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Memo to Incoming Director Williams Date: August 24 2009 No: 1419 Memo to Incoming Director Williams
PCOL has asked five prominent RPCVs and Staff to write a memo on the most important issues facing the Peace Corps today. Issues raised include the independence of the Peace Corps, political appointments at the agency, revitalizing the five-year rule, lowering the ET rate, empowering volunteers, removing financial barriers to service, increasing the agency's budget, reducing costs, and making the Peace Corps bureaucracy more efficient and responsive. Latest: Greetings from Director Williams

Join Us Mr. President! Date: June 26 2009 No: 1380 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. Returned Volunteers rally and and march to the White House to support a bold new Peace Corps for a new age. Latest: Senator Dodd introduces Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009 .

Meet Aaron Williams - Our Next Director Date: July 30 2009 No: 1411 Meet Aaron Williams - Our Next Director
Senator Dodd's Senate Subcommittee held confirmation hearings for Aaron Williams to become the 18th Peace Corps Director. "It's exciting to have a nominee who served in the Peace Corps and also has experience in international development and management," said Dodd as he put Williams on the fast track to be confirmed by the full Senate before the August recess. Read our exclusive coverage of the hearings and our biography of Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams.

July 11, 2009: House says Yes, Senate No Date: July 11 2009 No: 1390 July 11, 2009: House says Yes, Senate No
Senate Funding for Peace Corps Falls Short of Goal 10 Jul
House supports $450M Peace Corps Budget 17 Jun
Senator Kit Bond says PC is Smart Power 29 Jun
Parents Keep Dream Alive for Fallen Zambia PCV 3 Jul
PCVs Safe in Honduras after Coup 28 Jun
Jahanshah Javid recalls Peace Corps Volunteers in Iran 22 Jun
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone in 2010 18 Jun
Ryan Van Duzer rode bike from Honduras to Boulder 17 Jun
Monica Mills Named a Top Grassroots Lobbyist 12 Jun
Tiffany Nelson teaches - and learns in China 12 Jun
Dr. Roger Brooks spent 35 years with Concord Schools 9 Jun
Dr. Catherine Taylor Foster administered Polio vaccine in Nepal 8 Jun
Bill Lorah Runs Pre-Collegiate Program in Colorado 7 Jun
Brian Carroll writes: An African village adapts 7 Jun
Rebekah Martin finds love is not enough 6 Jun
Peter Bartholomew helps preserve Korean traditional culture 5 Jun
Obama speaks to Islamic World at Cairo University 4 Jun
Matt Hepp combines humanitarian and climbing objectives 4 Jun
Juana Bordas named 2009 Unique Woman of Colorado 2 Jun
Phil Hardberger left his mark on San Antonio 31 May
Philip Nix retires as headmaster of Day School 31 May

New: More Stories from June and July 2009

Director Ron Tschetter:  The PCOL Interview Date: December 9 2008 No: 1296 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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Azerbaijan RPCV Micael Bogar returned from a Fulbright Fellowship in...
Azerbaijan RPCV Micael Bogar returned from a Fulbright Fellowship in the Republic of Georgia where she worked with artists from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey to create an artistic collective in the Caucasus 1 August 2009



Guinea RPCV Joshua P. Bowman marries Hannah Newfield-Plunkett...
Guinea RPCV Joshua P. Bowman marries Hannah Newfield-Plunkett 1 August 2009



Malawi RPCV Sarah Oblon , who is marrying Andrew Distelrath on...
Malawi RPCV Sarah Oblon , who is marrying Andrew Distelrath on Saturday in Indianapolis, may be having one of the most untraditional traditional weddings in the state 1 August 2009



Nepal RPCV A Peter Burleigh was taken out of his...
Nepal RPCV A Peter Burleigh was taken out of his retirement by the Obama administration early this year, made him the Charge’ de Affairs in the New Delhi American embassy 1 August 2009



Sen. Dodd to Undergo Cancer Surgery...
Sen. Dodd to Undergo Cancer Surgery 1 August 2009



Donna Shalala says : Health Revamp May Mean Doctor Shortage...
Donna Shalala says : Health Revamp May Mean Doctor Shortage 1 August 2009



Senator Kit Bond writes: By increasing the number of Peace...
Senator Kit Bond writes: By increasing the number of Peace Corps volunteers and Foreign Service Officers, putting more American sandals and sneakers on the ground, we can avoid sending in American combat boots 2 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Into the mind of a confused Peace...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Into the mind of a confused Peace Corps Volunteer" writes: In many ways, it seems like the volunteers of the 1960s, and 70s had it so much tougher than we do 2 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer volunteer Sharon Kelb say goodbye to Cory...
Peace Corps Volunteer volunteer Sharon Kelb say goodbye to Cory Aquino 2 August 2009



Michael Meyer writes: By many measures the 2008 Olympics were...
Michael Meyer writes: By many measures the 2008 Olympics were a smashing success, but for the people of Beijing, the Games have left a mixed legacy 3 August 2009



Peace Corps Press Office says Peace Corps Mauritania is combining...
Peace Corps Press Office says Peace Corps Mauritania is combining an In Service Training with a physical test of Peace Corps Mauritania’s annual Emergency Action Plan 3 August 2009



Rashid Khan and Jennifer Moore have developed an interactive healthcare...
Rashid Khan and Jennifer Moore have developed an interactive healthcare software program for Namibia 3 August 2009



Vanuatu RPCVs Eric and Christie Nelson will ride bicycles roughly...
Vanuatu RPCVs Eric and Christie Nelson will ride bicycles roughly 15,000 miles — through the U.S., Mexico, Central America and on down to Tierra del Fuego, the southern-most tip of South America 3 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Adventures in Catacamas, Honduras" writes: Will Things...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Adventures in Catacamas, Honduras" writes: Will Things Ever Return to Normal? No Creemos 4 August 2009



Honduras RPCV Steve Lenzo returns to Chadron Forest Service post...
Honduras RPCV Steve Lenzo returns to Chadron Forest Service post 4 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From God's Sandbox" writes: Thanks to...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From God's Sandbox" writes: Thanks to a slew of incidents and probably a massive flood of parental concern hitting the levy of Washington that separates us from the States we have been offered Interrupted Service here in Mauritania 4 August 2009



Rashid Khan improves health care in Namibia through text-messaging...
Rashid Khan improves health care in Namibia through text-messaging service 4 August 2009



Azerbaijan RPCV Mark Lenzi writes: Georgia, One Year Later...
Azerbaijan RPCV Mark Lenzi writes: Georgia, One Year Later 5 August 2009



Steve Gall is a Recess Freak
Sierra Leone RPCV Steve Gall is, for lack of a better term, a recess freak believing elementary school children should have a guaranteed, 30-minute period of physical exercise at school, every day 5 August 2009



Bulgaria RPCV Julia Konmaz writes: Time of the Roma in...
Bulgaria RPCV Julia Konmaz writes: Time of the Roma in Istanbul 5 August 2009



Tea Party Crowd Boos Steve Driehaus for noting the Fact...
Tea Party Crowd Boos Steve Driehaus for noting the Fact That Reagan Increased Deficit 5 August 2009



Steve Driehaus writes: A conversation about health reform...
Steve Driehaus writes: A conversation about health reform 5 August 2009



