of RPCV Peter Bartholomew who loves Korean traditional culture 5 June 2009
Larry Kaplow writes: Iraq Steps Out of Iran’s Shadow
Larry Kaplow writes: Iraq Steps Out of Iran’s Shadow 6 June 2009
Rebekah Martin finds love is not enough
RPCV Rebekah Martin finds love is not enough after suicide of young boy she helped bring from Kazakhstan 6 June 2009
Bill Lorah Volunteers For His Community
Ethiopia RPCV Bill Lorah Volunteers For His Community 7 June 2009
Brian Carroll writes: An African village adapts
The Gambia RPCV Brian Carroll writes: An African village adapts 7 June 2009
Jeff Schlieper rides in his first Tour de Kota
Ukraine RPCV Jeff Schlieper came all the way from Vashon Island, Wash., to ride in his first Tour de Kota, although he has passed through South Dakota on numerous cross-country rides 7 June 2009
Chris Dodd faces his own crisis
Thomas Dodd left the Senate in disgrace. Now his son Christopher faces his own crisis 8 June 2009
Brett McMichael had faith God would answer his prayers
Former Presbyterian missionary and Honduras RPCV Brett McMichael always had faith that God would answer his prayers for a life-saving kidney 8 June 2009
Christopher S. Winters appointed headmaster at Greenwich High School
Mali RPCV Christopher S. Winters appointed interim headmaster at Greenwich High School 8 June 2009
Dr. Catherine Taylor Foster administered Polio vaccine in Nepal
While in Nepal with the Peace Corps, Dr. Catherine Taylor Foster assisted in administering a Polio vaccine, the importance of green vegetables and the necessity of boiling water before drinking it 8 June 2009
Reaction to Obama's Speech to the Muslim World
An RPCV in Cairo Discusses Reaction to Obama's Speech to the Muslim World 9 June 2009
Thomas Gouttierre says Afghans' confidence is eroding
Thomas Gouttierre says Afghans' confidence in U.S. is eroding 9 June 2009
Kennedy and Dodd unveil health care reform bill
Senators Kennedy, Dodd unveil health care reform bill 9 June 2009
Micah Lemons writes: Kazakhstan's Spring Games
Micah Lemons writes: Kazakhstan's Spring Games 9 June 2009
Dr. Roger Brooks spent 35 years with Concord School District
Malaysia RPCV Dr. Roger Brooks's 35 years with the Concord School District began at the now-closed Millville School, where he taught a classroom of 28 students ranging from first grade to fourth grade 9 June 2009
Susan Spano writes: Check out PeaceCorpsJournals.com
Susan Spano writes: Check out the the recently revamped www.PeaceCorpsJournals.com 10 June 2009
Al Kamen writes: James Arena-DeRosa seems to have faded
Al Kamen writes: James Arena-DeRosa, formerly the agency's New England regional director, was a leading contender for Peace Corps Director, but he seems to have faded 10 June 2009
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Obama's first big mistake
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Obama's first big mistake 10 June 2009
Fabio E. Angell is new economic director for Del Rio
Costa Rica RPCV Fabio E. Angell, is new economic director for Del Rio 10 June 2009
Al Kamen writes: Aaron Williams candidated for PC Director
Al Kamen writes: Aaron Williams is one of the front runners for Peace Corps Director 10 June 2009
Jennifer Silvera felt numb after husband's death
After her police officer husband's death on a Lino Lakes freeway in 2005, Honduras RPCV Jennifer Silvera felt numb and depressed 10 June 2009
Al Kamen writes: Frank Fountain candidate for PC Director
Al Kamen writes: Frank Fountain is one of the front runners for Peace Corps Director 10 June 2009
George Packer wites: Postscript on the Cairo Speech
George Packer wites: Postscript on the Cairo Speech 10 June 2009
An Interview With Kris Holloway
An Interview With Kris Holloway 10 June 2009
Kerry Lutz donates her bone marrow to save a stranger's life
