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In November 2009, this was on the front page of PCOL:
Peace Corps Online The Independent News Forum serving Returned Peace Corps Volunteers 
 | 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 |
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Botswana RPCV Bronwyn Mitchell is director of Maryland Association for...
Botswana RPCV Bronwyn Mitchell is director of Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education 1 November 2009
Ghana RPCV Hannah Bowen joined InterMedia in August 2009 to...
Ghana RPCV Hannah Bowen joined InterMedia in August 2009 to provide project management and analysis for InterMedia projects in Africa, initially conducting analysis of data gathered through the Gates research program 2 November 2009
Ivory Coast RPCV Richard Greene is Director, Office of Health...
Ivory Coast RPCV Richard Greene is Director, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development 2 November 2009
1966 Philipines RPCVs reunite at Pepeekeo, Hawaii
Philippines RPCVs from 1966 reunite at training facility in Hawaii 2 November 2009
Sri Lanka RPCV John Lehr has been named CEO and...
Sri Lanka RPCV John Lehr has been named CEO and president of Bethesda-based CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation 2 November 2009
Suriname RPCV Jessica Wade is pursuing community development work in...
Suriname RPCV Jessica Wade is pursuing community development work in the Peace Corps Fellows Program 2 November 2009
Ethiopia RPCV Paul Allaire keeps hearts and turbines running...
Ethiopia RPCV Paul Allaire keeps hearts and turbines running 3 November 2009
Guatemala RPCV Allyson Snell Hired as a Peace Corps Recruiter...
Guatemala RPCV Allyson Snell Hired as a Peace Corps Recruiter for New Hampshire and Massachusetts' North Shore 3 November 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauds Muriel Johnston, at 85...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauds Muriel Johnston, at 85 the oldest Peace Corps volunteer 3 November 2009
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone...
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone 3 November 2009
Guatemala Peace Corps Volunteer Audrey Squires writes: I began teaching...
Guatemala Peace Corps Volunteer Audrey Squires writes: I began teaching people how to reduce their waste and reuse materials in ways that don’t require large projects or outside assistance 4 November 2009
Peace Corps volunteers who served in Korea during the 1960s...
Peace Corps volunteers who served in Korea during the 1960s and 1970s gathered with their family members for a weeklong, government-sponsored reunion in Seoul 4 November 2009
Jesse Lonergan writes graphic novel “Joe and Azat”
Jesse Lonergan's time teaching English in Turkmenistan became the graphic novel “Joe and Azat,” a fictional tale based on Lonergan’s year and a half assignment from September 2005 to February 2007 4 November 2009
Women in Progress/Global Mamas is a non-profit organization...
Women in Progress/Global Mamas is a non-profit organization in the bustling Osu district of Accra, Ghana, founded by two former Peace Corps volunteers 5 November 2009
Panama RPCV Mari Lyn Salvador, a scholar of Panama’s native...
Panama RPCV Mari Lyn Salvador, a scholar of Panama’s native Kuna people and the textiles that they create and an experienced museum professional, has been named director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California 5 November 2009
Sierra Leone RPCV Thomas Hull Receives Presidential Meritorious Service Award...
Sierra Leone RPCV Thomas Hull Receives Presidential Meritorious Service Award 5 November 2009
Bangladesh Country Director and Philippines RPCV Michael Bedford writes: The...
Bangladesh Country Director and Philippines RPCV Michael Bedford writes: The Power of Volunteerism 6 November 2009
Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters...
Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters, based in Pleasant Valley and presents educational wildlife programs to schools, camps, libraries, conferences and birthday parties 6 November 2009
While working as a volunteer in the village of Zebilla...
While working as a volunteer in the village of Zebilla, which is located in northern Ghana, former Peace Corps volunteer Luke Bassuener was introduced to local musicians by some of his students 6 November 2009
Foothills Connect Business and Technology Center is transforming the area’s...