Writers like Kinky Friedman who enter politics have an inauspicious...
Writers like Kinky Friedman who enter politics have an inauspicious history, with almost no exceptions 6 August 2009



Warren Hern is the last doctor in America to specialize...
Warren Hern is the last doctor in America to specialize in late abortions 7 August 2009



Shelton Johnson in Ken Burns’ New Documentary
Liberia RPCV Shelton Johnson could be Ken Burns’ next documentary celeb 7 August 2009



Saint Vincent RPCV Nathaniel Gleicher marries Brittan Heller...
Saint Vincent RPCV Nathaniel Gleicher marries Brittan Heller 7 August 2009



Aaron Williams confirmed as Peace Corps Director...
Aaron Williams confirmed as Peace Corps Director 7 August 2009



An Interview with Pat Waak...
An Interview with Pat Waak 7 August 2009



Dodd Cleared after Ethics Probe...
Dodd Cleared after Ethics Probe 7 August 2009



Suicide Blast Wounds 2 at French Embassy in Mauritania...
Suicide Blast Wounds 2 at French Embassy in Mauritania 8 August 2009



Haiti RPCV Alonzo L. Fulgham, Acting Administrator, USAID, addresses Second...
Haiti RPCV Alonzo L. Fulgham, Acting Administrator, USAID, addresses Second Annual Haitian Diaspora Unity Congress 9 August 2009



Liberia RPCV Shelton Johnson, a musician, storyteller and interpretive specialist...
Liberia RPCV Shelton Johnson, a musician, storyteller and interpretive specialist at Yosemite National Park, is determined to inspire young inner-city African Americans to experience what he says transformed his life 9 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: It is not...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: It is not definite that PC RIM will be shut down, but things are certainly not looking good 9 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's updates" writes: Despite...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's updates" writes: Despite being away from our villages since July 27th, we were pretty hopeful that we'd all be able to go back as soon as the team was finished with the evaluation, but now we are in a huge mess of doubt 9 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: We still have...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: We still have not heard final word about our future in the Peace Corps, and though I am trying to hold out hope, I also know that the Peace Corps will always hold our safety as a top priority 9 August 2009



Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips makes documentary on prison life "Dhamma...
Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips makes documentary on prison life "Dhamma Brothers: East Meets West in the Deep South" 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming the Life" writes: Tears flowed freely...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming the Life" writes: Tears flowed freely as were told that PC RIM will be suspended 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's Updates" writes: Today...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's Updates" writes: Today we found out that due to very real threats to the safety of Westerners in the country, we are suspending the Peace Corps Mauritania Program 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "life in the RIM" writes: I found...
Peace Corps Volunteer "life in the RIM" writes: I found out today that the volunteers who decided to take interrupted service (IS) are finally being evacuated 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: PC Mauritania is...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: PC Mauritania is indefinitely suspended 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: It's Official...Evacuation...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: It's Official...Evacuation 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "afrique-in' out" writes: We had talked...
Peace Corps Volunteer "afrique-in' out" writes: We had talked about the "possibility" of not returning to RIM, but I had not really thought this would happen 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: Peace Corps has decided...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: Peace Corps has decided to suspend the program starting immediatly and continuing indefinitely 10 August 2009



Quintin Mecke joined the Peace Corps in Niger he never...
Quintin Mecke joined the Peace Corps in Niger he never imagined that he would also end up playing parent to a stray pup 10 August 2009



Jim Turner operates the Hobbit House in Manila
For 35 years, RPCV Jim Turner has operated the Hobbit House in Manila, a bar themed on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels, a realm marked by all things miniature whose employees are dwarfs rescued from the heartless streets of this capital city 10 August 2009



Jenny Phillips uses meditation to help convicts
Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips uses Vipassana meditation to help convicted felons 11 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Em in RIM" writes:Because of classified...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Em in RIM" writes:Because of classified security reasons, Peace Corps will be suspending the Mauritania program indefinitely 11 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Jessica in Mauritania" writes:We were finally...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Jessica in Mauritania" writes:We were finally informed yesterday that the program in Mauritania has been suspended 11 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: End of Service...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: End of Service Speech 11 August 2009



When Alice Gingold turned 71, she retired and joined the...
When Alice Gingold turned 71, she retired and joined the Peace Corps and went to Slovakia 11 August 2009



South Africa RPCV Starley Talbott writes the history of Platte...
South Africa RPCV Starley Talbott writes the history of Platte County 11 August 2009



Ukraine RPCV Tom Hogan to discuss “A Lincoln Trilogy”, a...
Ukraine RPCV Tom Hogan to discuss “A Lincoln Trilogy”, a comparison of the 16th President’s two inaugural addresses and the Gettysburg Address 11 August 2009



Chinese American Heroine: Julia Chang Bloch...
Chinese American Heroine: Julia Chang Bloch 11 August 2009



Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Influential Founder of Special Olympics, Dies at...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Influential Founder of Special Olympics, Dies at 88 11 August 2009



Reaction to the Death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver...
Reaction to the Death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver 11 August 2009



JFK's Sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88...
JFK's Sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88 11 August 2009



Funding Fight Sparks Debate On Peace Corps' Future...
Funding Fight Sparks Debate On Peace Corps' Future 12 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Angalet and Andrey Shevchenko were married...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Angalet and Andrey Shevchenko were married in a double-ring ceremony July 10, 2009, in Astana. Kazakhstan 12 August 2009



Peace Corps Program suspended in Mauritania
Peace Corps Announces Suspension of Program in Mauritania 12 August 2009



Eunice Shriver: Transformative, on her own terms...
Eunice Shriver: Transformative, on her own terms 12 August 2009



On August 13, U.S. Peace Corps Armenia conducted a swearing...
On August 13, U.S. Peace Corps Armenia conducted a swearing-in ceremony for the 17th group of volunteers serving in Armenia 13 August 2009



KgomotsoTamasiga of Leather Products Botswana learned leather working skills from...
KgomotsoTamasiga of Leather Products Botswana learned leather working skills from American volunteers who were in the country on the Peace Corps program 13 August 2009



Sixty-three newly trained Peace Corps Volunteers were on Thursday...
Sixty-three newly trained Peace Corps Volunteers were on Thursday sworn-in to take up postings to deprived communities in Ghana 13 August 2009



Guatemala RPCV Anne Lamborn is an internationally-known weaver who...
Guatemala RPCV Anne Lamborn is an internationally-known weaver who teaches at Camphill Communities California in Soquel 13 August 2009



Niger Anne Rattay is a program manager with its Social...
Niger Anne Rattay is a program manager with its Social Impact Research initiative 13 August 2009



Tonga RPCV Justin Cowles joins Century 21 Colonial Realty...
Tonga RPCV Justin Cowles joins Century 21 Colonial Realty 13 August 2009



Carl Pope writes: Scale, Scale, Scale...
Carl Pope writes: Scale, Scale, Scale 13 August 2009



Isaiah Zagar, whose mosaics cover buildings in South Philadelphia, is...
Isaiah Zagar, whose mosaics cover buildings in South Philadelphia, is the subject of a documentary, “In a Dream,” by his son Jeremiah Zagar 13 August 2009



Nepal RPCV Mary Murphy helped her husband win commission to...
Nepal RPCV Mary Murphy helped her husband win commission to became the chief architect of Tsechen Kunchab Ling 14 August 2009