Nicaragua RPCV Kerry Lutz donates her bone marrow to save a stranger's life 10 June 2009
Petri positioned to take key post
Petri positioned to take key post -- if his party lets him 10 June 2009
Joseph Goldstein pioneered Insight meditation in US
Joseph Goldstein began meditating while serving in the Peace Corps in Thailand during the 1960s 10 June 2009
Marc Grossman plants and sells organic produce
Bolivia RPCV Marc Grossman, for example, spends five to six hours each week from May to November planting, harvesting and selling organic produce that he grows on land leased near his house in Olney, Md 11 June 2009
Gordon Gray to be US Ambassador to Tunisia
Morocco RPCV Gordon Gray to be US Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia 11 June 2009
Phoebe Wiley is ceramic artist
Peru RPCV Phoebe Wiley is ceramic artist 11 June 2009
James Q. Jacobs writes: Peru and The Long Genocide
Peru RPCV James Q. Jacobs writes: Peru and The Long Genocide, 1492 to ?? 11 June 2009
Dr. Bob Brick named VP of applied sciences at Blinn College
Sri Lanka and Philippines RPCV Dr. Bob Brick, named vice president of applied sciences at Blinn College 11 June 2009
McCollum Supports $450 Million For Peace Corps
McCollum Supports $450 Million For Peace Corps 12 June 2009
Monica Mills Named a Top Grassroots Lobbyist
Former Peace Corps Head of Recruitment Monica Mills Named a Top Grassroots Lobbyist 12 June 2009
Cyndy Tice retires as instructor at Nursing Department
Bangladesh RPCV Cyndy Tice retires as instructor at the Northern Marianas College’s Nursing Department 12 June 2009
Tiffany Nelson went to China to teach
Peace Corps volunteer Tiffany Nelson went to China to teach — and learned a lot herself 12 June 2009
Gail Collins writes: Mr. Dodd’s Best/Worst Year
Gail Collins writes: Mr. Dodd’s Best/Worst Year 12 June 2009
Charles Sutton Pays Tribute to Ethiopian Legend
RPCV Charles Sutton Pays Tribute to Ethiopian Legend Tilahun Gessesse (2) 12 June 2009
Bruce Anderson edits Anderson Valley Advertiser
South of me in Mendocino County, California, is the Anderson Valley Advertiser, a weekly edited by my friend Bruce Anderson 12 June 2009
Tim Shriver Leads RPCV March to the White House
Tim Shriver Leads RPCV March to the White House 13 June 2009
Laurence Leamer writes: "Join Us Mr. President!!!"
Laurence Leamer writes: "Join Us, Mr. President!!!" 13 June 2009
Laurence Leamer speaks: Hear Us Mr. President
Laurence Leamer speaks at the Peace Corps Rally: Hear Us Mr. President 13 June 2009
Molly Powers works with Fiji Water
When her term with the Peace Corps ended, Molly Powers was recruited by FIJI Water to work with the local community around the area in Yaqara 13 June 2009
Talking to Playwright Senegal RPCV Rajiv Joseph
Talking to Playwright Senegal RPCV Rajiv Joseph 13 June 2009
Cristin Smith seeks funds for filtration systems in Suriname
Peace Corps volunteer Cristin Smith seeks funds for filtration systems in Suriname 13 June 2009
Elaine Ruth Jones to deliver address to Lane College
Prominent civil rights lawyer Elaine Ruth Jones will deliver the commencement address to Lane College 13 June 2009
Yamiche Alcindor writes: "Dozens Rally for Peace Corps"
Yamiche Alcindor at the Washington Post writes: "Dozens Rally for Peace Corps" 14 June 2009
Peace Corps Celebrates Fathers
Peace Corps Celebrates Fathers by Honoring Legacies of Volunteerism 15 June 2009
Scott Stossel moderates panel on Why Fiction Matters
Scott Stossel, deputy editor of The Atlantic, moderates panel on Why Fiction Matters 15 June 2009
Jeanne Massey is executive director of FairVote Minnesota
Costa Rica RPCV Jeanne Massey is executive director of FairVote Minnesota 15 June 2009
David Benson was PCV in India from 1963-1965
David Benson was a community development Peace Corps Volunteer in India from 1963-1965 15 June 2009
George Packer writes: Realism and Iran
George Packer writes: Realism and Iran 15 June 2009
Dave Eberhart writes:Peace Corps Transcends Party Divide
Dave Eberhart writes: A Bold New Peace Corps Transcends Party Divide 16 June 2009
Phillip Margolin writes new book "Fugitive"
Liberia RPCV Phillip Margolin Gives Us All the Chilling Details in his new book "Fugitive" 16 June 2009
Nita Lowey supports $450 million PC Appropriation
Congresswoman Nita Lowey of New York announces on Chris Matthews "Hardball" that she will be supporting the $450 million appropriation for the Peace Corps 16 June 2009
Laurence Leamer writes: House Subcommittee supports PC appropriation
Laurence Leamer writes: House State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee supports the $450 million appropriation for the Peace Corps 17 June 2009
Congress might pump up funding for PC
Obama's budget doesn't pump up funding for Peace Corps, but Congress might 17 June 2009
Ryan Van Duzer rode a road bike from Honduras to Boulder
Ryan Van Duzer rode a road bike 4,000 miles from Honduras to Boulder a few years ago after serving with the Peace Corps in Honduras 17 June 2009
Bankole Thompson writes: Frank Fountain wins approval
Bankole Thompson writes: Frank Fountain's candidacy for Peace Corps Director wins national approval 17 June 2009
George Packer writes: Iran Reveals Us
George Packer writes: Iran Reveals Us 17 June 2009
Christopher R. Hill On the Current Situation In Iraq
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher R. Hill On the Current Situation In Iraq 18 June 2009
Dr. Don Stierman writes: Random Thoughts on Teaching
Honduras RPCV Dr. Don Stierman writes: Random Thoughts on Teaching Philosophy 18 June 2009
Obituary for PNG RPCV Eva Carrol Leslie Robertson
Obituary for Papua New Guinea RPCV Eva Carrol Leslie Robertson 18 June 2009
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone in 2010
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone in 2010 18 June 2009
Christopher Hill calls for talks in Iraq
Christopher Hill calls for talks in Iraq 19 June 2009
Robert “Doc” McDavid developed PC pre-service training in 1960's
In the 1960's Robert “Doc” McDavid was hired as the technical advisor to develop the physical training component of the Peace Corps’ well known, three-month, pre-service training 20 June 2009
Clinton Seely writes "Barisal and Beyond"
Bangladesh RPCV Clinton Seely writes "Barisal and Beyond: Essays on Bangla Literature" 20 June 2009
David Weir writes: Twitter's Role in Iran
Iran RPCV David Weir writes: The Business Lessons from Twitter's Role in Iran 20 June 2009
Teresa Sakash Marries Rebecca Zeitlin
Madagascar RPCV Teresa Sakash Marries Rebecca Zeitlin 20 June 2009
Peter McPherson writes: Expanding Access to Higher Ed
Peter McPherson writes: Yes, We Can Expand Access to Higher Ed 20 June 2009
Bill Curry writes: Dodd's A Profile In Resiliency
Bill Curry writes: Dodd's A Profile In Resiliency 21 June 2009
Jennifer Lazuta finished first in the Ouaga-Laye marathon
Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Lazuta finished first among female participants in the annual Ouaga-Laye marathon in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 22 June 2009
Christopher Hill: The Negotiator
Christopher Hill: The Negotiator 22 June 2009
Carl Pope writes: Old Habits Die Hard
Carl Pope writes: Old Habits Die Hard 22 June 2009
Jahanshah Javid writes: Recalling the Peace Corps in Iran
Jahanshah Javid writes: Recalling the Peace Corps in Iran 22 June 2009
David Wier writes: Forty years ago I first landed in Tehran
David Wier writes: Forty years ago, when I first landed in Tehran as a young, idealistic Peace Corps Volunteer headed for neighboring Afghanistan, I had the first of many interactions with a people I’ve come to respect as much as any on earth 22 June 2009