Nepal RPCV Nick Langton named as its resident Country Director...
Nepal RPCV Nick Langton named as its resident Country Director in India for the Asia Foundation 14 August 2009



Scott Stossel writes: Eunice the Formidable
Scott Stossel writes: Eunice the Formidable 14 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Katie's adventure" writes: Once we arrived in...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Katie's adventure" writes: Once we arrived in Dakar (Monday), we were informed that Mauritania had officially been evacuated 15 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania is now in Senegal...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania is now in Senegal" writes: After having to chose from a lot of options in a few days, a process that was greatly facilitated by PC Washington staff, I settled on finishing my service as a Small Enterprise Development volunteer doing eco tourism work in southern Senegal 15 August 2009



Dodd home from hospital after surgery...
Dodd home from hospital after surgery 15 August 2009



Toledo has 11 % support for President of Peru in the...
Toledo has 11 % support for President of Peru in the 2011 ballot 15 August 2009



A Volunteer Evacuated from Bolivia a year ago returns to...
A Volunteer Evacuated from Bolivia a year ago returns to his Village, Sopachuy 16 August 2009



Barbara Jo White writes: My “business” is The World Map...
Barbara Jo White writes: My “business” is The World Map Project, which I created during my service as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 1987-89 16 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: I may have left...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: I may have left my heart in Mauritania but the pain of leaving is nothing compared to the joy of the experiences and memories that i brought back with me 16 August 2009



Tom Petri writes: House bill wrong way to reform health...
Tom Petri writes: House bill wrong way to reform health care 16 August 2009



Doyle decision not to seek a third term sets off...
Doyle decision not to seek a third term sets off scramble for governor's seat 16 August 2009



Chad RPCV Tom Corcoran Appointed New President of the Delaware...
Chad RPCV Tom Corcoran Appointed New President of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) 17 August 2009



Ecuador RPCV Gary Edson to retire as director of the...
Ecuador RPCV Gary Edson to retire as director of the Texas Tech museum after 24 years there 17 August 2009



Jamaica RCPV Jeff Koob writes: What the hippies got right...
Jamaica RCPV Jeff Koob writes: What the hippies got right 17 August 2009



Malaysia RPCV Paul Sochaczewski ,Journalist and conservationist finds forgotten corners...
Malaysia RPCV Paul Sochaczewski ,Journalist and conservationist finds forgotten corners of an elusive continent 17 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "801 Mauritanian Nights" writes: The Peace Corps...
Peace Corps Volunteer "801 Mauritanian Nights" writes: The Peace Corps is leaving Mauritania because the security situation became too dangerous 17 August 2009



US Peace Corps pulls out of Mauritania...
US Peace Corps pulls out of Mauritania 17 August 2009



Morocco RPCVs Jessica Morrison, Anne Richardson to marry...
Morocco RPCVs Jessica Morrison, Anne Richardson to marry 17 August 2009



Morocco RPCV Thomas Hollowell, author of “Allah’s Garden” (Tales Press...
Morocco RPCV Thomas Hollowell, author of “Allah’s Garden” (Tales Press, Urbana), will appear at the Danville Public Library 17 August 2009



Joanne Roll writes: A Memo to Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps
Joanne Roll writes: A Memo to Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps 17 August 2009



Michael O'Hanlon writes: A U.S. force in Congo...
Michael O'Hanlon writes: A U.S. force in Congo? 17 August 2009



Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary...
Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary' 17 August 2009



Robert D. Kaplan writes: Christopher Hill is a bad choice...
Robert D. Kaplan writes: Christopher Hill is a bad choice for Ambassador to Iraq 17 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Luke Bassuener used his portable four-track...
Peace Corps Volunteer Luke Bassuener used his portable four-track recorder to document obscure musicians from around the country's Bawku West District playing in different local traditions 18 August 2009



Zimbabwe RPCV Dr Erin Gainer appointed CEO of HRA Pharma...
Zimbabwe RPCV Dr Erin Gainer appointed CEO of HRA Pharma 18 August 2009



Former labor secretary Elaine Chao to give Krannert keynote address...
Former labor secretary Elaine Chao to give Krannert keynote address 18 August 2009



Doyle talks more about future...
Doyle talks more about future 18 August 2009



Arthur Powers writes: In August 1969, I was a 22...
Arthur Powers writes: In August 1969, I was a 22-year-old Peace Corps volunteer serving in Brazil. Woodstock was irrelevant to me then, and it is irrelevant to me now 19 August 2009



Software Tester Andrew Mums is the only person on earth...
Software Tester Andrew Mums is the only person on earth to have worked teaching math in the Central African Republic, done IT consulting in Venezuela, worked on a distressed debt trading floor in New York, helped Carl Icahn shake up corporate boards, and run a new media company 19 August 2009



Chad RPCV Rebecca Bell-Metereau will be a Democratic candidate...
Chad RPCV Rebecca Bell-Metereau will be a Democratic candidate for State Board of Education District 5 19 August 2009



David and Kristin LaFever remember Peace Corps service in Morocco...
David and Kristin LaFever remember Peace Corps service in Morocco with photographs 19 August 2009



Thomas Hollowell writes "Allah’s Garden"
Morocco RPCV Thomas Hollowell is traveling in the United States, promoting his first book, “Allah’s Garden” 19 August 2009



Thomas Dieter performs "Varza! The Romanian Adventure, or the Totally...
Thomas Dieter performs "Varza! The Romanian Adventure, or the Totally Awesome and Silly Outward Expression of (Almost) Everything That Happened to Him While Living in the Former Soviet Bloc" about the two years he spent teaching English in Romania while serving in the Peace Corps 19 August 2009



John Coyne writes: Ten Steps For The Next Peace Corps Director
John Coyne writes: Ten Steps For The Next Peace Corps Director To Take To Improve The Agency, Save Money, and Make All PCVs & RPCVs Happy! 19 August 2009



P. David Searles writes: Revitalize the Five-Year Rule
P. David Searles writes: Revitalize the Five-Year Rule 19 August 2009



San Francisco Chronicle editorializes: Lt. Gov. John Garamendi stands out...
San Francisco Chronicle editorializes: Lt. Gov. John Garamendi stands out in this crowd because his vast portfolio of experience is so well aligned with the issues of the times and the big concerns of the district 19 August 2009



Jim Doyle announces he would not seek a third term...
Jim Doyle announces he would not seek a third term as the state’s top elected official 19 August 2009



Guatemala RPCV Larry Kaplow writes: The bombs that exploded Iraq's...
Guatemala RPCV Larry Kaplow writes: The bombs that exploded Iraq's foreign and finance ministries today show that the country is poorly defended but far from civil war 19 August 2009



Peace Corps resumes program in Georgia...
Peace Corps resumes program in Georgia 20 August 2009



India RPCV Rich Patton recently began his duties as superintendent...
India RPCV Rich Patton recently began his duties as superintendent for the Laurel-Concord school district 20 August 2009



The 66 members of the 20th class of Mongolian Peace...
The 66 members of the 20th class of Mongolian Peace Corps Volunteers were sworn in by Mark C.Minton, the US Ambassador 20 August 2009



Togo RPCV Kathy Karlson loves creating through writing, painting...
Togo RPCV Kathy Karlson loves creating through writing, painting 20 August 2009



Berkeley Symphony has named a Berkeley native, composer Gabriela Lena...
Berkeley Symphony has named a Berkeley native, composer Gabriela Lena Frank, as creative advisor 20 August 2009



Micronesia RPCV Bob Levitan remembers Woodstock...
Micronesia RPCV Bob Levitan remembers Woodstock 21 August 2009



Claire St. Amant writes: I'm not sure where I meet...
Claire St. Amant writes: I'm not sure where I meet more people who know less about what exactly the Peace Corps is—here in Ukraine or back home in the United States 21 August 2009



Obituary for India RPCV Michael Hoff...
Obituary for India RPCV Michael Hoff 22 August 2009



Liberia RPCV Dick Haws writes: Making room for each other...
Liberia RPCV Dick Haws writes: Making room for each other 22 August 2009



Taylor Flath will be serving with the Peace Corps in...
Taylor Flath will be serving with the Peace Corps in Belize 23 August 2009



Obituary for Brazil RPCV Ralph Emerson Clark...
Obituary for Brazil RPCV Ralph Emerson Clark 23 August 2009



When Cindy Cain steps up to the mike, temperatures rise...
When Cindy Cain steps up to the mike, temperatures rise 23 August 2009



Cain keeps legendary jazz alive with modern clarity...
Cain keeps legendary jazz alive with modern clarity 23 August 2009



Honduras RPCV Robert Ojeda is passionate about developing leadership in...
Honduras RPCV Robert Ojeda is passionate about developing leadership in others — and is an eloquent and inspirational model of leadership himself 23 August 2009



Doyle's legacy: Health care and tough budgets...
Doyle's legacy: Health care and tough budgets 23 August 2009



Albania RPCV Sara Bartfeld goes on a dating experiment...
Albania RPCV Sara Bartfeld goes on a dating experiment 24 August 2009



Not all of us got the chance to know Mayor...
Not all of us got the chance to know Mayor Joe Serna Jr., but his name surfaces in any discussion of exemplary civic leadership in the Sacramento Valley, even nearly 10 years after his death 24 August 2009



Mali RPCV Sarah Welsh named executive director of the New...
Mali RPCV Sarah Welsh named executive director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government 24 August 2009



Senegal RPCV Wendy Williams writes: Martha's Vineyard is a microcosm...
Senegal RPCV Wendy Williams writes: Martha's Vineyard is a microcosm of the race problem that burdens America 24 August 2009



Thailand RPCV Lynn Savage has written “Sumptuous Sustenance from the...
Thailand RPCV Lynn Savage has written “Sumptuous Sustenance from the Savage Sisters” or “We Don’t Do Dinner” is a compilation of recipes from their mother, friends and other recipes they developed using the fruit on the grounds of Hersey House 24 August 2009



Chinese Volunteers arrive in Togo...
Chinese Volunteers arrive in Togo 24 August 2009



McKenzie Boekhoelder supports Sustainable Farming
Zambia RPCV McKenzie Boekhoelder is the on-site agriculture expert for the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project 24 August 2009



Aaron Williams Sworn in as Director
Aaron S. Williams Sworn in as Peace Corps Director 24 August 2009



New Director Greets PC Community
Greetings from Director Williams 24 August 2009



Aaron Williams' Limited Waiver to participate in activities with the...
Aaron Williams' Limited Waiver to participate in activities with the NPCA 24 August 2009



Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move...
Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move to head up USAID 24 August 2009



Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary...
Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary' 24 August 2009



Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips writes: Freedom Behind Bars...
Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips writes: Freedom Behind Bars 25 August 2009



Joe and Gay Fox served as Peace Corps Volunteers in...
Joe and Gay Fox served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Borneo in the early 1960s 25 August 2009



Festive Swearing-in for Mongolian Peace Corps Volunteers...
Festive Swearing-in for Mongolian Peace Corps Volunteers 25 August 2009



Bailey Shook of Du Quoin has completed her first year...
Bailey Shook of Du Quoin has completed her first year as Peace Corps volunteer working in the Kisoro District in the southwest corner of Uganda helping over 200 orphaned and vulnerable children 25 August 2009



Carl Pope writes: The Wizards of "No...
Carl Pope writes: The Wizards of "No" 25 August 2009



Tony Hall writes: Who Is the Fellowship...
Tony Hall writes: Who Is the Fellowship? 25 August 2009



Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high...
Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high rate 26 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick Mohundro has been teaching English as...
Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick Mohundro has been teaching English as a second language in Massigna, Mozambique for the past two years 26 August 2009



As a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama, I have to...
As a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama, I have to both reconcile and adapt to cultural values and behaviors that conflict with my philosophy as an educator 26 August 2009



Clark University’s International Development, Community, and Environment department in Worcester...
Clark University’s International Development, Community, and Environment department in Worcester, Massachusetts, actively recruits RPCVs to its programs and provides generous fellowship opportunities 26 August 2009



Dodd says Losing Kennedy is like losing a brother...
Dodd says Losing Kennedy is like losing a brother 26 August 2009



Harris Wofford remembers Ted Kennedy...
Harris Wofford remembers Ted Kennedy 26 August 2009



Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Senator Edward Kennedy...




Dr Uliyar Padmanabha Upadhyaya directed the language teaching programme and...
Dr Uliyar Padmanabha Upadhyaya directed the language teaching programme and prepared instructional materials for the American Peace Corps from 1968 to 1969 in India 27 August 2009



Peace Corps volunteers sworn in in Liberia...
Peace Corps volunteers sworn in in Liberia 27 August 2009



A dream of teachers and former Peace Corps volunteers Seth...
A dream of teachers and former Peace Corps volunteers Seth and Ivy Leavitt-Carlson, became a reality in July and Wednesday night the students presented the education component of their trip to friends and family at the Laconia High School 27 August 2009



Mike Honda writes: The wide wake left by Ted Kennedy's...
Mike Honda writes: The wide wake left by Ted Kennedy's legacy 27 August 2009



Philippines RPCV Bruce Nussbaum writes: Design For Corruption--Why US...
Philippines RPCV Bruce Nussbaum writes: Design For Corruption--Why US Healthcare is Failing 28 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Zack Baddorf writes: Romania struggles through the...
Peace Corps Volunteer Zack Baddorf writes: Romania struggles through the crisis 28 August 2009



Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini will tomorrow be a key...
Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini will tomorrow be a key speaker during the swearing in ceremony of over 30 United States Peace Corps in Swaziland 28 August 2009



Jamie Rhein had a brief moment of thinking that he...
Jamie Rhein had a brief moment of thinking that he had rabies about two weeks after his two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia had ended 28 August 2009



RPCV Steven Matthew will walk the perimeter of Texas this...
RPCV Steven Matthew will walk the perimeter of Texas this fall 29 August 2009



Elaine Chao thinks the present administration may be overstepping when...
Elaine Chao thinks the present administration may be overstepping when it comes to the health care debate 29 August 2009



Bill Moyers says: I’d rather see Barack Obama go down...
Bill Moyers says: I’d rather see Barack Obama go down fighting for vigorous strong principled public insurance, than to lose with a [corporate-dominated] bill 29 August 2009



Obituary for Ecudaor Country Director Jonathan M. 'Jake' Bair...
Obituary for Ecudaor Country Director Jonathan M. 'Jake' Bair 30 August 2009