Christopher Hill says Iraqis Turning Away from Violence
Christopher Hill says Iraqis Turning Away from Violence 23 June 2009
Emily Cadei writes: Dodd’s Road to Redemption
Emily Cadei writes: Dodd’s Road to Redemption 23 June 2009
Critics say Chris Dodd takes eyes off finance ball
Critics say Chris Dodd takes eyes off finance ball 23 June 2009
Lauren Stanley heads to Haiti as Missionary
Kenya RPCV Lauren Stanley heads to Haiti as Missionary 23 June 2009
Chris Matthews writes: Remembering Ed McMahon
Chris Matthews writes: Remembering Ed McMahon 23 June 2009
Mark Gearan discusses what makes us happy
Mark Gearan discusses what makes us happy, what is the measure of a successful life? 25 June 2009
Dodd introduces PC Improvement and Expansion Act
Senator Dodd introduces the Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009 25 June 2009
Laurence Leamer writes: Dodd Act grows and reforms PC
Laurence Leamer writes: Dodd's Senate speech introduced the Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009 to grow and reform the 48-year-old agency 25 June 2009
Dodd's "Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009"
Senator Dodd's "Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009" 25 June 2009
Laura Bacon appointed White House Fellow
Niger RPCV Laura Bacon appointed White House Fellow 25 June 2009
Doyle to head the Peace Corps?
GOP3 writes: Gov Doyle to ride off in to the sunset as… The head of the Peace Corps? 25 June 2009
George Packer writes:separateness of men and women in Iraq
George Packer writes: The separateness of men and women is always the thing that strikes me, and disturbs me, most deeply about working in countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 26 June 2009
Aides say Doyle Rumor not True
Rumor about Doyle appointment as Peace Corps Director not true, aides say 26 June 2009
Coup in Honduras?
Coup in Honduras? 28 June 2009
Obama says Honduras coup illegal
Obama says Honduras coup illegal 29 June 2009
Dr. Harlan Bengtson and wife served as PCVs in Tanzania in 1960s
Dr. Harlan Bengtson and his wife, Kathryn remember serving as Peace Corps Volunteers in Tanzania in the 1960s 29 June 2009
Jonathan Bartolozzi runs the Afghanistan relief efforts for Umcor
Kyrgyzstan RPCV Jonathan Bartolozzi runs the Afghanistan relief efforts for Umcor, the humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church 30 June 2009
Phillip Kurata writes: Peace Corps was launched in Ghana in 1961
Phillip Kurata writes: The Peace Corps, one of President John F. Kennedy's enduring legacies, was launched in Ghana in 1961 30 June 2009
When this story was posted in June 2009, this was on the front page of PCOL:
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| Join Us Mr. President!
"We will double the size of the Peace Corps by its 50th anniversary in 2011. And we'll reach out to other nations to engage their young people in similar programs, so that we work side by side to take on the common challenges that confront all humanity," said Barack Obama during his campaign.
Read how RPCV's rallied and and marched to the White House to support a bold new Peace Corps for a new age. |
 | Director Ron Tschetter: The PCOL Interview
Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter sat down for an in-depth interview to discuss the evacuation from Bolivia, political appointees at Peace Corps headquarters, the five year rule, the Peace Corps Foundation, the internet and the Peace Corps, how the transition is going, and what the prospects are for doubling the size of the Peace Corps by 2011. Read the interview and you are sure to learn something new about the Peace Corps. PCOL previously did an interview with Director Gaddi Vasquez. |
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