President Sirleaf Swears in 20 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers...
President Sirleaf Swears in 20 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers 30 August 2009



Joe Lassan recently returned from two years service with the...
Joe Lassan recently returned from two years service with the Peace Corps in Zambia 30 August 2009



Zambia RPCV Sharon Moore organizes safari for sixteen students at...
Zambia RPCV Sharon Moore organizes safari for sixteen students at Community School of Naples 30 August 2009



Martha Sanders is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Santa Barbara...
Martha Sanders is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Santa Barbara and Guanacaste, Costa Rica 31 August 2009



Ethiopia RPCV Allan Reed is the newly appointed U.S. Agency...
Ethiopia RPCV Allan Reed is the newly appointed U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Mission Director for Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 August 2009



Kenya RPCV Princeton Scholar James A. Wilson Jr. to Lead...
Kenya RPCV Princeton Scholar James A. Wilson Jr. to Lead Prairie View A&M Honors Program 31 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Brie in Tanzania" writes: So I am...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Brie in Tanzania" writes: So I am what would be categorized as slightly overweight or what I prefer as "curvy". This is a body type that is considered ideal in E. Africa. 31 August 2009



Friedman says he's running for governor again...
Friedman says he's running for governor again 31 August 2009

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Azerbaijan RPCV Micael Bogar returned from a Fulbright Fellowship in...
Azerbaijan RPCV Micael Bogar returned from a Fulbright Fellowship in the Republic of Georgia where she worked with artists from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey to create an artistic collective in the Caucasus 1 August 2009



Guinea RPCV Joshua P. Bowman marries Hannah Newfield-Plunkett...
Guinea RPCV Joshua P. Bowman marries Hannah Newfield-Plunkett 1 August 2009



Malawi RPCV Sarah Oblon , who is marrying Andrew Distelrath on...
Malawi RPCV Sarah Oblon , who is marrying Andrew Distelrath on Saturday in Indianapolis, may be having one of the most untraditional traditional weddings in the state 1 August 2009



Nepal RPCV A Peter Burleigh was taken out of his...
Nepal RPCV A Peter Burleigh was taken out of his retirement by the Obama administration early this year, made him the Charge' de Affairs in the New Delhi American embassy 1 August 2009



Sen. Dodd to Undergo Cancer Surgery...
Sen. Dodd to Undergo Cancer Surgery 1 August 2009



Donna Shalala says : Health Revamp May Mean Doctor Shortage...
Donna Shalala says : Health Revamp May Mean Doctor Shortage 1 August 2009



Senator Kit Bond writes: By increasing the number of Peace...
Senator Kit Bond writes: By increasing the number of Peace Corps volunteers and Foreign Service Officers, putting more American sandals and sneakers on the ground, we can avoid sending in American combat boots 2 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Into the mind of a confused Peace...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Into the mind of a confused Peace Corps Volunteer" writes: In many ways, it seems like the volunteers of the 1960s, and 70s had it so much tougher than we do 2 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer volunteer Sharon Kelb say goodbye to Cory...
Peace Corps Volunteer volunteer Sharon Kelb say goodbye to Cory Aquino 2 August 2009



Michael Meyer writes: By many measures the 2008 Olympics were...
Michael Meyer writes: By many measures the 2008 Olympics were a smashing success, but for the people of Beijing, the Games have left a mixed legacy 3 August 2009



Peace Corps Press Office says Peace Corps Mauritania is combining...
Peace Corps Press Office says Peace Corps Mauritania is combining an In Service Training with a physical test of Peace Corps Mauritania's annual Emergency Action Plan 3 August 2009



Rashid Khan and Jennifer Moore have developed an interactive healthcare...
Rashid Khan and Jennifer Moore have developed an interactive healthcare software program for Namibia 3 August 2009



Vanuatu RPCVs Eric and Christie Nelson will ride bicycles roughly...
Vanuatu RPCVs Eric and Christie Nelson will ride bicycles roughly 15,000 miles - through the U.S., Mexico, Central America and on down to Tierra del Fuego, the southern-most tip of South America 3 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Adventures in Catacamas, Honduras" writes: Will Things...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Adventures in Catacamas, Honduras" writes: Will Things Ever Return to Normal? No Creemos 4 August 2009



Honduras RPCV Steve Lenzo returns to Chadron Forest Service post...
Honduras RPCV Steve Lenzo returns to Chadron Forest Service post 4 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From God's Sandbox" writes: Thanks to...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From God's Sandbox" writes: Thanks to a slew of incidents and probably a massive flood of parental concern hitting the levy of Washington that separates us from the States we have been offered Interrupted Service here in Mauritania 4 August 2009



Rashid Khan improves health care in Namibia through text-messaging...
Rashid Khan improves health care in Namibia through text-messaging service 4 August 2009



Azerbaijan RPCV Mark Lenzi writes: Georgia, One Year Later...
Azerbaijan RPCV Mark Lenzi writes: Georgia, One Year Later 5 August 2009



Steve Gall is a Recess Freak
Sierra Leone RPCV Steve Gall is, for lack of a better term, a recess freak believing elementary school children should have a guaranteed, 30-minute period of physical exercise at school, every day 5 August 2009



Bulgaria RPCV Julia Konmaz writes: Time of the Roma in...
Bulgaria RPCV Julia Konmaz writes: Time of the Roma in Istanbul 5 August 2009



Tea Party Crowd Boos Steve Driehaus for noting the Fact...
Tea Party Crowd Boos Steve Driehaus for noting the Fact That Reagan Increased Deficit 5 August 2009



Steve Driehaus writes: A conversation about health reform...
Steve Driehaus writes: A conversation about health reform 5 August 2009



Writers like Kinky Friedman who enter politics have an inauspicious...
Writers like Kinky Friedman who enter politics have an inauspicious history, with almost no exceptions 6 August 2009



Warren Hern is the last doctor in America to specialize...
Warren Hern is the last doctor in America to specialize in late abortions 7 August 2009



Shelton Johnson in Ken Burns' New Documentary
Liberia RPCV Shelton Johnson could be Ken Burns' next documentary celeb 7 August 2009



Saint Vincent RPCV Nathaniel Gleicher marries Brittan Heller...
Saint Vincent RPCV Nathaniel Gleicher marries Brittan Heller 7 August 2009



Aaron Williams confirmed as Peace Corps Director...
Aaron Williams confirmed as Peace Corps Director 7 August 2009



An Interview with Pat Waak...
An Interview with Pat Waak 7 August 2009



Dodd Cleared after Ethics Probe...
Dodd Cleared after Ethics Probe 7 August 2009



Suicide Blast Wounds 2 at French Embassy in Mauritania...
Suicide Blast Wounds 2 at French Embassy in Mauritania 8 August 2009



Haiti RPCV Alonzo L. Fulgham, Acting Administrator, USAID, addresses Second...
Haiti RPCV Alonzo L. Fulgham, Acting Administrator, USAID, addresses Second Annual Haitian Diaspora Unity Congress 9 August 2009



Liberia RPCV Shelton Johnson, a musician, storyteller and interpretive specialist...
Liberia RPCV Shelton Johnson, a musician, storyteller and interpretive specialist at Yosemite National Park, is determined to inspire young inner-city African Americans to experience what he says transformed his life 9 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: It is not...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: It is not definite that PC RIM will be shut down, but things are certainly not looking good 9 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's updates" writes: Despite...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's updates" writes: Despite being away from our villages since July 27th, we were pretty hopeful that we'd all be able to go back as soon as the team was finished with the evaluation, but now we are in a huge mess of doubt 9 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: We still have...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: We still have not heard final word about our future in the Peace Corps, and though I am trying to hold out hope, I also know that the Peace Corps will always hold our safety as a top priority 9 August 2009



Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips makes documentary on prison life "Dhamma...
Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips makes documentary on prison life "Dhamma Brothers: East Meets West in the Deep South" 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming the Life" writes: Tears flowed freely...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Dreaming the Life" writes: Tears flowed freely as were told that PC RIM will be suspended 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's Updates" writes: Today...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Look Here for Michele's Updates" writes: Today we found out that due to very real threats to the safety of Westerners in the country, we are suspending the Peace Corps Mauritania Program 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "life in the RIM" writes: I found...
Peace Corps Volunteer "life in the RIM" writes: I found out today that the volunteers who decided to take interrupted service (IS) are finally being evacuated 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: PC Mauritania is...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: PC Mauritania is indefinitely suspended 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: It's Official...Evacuation...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Becky's Mauritanian Adventures" writes: It's Official...Evacuation 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "afrique-in' out" writes: We had talked...
Peace Corps Volunteer "afrique-in' out" writes: We had talked about the "possibility" of not returning to RIM, but I had not really thought this would happen 10 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: Peace Corps has decided...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: Peace Corps has decided to suspend the program starting immediatly and continuing indefinitely 10 August 2009



Quintin Mecke joined the Peace Corps in Niger he never...
Quintin Mecke joined the Peace Corps in Niger he never imagined that he would also end up playing parent to a stray pup 10 August 2009



Jim Turner operates the Hobbit House in Manila
For 35 years, RPCV Jim Turner has operated the Hobbit House in Manila, a bar themed on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels, a realm marked by all things miniature whose employees are dwarfs rescued from the heartless streets of this capital city 10 August 2009



Jenny Phillips uses meditation to help convicts
Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips uses Vipassana meditation to help convicted felons 11 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Em in RIM" writes:Because of classified...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Em in RIM" writes:Because of classified security reasons, Peace Corps will be suspending the Mauritania program indefinitely 11 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Jessica in Mauritania" writes:We were finally...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Jessica in Mauritania" writes:We were finally informed yesterday that the program in Mauritania has been suspended 11 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: End of Service...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania" writes: End of Service Speech 11 August 2009



When Alice Gingold turned 71, she retired and joined the...
When Alice Gingold turned 71, she retired and joined the Peace Corps and went to Slovakia 11 August 2009



South Africa RPCV Starley Talbott writes the history of Platte...
South Africa RPCV Starley Talbott writes the history of Platte County 11 August 2009



Ukraine RPCV Tom Hogan to discuss "A Lincoln Trilogy", a...
Ukraine RPCV Tom Hogan to discuss "A Lincoln Trilogy", a comparison of the 16th President's two inaugural addresses and the Gettysburg Address 11 August 2009



Chinese American Heroine: Julia Chang Bloch...
Chinese American Heroine: Julia Chang Bloch 11 August 2009



Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Influential Founder of Special Olympics, Dies at...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Influential Founder of Special Olympics, Dies at 88 11 August 2009



Reaction to the Death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver...
Reaction to the Death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver 11 August 2009



JFK's Sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88...
JFK's Sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88 11 August 2009



Funding Fight Sparks Debate On Peace Corps' Future...
Funding Fight Sparks Debate On Peace Corps' Future 12 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Angalet and Andrey Shevchenko were married...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Angalet and Andrey Shevchenko were married in a double-ring ceremony July 10, 2009, in Astana. Kazakhstan 12 August 2009



Peace Corps Program suspended in Mauritania
Peace Corps Announces Suspension of Program in Mauritania 12 August 2009



Eunice Shriver: Transformative, on her own terms...
Eunice Shriver: Transformative, on her own terms 12 August 2009



On August 13, U.S. Peace Corps Armenia conducted a swearing...
On August 13, U.S. Peace Corps Armenia conducted a swearing-in ceremony for the 17th group of volunteers serving in Armenia 13 August 2009



KgomotsoTamasiga of Leather Products Botswana learned leather working skills from...
KgomotsoTamasiga of Leather Products Botswana learned leather working skills from American volunteers who were in the country on the Peace Corps program 13 August 2009



Sixty-three newly trained Peace Corps Volunteers were on Thursday...
Sixty-three newly trained Peace Corps Volunteers were on Thursday sworn-in to take up postings to deprived communities in Ghana 13 August 2009



Guatemala RPCV Anne Lamborn is an internationally-known weaver who...
Guatemala RPCV Anne Lamborn is an internationally-known weaver who teaches at Camphill Communities California in Soquel 13 August 2009



Niger Anne Rattay is a program manager with its Social...
Niger Anne Rattay is a program manager with its Social Impact Research initiative 13 August 2009



Tonga RPCV Justin Cowles joins Century 21 Colonial Realty...
Tonga RPCV Justin Cowles joins Century 21 Colonial Realty 13 August 2009



Carl Pope writes: Scale, Scale, Scale...
Carl Pope writes: Scale, Scale, Scale 13 August 2009



Isaiah Zagar, whose mosaics cover buildings in South Philadelphia, is...
Isaiah Zagar, whose mosaics cover buildings in South Philadelphia, is the subject of a documentary, "In a Dream," by his son Jeremiah Zagar 13 August 2009



Nepal RPCV Mary Murphy helped her husband win commission to...
Nepal RPCV Mary Murphy helped her husband win commission to became the chief architect of Tsechen Kunchab Ling 14 August 2009



Nepal RPCV Nick Langton named as its resident Country Director...
Nepal RPCV Nick Langton named as its resident Country Director in India for the Asia Foundation 14 August 2009



Scott Stossel writes: Eunice the Formidable
Scott Stossel writes: Eunice the Formidable 14 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Katie's adventure" writes: Once we arrived in...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Katie's adventure" writes: Once we arrived in Dakar (Monday), we were informed that Mauritania had officially been evacuated 15 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania is now in Senegal...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Zach in Mauritania is now in Senegal" writes: After having to chose from a lot of options in a few days, a process that was greatly facilitated by PC Washington staff, I settled on finishing my service as a Small Enterprise Development volunteer doing eco tourism work in southern Senegal 15 August 2009



Dodd home from hospital after surgery...
Dodd home from hospital after surgery 15 August 2009



Toledo has 11 % support for President of Peru in the...
Toledo has 11 % support for President of Peru in the 2011 ballot 15 August 2009



A Volunteer Evacuated from Bolivia a year ago returns to...
A Volunteer Evacuated from Bolivia a year ago returns to his Village, Sopachuy 16 August 2009



Barbara Jo White writes: My "business" is The World Map...
Barbara Jo White writes: My "business" is The World Map Project, which I created during my service as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 1987-89 16 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: I may have left...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Selibaby Shelbs" writes: I may have left my heart in Mauritania but the pain of leaving is nothing compared to the joy of the experiences and memories that i brought back with me 16 August 2009



Tom Petri writes: House bill wrong way to reform health...
Tom Petri writes: House bill wrong way to reform health care 16 August 2009



Doyle decision not to seek a third term sets off...
Doyle decision not to seek a third term sets off scramble for governor's seat 16 August 2009



Chad RPCV Tom Corcoran Appointed New President of the Delaware...
Chad RPCV Tom Corcoran Appointed New President of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) 17 August 2009



Ecuador RPCV Gary Edson to retire as director of the...
Ecuador RPCV Gary Edson to retire as director of the Texas Tech museum after 24 years there 17 August 2009



Jamaica RCPV Jeff Koob writes: What the hippies got right...
Jamaica RCPV Jeff Koob writes: What the hippies got right 17 August 2009



Malaysia RPCV Paul Sochaczewski ,Journalist and conservationist finds forgotten corners...
Malaysia RPCV Paul Sochaczewski ,Journalist and conservationist finds forgotten corners of an elusive continent 17 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "801 Mauritanian Nights" writes: The Peace Corps...
Peace Corps Volunteer "801 Mauritanian Nights" writes: The Peace Corps is leaving Mauritania because the security situation became too dangerous 17 August 2009



US Peace Corps pulls out of Mauritania...
US Peace Corps pulls out of Mauritania 17 August 2009



Morocco RPCVs Jessica Morrison, Anne Richardson to marry...
Morocco RPCVs Jessica Morrison, Anne Richardson to marry 17 August 2009



Morocco RPCV Thomas Hollowell, author of "Allah's Garden" (Tales Press...
Morocco RPCV Thomas Hollowell, author of "Allah's Garden" (Tales Press, Urbana), will appear at the Danville Public Library 17 August 2009



Joanne Roll writes: A Memo to Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps
Joanne Roll writes: A Memo to Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps 17 August 2009



Michael O'Hanlon writes: A U.S. force in Congo...
Michael O'Hanlon writes: A U.S. force in Congo? 17 August 2009



Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary...
Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary' 17 August 2009



Robert D. Kaplan writes: Christopher Hill is a bad choice...
Robert D. Kaplan writes: Christopher Hill is a bad choice for Ambassador to Iraq 17 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Luke Bassuener used his portable four-track...
Peace Corps Volunteer Luke Bassuener used his portable four-track recorder to document obscure musicians from around the country's Bawku West District playing in different local traditions 18 August 2009



Zimbabwe RPCV Dr Erin Gainer appointed CEO of HRA Pharma...
Zimbabwe RPCV Dr Erin Gainer appointed CEO of HRA Pharma 18 August 2009



Former labor secretary Elaine Chao to give Krannert keynote address...
Former labor secretary Elaine Chao to give Krannert keynote address 18 August 2009



Doyle talks more about future...
Doyle talks more about future 18 August 2009



Arthur Powers writes: In August 1969, I was a 22...
Arthur Powers writes: In August 1969, I was a 22-year-old Peace Corps volunteer serving in Brazil. Woodstock was irrelevant to me then, and it is irrelevant to me now 19 August 2009



Software Tester Andrew Mums is the only person on earth...
Software Tester Andrew Mums is the only person on earth to have worked teaching math in the Central African Republic, done IT consulting in Venezuela, worked on a distressed debt trading floor in New York, helped Carl Icahn shake up corporate boards, and run a new media company 19 August 2009



Chad RPCV Rebecca Bell-Metereau will be a Democratic candidate...
Chad RPCV Rebecca Bell-Metereau will be a Democratic candidate for State Board of Education District 5 19 August 2009



David and Kristin LaFever remember Peace Corps service in Morocco...
David and Kristin LaFever remember Peace Corps service in Morocco with photographs 19 August 2009



Thomas Hollowell writes "Allah's Garden"
Morocco RPCV Thomas Hollowell is traveling in the United States, promoting his first book, "Allah's Garden" 19 August 2009



Thomas Dieter performs "Varza! The Romanian Adventure, or the Totally...
Thomas Dieter performs "Varza! The Romanian Adventure, or the Totally Awesome and Silly Outward Expression of (Almost) Everything That Happened to Him While Living in the Former Soviet Bloc" about the two years he spent teaching English in Romania while serving in the Peace Corps 19 August 2009



John Coyne writes: Ten Steps For The Next Peace Corps Director
John Coyne writes: Ten Steps For The Next Peace Corps Director To Take To Improve The Agency, Save Money, and Make All PCVs & RPCVs Happy! 19 August 2009



P. David Searles writes: Revitalize the Five-Year Rule
P. David Searles writes: Revitalize the Five-Year Rule 19 August 2009



San Francisco Chronicle editorializes: Lt. Gov. John Garamendi stands out...
San Francisco Chronicle editorializes: Lt. Gov. John Garamendi stands out in this crowd because his vast portfolio of experience is so well aligned with the issues of the times and the big concerns of the district 19 August 2009



Jim Doyle announces he would not seek a third term...
Jim Doyle announces he would not seek a third term as the state's top elected official 19 August 2009



Guatemala RPCV Larry Kaplow writes: The bombs that exploded Iraq's...
Guatemala RPCV Larry Kaplow writes: The bombs that exploded Iraq's foreign and finance ministries today show that the country is poorly defended but far from civil war 19 August 2009



Peace Corps resumes program in Georgia...
Peace Corps resumes program in Georgia 20 August 2009



India RPCV Rich Patton recently began his duties as superintendent...
India RPCV Rich Patton recently began his duties as superintendent for the Laurel-Concord school district 20 August 2009



The 66 members of the 20th class of Mongolian Peace...
The 66 members of the 20th class of Mongolian Peace Corps Volunteers were sworn in by Mark C.Minton, the US Ambassador 20 August 2009



Togo RPCV Kathy Karlson loves creating through writing, painting...
Togo RPCV Kathy Karlson loves creating through writing, painting 20 August 2009



Berkeley Symphony has named a Berkeley native, composer Gabriela Lena...
Berkeley Symphony has named a Berkeley native, composer Gabriela Lena Frank, as creative advisor 20 August 2009



Micronesia RPCV Bob Levitan remembers Woodstock...
Micronesia RPCV Bob Levitan remembers Woodstock 21 August 2009



Claire St. Amant writes: I'm not sure where I meet...
Claire St. Amant writes: I'm not sure where I meet more people who know less about what exactly the Peace Corps is-here in Ukraine or back home in the United States 21 August 2009



Obituary for India RPCV Michael Hoff...
Obituary for India RPCV Michael Hoff 22 August 2009



Liberia RPCV Dick Haws writes: Making room for each other...
Liberia RPCV Dick Haws writes: Making room for each other 22 August 2009



Taylor Flath will be serving with the Peace Corps in...
Taylor Flath will be serving with the Peace Corps in Belize 23 August 2009



Obituary for Brazil RPCV Ralph Emerson Clark...
Obituary for Brazil RPCV Ralph Emerson Clark 23 August 2009



When Cindy Cain steps up to the mike, temperatures rise...
When Cindy Cain steps up to the mike, temperatures rise 23 August 2009



Cain keeps legendary jazz alive with modern clarity...
Cain keeps legendary jazz alive with modern clarity 23 August 2009



Honduras RPCV Robert Ojeda is passionate about developing leadership in...
Honduras RPCV Robert Ojeda is passionate about developing leadership in others - and is an eloquent and inspirational model of leadership himself 23 August 2009



Doyle's legacy: Health care and tough budgets...
Doyle's legacy: Health care and tough budgets 23 August 2009



Albania RPCV Sara Bartfeld goes on a dating experiment...
Albania RPCV Sara Bartfeld goes on a dating experiment 24 August 2009



Not all of us got the chance to know Mayor...
Not all of us got the chance to know Mayor Joe Serna Jr., but his name surfaces in any discussion of exemplary civic leadership in the Sacramento Valley, even nearly 10 years after his death 24 August 2009



Mali RPCV Sarah Welsh named executive director of the New...
Mali RPCV Sarah Welsh named executive director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government 24 August 2009



Senegal RPCV Wendy Williams writes: Martha's Vineyard is a microcosm...
Senegal RPCV Wendy Williams writes: Martha's Vineyard is a microcosm of the race problem that burdens America 24 August 2009



Thailand RPCV Lynn Savage has written "Sumptuous Sustenance from the...
Thailand RPCV Lynn Savage has written "Sumptuous Sustenance from the Savage Sisters" or "We Don't Do Dinner" is a compilation of recipes from their mother, friends and other recipes they developed using the fruit on the grounds of Hersey House 24 August 2009



Chinese Volunteers arrive in Togo...
Chinese Volunteers arrive in Togo 24 August 2009



McKenzie Boekhoelder supports Sustainable Farming
Zambia RPCV McKenzie Boekhoelder is the on-site agriculture expert for the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project 24 August 2009



Aaron Williams Sworn in as Director
Aaron S. Williams Sworn in as Peace Corps Director 24 August 2009



New Director Greets PC Community
Greetings from Director Williams 24 August 2009



Aaron Williams' Limited Waiver to participate in activities with the...
Aaron Williams' Limited Waiver to participate in activities with the NPCA 24 August 2009



Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move...
Foreign Policy Magazine speculates that Aaron Williams could make move to head up USAID 24 August 2009



Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary...
Chris Matthews to report 'Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary' 24 August 2009



Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips writes: Freedom Behind Bars...
Lesotho RPCV Jenny Phillips writes: Freedom Behind Bars 25 August 2009



Joe and Gay Fox served as Peace Corps Volunteers in...
Joe and Gay Fox served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Borneo in the early 1960s 25 August 2009



Festive Swearing-in for Mongolian Peace Corps Volunteers...
Festive Swearing-in for Mongolian Peace Corps Volunteers 25 August 2009



Bailey Shook of Du Quoin has completed her first year...
Bailey Shook of Du Quoin has completed her first year as Peace Corps volunteer working in the Kisoro District in the southwest corner of Uganda helping over 200 orphaned and vulnerable children 25 August 2009



Carl Pope writes: The Wizards of "No...
Carl Pope writes: The Wizards of "No" 25 August 2009



Tony Hall writes: Who Is the Fellowship...
Tony Hall writes: Who Is the Fellowship? 25 August 2009



Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high...
Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high rate 26 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick Mohundro has been teaching English as...
Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick Mohundro has been teaching English as a second language in Massigna, Mozambique for the past two years 26 August 2009



As a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama, I have to...
As a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama, I have to both reconcile and adapt to cultural values and behaviors that conflict with my philosophy as an educator 26 August 2009



Clark University's International Development, Community, and Environment department in Worcester...
Clark University's International Development, Community, and Environment department in Worcester, Massachusetts, actively recruits RPCVs to its programs and provides generous fellowship opportunities 26 August 2009



Dodd says Losing Kennedy is like losing a brother...
Dodd says Losing Kennedy is like losing a brother 26 August 2009



Harris Wofford remembers Ted Kennedy...
Harris Wofford remembers Ted Kennedy 26 August 2009



Dr Uliyar Padmanabha Upadhyaya directed the language teaching programme and...
Dr Uliyar Padmanabha Upadhyaya directed the language teaching programme and prepared instructional materials for the American Peace Corps from 1968 to 1969 in India 27 August 2009



Peace Corps volunteers sworn in in Liberia...
Peace Corps volunteers sworn in in Liberia 27 August 2009



A dream of teachers and former Peace Corps volunteers Seth...
A dream of teachers and former Peace Corps volunteers Seth and Ivy Leavitt-Carlson, became a reality in July and Wednesday night the students presented the education component of their trip to friends and family at the Laconia High School 27 August 2009



Mike Honda writes: The wide wake left by Ted Kennedy's...
Mike Honda writes: The wide wake left by Ted Kennedy's legacy 27 August 2009



Philippines RPCV Bruce Nussbaum writes: Design For Corruption--Why US...
Philippines RPCV Bruce Nussbaum writes: Design For Corruption--Why US Healthcare is Failing 28 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer Zack Baddorf writes: Romania struggles through the...
Peace Corps Volunteer Zack Baddorf writes: Romania struggles through the crisis 28 August 2009



Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini will tomorrow be a key...
Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini will tomorrow be a key speaker during the swearing in ceremony of over 30 United States Peace Corps in Swaziland 28 August 2009



Jamie Rhein had a brief moment of thinking that he...
Jamie Rhein had a brief moment of thinking that he had rabies about two weeks after his two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia had ended 28 August 2009



RPCV Steven Matthew will walk the perimeter of Texas this...
RPCV Steven Matthew will walk the perimeter of Texas this fall 29 August 2009



Elaine Chao thinks the present administration may be overstepping when...
Elaine Chao thinks the present administration may be overstepping when it comes to the health care debate 29 August 2009



Bill Moyers says: I'd rather see Barack Obama go down...
Bill Moyers says: I'd rather see Barack Obama go down fighting for vigorous strong principled public insurance, than to lose with a [corporate-dominated] bill 29 August 2009



Obituary for Ecudaor Country Director Jonathan M. 'Jake' Bair...
Obituary for Ecudaor Country Director Jonathan M. 'Jake' Bair 30 August 2009



President Sirleaf Swears in 20 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers...
President Sirleaf Swears in 20 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers 30 August 2009



Joe Lassan recently returned from two years service with the...
Joe Lassan recently returned from two years service with the Peace Corps in Zambia 30 August 2009



Zambia RPCV Sharon Moore organizes safari for sixteen students at...
Zambia RPCV Sharon Moore organizes safari for sixteen students at Community School of Naples 30 August 2009



Martha Sanders is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Santa Barbara...
Martha Sanders is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Santa Barbara and Guanacaste, Costa Rica 31 August 2009



Ethiopia RPCV Allan Reed is the newly appointed U.S. Agency...
Ethiopia RPCV Allan Reed is the newly appointed U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Mission Director for Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 August 2009



Kenya RPCV Princeton Scholar James A. Wilson Jr. to Lead...
Kenya RPCV Princeton Scholar James A. Wilson Jr. to Lead Prairie View A&M Honors Program 31 August 2009



Peace Corps Volunteer "Brie in Tanzania" writes: So I am...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Brie in Tanzania" writes: So I am what would be categorized as slightly overweight or what I prefer as "curvy". This is a body type that is considered ideal in E. Africa. 31 August 2009



Friedman says he's running for governor again...
Friedman says he's running for governor again 31 August 2009