Foothills Connect Business and Technology Center is transforming the area’s food system and returning a once farm-based economy to its agrarian roots, thanks to the ideas and initiative of Executive Director Hondruas RPCV Tim Will 6 November 2009
Obama nominates Honduras RPCV Scott Quehl for the position of...
Obama nominates Honduras RPCV Scott Quehl for the position of "Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration" in Commerce Department 6 November 2009
Honduras RPCV Allison Castaldi runs in NYC marathon to benefit...
Honduras RPCV Allison Castaldi runs in NYC marathon to benefit a worthwhile cause 6 November 2009
Tom Coyner writes: Problems in Korea
Tom Coyner writes: As I see it, the problems that are plaguing modern Korea and Seoul are similar to the problems I witnessed in the 1970s as a Peace Corps volunteer 6 November 2009
Peru RPCV Bruce Gottschall retires as the first and only...
Peru RPCV Bruce Gottschall retires as the first and only executive director of Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Chicago 6 November 2009
Mary Batterman spent 11 months in Tanzania as part a...
Mary Batterman spent 11 months in Tanzania as part a Peace Corps Volunteer - Although she could have stayed a little longer she felt she would be more effective doing fundraising efforts for Kilolo back at home 6 November 2009
Tanzania RPCV Emily Peyser is an attorney at Christensen O'Connor...
Tanzania RPCV Emily Peyser is an attorney at Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC 6 November 2009
Togo RPCVs Lori and Michael Russell adopt Awa, a mischievous...
Togo RPCVs Lori and Michael Russell adopt Awa, a mischievous 10-year-old African girl 7 November 2009
Gabriela Taylor returns to Brazil after 42 years
Gabriela Taylor returns to Brazil after 42 years 8 November 2009
Former US Embassy detainee RPCV John Limbert handed Iran post...
Former US Embassy detainee RPCV John Limbert handed Iran post 8 November 2009
Philippines Peace Corps Volunteer Cassie Pardee writes: Things I have...
Philippines Peace Corps Volunteer Cassie Pardee writes: Things I have learned from my Filipino family 8 November 2009
Poll of Oklahoma High School Students was likely fabricated...
Poll of Oklahoma High School Students was likely fabricated 8 November 2009
Guidance to Regional Recruiting Offices on Working with RPCV Groups...
Guidance to Regional Recruiting Offices on Working with RPCV Groups 8 November 2009
Peace Corps waiting for applications from Romanian schools...
Peace Corps waiting for applications from Romanian schools 9 November 2009
Samoa RPCV Carrie Hessler-Radelet writes: Advocating for Public Health...
Samoa RPCV Carrie Hessler-Radelet writes: Advocating for Public Health in Washington 9 November 2009
Carrie Hessler Radelet named PC Deputy Director
Carrie Hessler Radelet nominated for Deputy Director of the United States Peace Corps 9 November 2009
Garamendi Sworn into Congress
Garamendi Sworn into Congress 9 November 2009
India RPCV Frank Schell writes: The U.S. Needs a New...
India RPCV Frank Schell writes: The U.S. Needs a New Af-Pak Strategy 10 November 2009
Joe and Azat was a damn cool book—a captivating...
Joe and Azat was a damn cool book—a captivating story about an American working for the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan 10 November 2009
Mali RPCV Heidi Vogt is an Afghanistan correspondent with the...
Mali RPCV Heidi Vogt is an Afghanistan correspondent with the Associated Press 11 November 2009
Former Hostage John Limbert named to Iran Bureau
Who is RPCV John Limbert? 11 November 2009
Clinton appoints former embassy hostage RPCV John Limbert as point...
Clinton appoints former embassy hostage RPCV John Limbert as point person on Iran 11 November 2009
David Ignatius writes: I'd give the same high marks to...
David Ignatius writes: I'd give the same high marks to young civilians who are serving and sacrificing in hard places -- the Peace Corps and medical volunteers I've met abroad and the teachers in tough inner-city schools 11 November 2009
RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered...
RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered" 12 November 2009
Ecuador RPCV Jeremy King has been named the Denison University's...
Ecuador RPCV Jeremy King has been named the Denison University's first sustainability coordinator 12 November 2009
El Salvador RPCV Dr. Aline Hansen-Guzman is the newest...
El Salvador RPCV Dr. Aline Hansen-Guzman is the newest family practitioner to join the staff at Salud in Fort Morgan 12 November 2009
Mali RPCV Tappan Heher;'s film featured in Film festival...
Mali RPCV Tappan Heher;'s film featured in Film festival showcasing Peace Corps volunteers' stories 12 November 2009
Iran RPCV Marilyn Erickson writes: Pakistan is where the problem...
Iran RPCV Marilyn Erickson writes: Pakistan is where the problem is and where our energies should be directed 12 November 2009
Peru RPCV Phoebe Wiley is one of the founding members...
Peru RPCV Phoebe Wiley is one of the founding members of the Covered Bridge Artisans, and her Pottery at Long Lane Farm is a piece of paradise 12 November 2009
NPCA President Kevin Quigley will talk about his father Major...
NPCA President Kevin Quigley will talk about his father Major Martin Quigley who successfully infiltrated Ireland using commercial cover - the only US military operative to do so throughout the entire war 12 November 2009
Yemen resident Abdulilah Al-Duba caught the eye of a...
Yemen resident Abdulilah Al-Duba caught the eye of a Peace Corps volunteer Rick Beal 12 November 2009
Secretary of State Clinton Swears in New Peace Corps Volunteers...
Secretary of State Clinton Swears in New Peace Corps Volunteers in Philippines 13 November 2009
Ben and Lisa Fairfield served spent two years as Peace...
Ben and Lisa Fairfield served spent two years as Peace Corps Volunteers making Mud and Music in Thailand 13 November 2009
RPCV John Limbert is now the subject of some controversy...
RPCV John Limbert is now the subject of some controversy because of his ties to the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which appears to be illegally serving as a lobby for Iran 14 November 2009
Micronesia RPCV Charley Stump manages and supervises the Department of...
Micronesia RPCV Charley Stump manages and supervises the Department of Planning and Community Development in Ukiah 14 November 2009
PC to grow by several thousand over next 2 years
Aaron Williams says the Peace Corps plans to add a couple thousand volunteers over the next two years 15 November 2009
Bulgaria RPCV Melanie Forthun speaks to students about about opportunities...
Bulgaria RPCV Melanie Forthun speaks to students about about opportunities in the Peace Corps 16 November 2009
Peace Corps Volunteer Micah Strand helps a cooperative spice market...
Peace Corps Volunteer Micah Strand helps a cooperative spice market hand grind nutmeg and cinnamon on the tiny island of Grenada 16 November 2009
Peace Corps to return to Indonesia...
Peace Corps to return to Indonesia 16 November 2009
Iran RPCV John Limbert is regarded by some as an...
Iran RPCV John Limbert is regarded by some as an inspirational choice to break the US deadlock with Iran 16 November 2009
Good Cop, Bad Cop Strategy? Clinton Appoints Former Embassy Hostage...
Good Cop, Bad Cop Strategy? Clinton Appoints Former Embassy Hostage RPCV John Limbert as Point Person on Iran 16 November 2009
Patrice Koerper recently returned to Florida after serving almost 3...
Patrice Koerper recently returned to Florida after serving almost 3 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Macedonia 16 November 2009
Peace Corps volunteers return to Madagascar
Peace Corps volunteers return to Madagascar 16 November 2009
Obituary for Paul Hare, Deputy Director of Peace Corps Philippines...
Obituary for Paul Hare, Deputy Director of Peace Corps Philippines in the early 1960's 16 November 2009
Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach...
Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach business basics, such as a poultry project that exposed sixth graders to math, science and commerce on the tiny island of Saint Vincent 16 November 2009
Peace Corps Volunteer Todd Freedman is now volunteering in Tonga...
Peace Corps Volunteer Todd Freedman is now volunteering in Tonga, a small Pacific Island near Fiji, teaching and advising on business 16 November 2009
Brazil RPCV Terrell Smith volunteers as a "job coach" for...
Brazil RPCV Terrell Smith volunteers as a "job coach" for The Next Door Inc., a transitions program for formerly incarcerated women 17 November 2009
PC Mourns Loss of Morocco PCV So-Youn Kim
Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Peace Corps Volunteer So-Youn Kim in Morocco 17 November 2009
Nicaragua RPCV Joshua Berman answers a few questions about travel...
Nicaragua RPCV Joshua Berman answers a few questions about travel, writing, and living and breathing idyllic Central America 17 November 2009
Belize RPCV Karen Brody, a community activist and former Peace...
Belize RPCV Karen Brody, a community activist and former Peace Corps volunteer, wants to bring back some of the old fashioned girl talk into childbirth and through the talk she hopes to encourage some much-needed (as she sees it) positive change 18 November 2009
Obituary for Philippines RPCV Linda W. Reynolds...
Obituary for Philippines RPCV Linda W. Reynolds 18 November 2009
Jay Rockefeller Reflects on Time as a Volunteer...
Jay Rockefeller Reflects on Time as a Volunteer 18 November 2009
Belize RPCV Karen Brody is a mother and writer with...
Belize RPCV Karen Brody is a mother and writer with a strong background in international development and women's issues 19 November 2009
A telecommunications systems analyst who had given up the big...
A telecommunications systems analyst who had given up the big money to teach high school, Honduras RPCV Tim Will has a habit of following his passions 19 November 2009
Peace Corps Rape Case Continues in the Gambia
Peace Corps Rape Case Continues in the Gambia 19 November 2009
Peace Corps plans to Return to Solomon Islands in 2...
Peace Corps plans to Return to Solomon Islands in 2 or 3 years 20 November 2009
How to get a RSS Feed out of a Discusware...
How to get a RSS Feed out of a Discusware Message Board 21 November 2009
George Packer writes: Obama’s Troubles
George Packer writes: Obama’s Troubles 24 November 2009
Fiji RPCV Eric Kenefick lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and...
Fiji RPCV Eric Kenefick lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and works for the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Regional Bureau for eastern, central and southern Africa 30 November 2009
Botswana RPCV Bronwyn Mitchell is director of Maryland Association for...
Botswana RPCV Bronwyn Mitchell is director of Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education 1 November 2009
Ghana RPCV Hannah Bowen joined InterMedia in August 2009 to...
Ghana RPCV Hannah Bowen joined InterMedia in August 2009 to provide project management and analysis for InterMedia projects in Africa, initially conducting analysis of data gathered through the Gates research program 2 November 2009
Ivory Coast RPCV Richard Greene is Director, Office of Health...
Ivory Coast RPCV Richard Greene is Director, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development 2 November 2009
1966 Philipines RPCVs reunite at Pepeekeo, Hawaii
Philippines RPCVs from 1966 reunite at training facility in Hawaii 2 November 2009
Sri Lanka RPCV John Lehr has been named CEO and...
Sri Lanka RPCV John Lehr has been named CEO and president of Bethesda-based CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation 2 November 2009
Suriname RPCV Jessica Wade is pursuing community development work in...
Suriname RPCV Jessica Wade is pursuing community development work in the Peace Corps Fellows Program 2 November 2009
Ethiopia RPCV Paul Allaire keeps hearts and turbines running...
Ethiopia RPCV Paul Allaire keeps hearts and turbines running 3 November 2009
Guatemala RPCV Allyson Snell Hired as a Peace Corps Recruiter...
Guatemala RPCV Allyson Snell Hired as a Peace Corps Recruiter for New Hampshire and Massachusetts' North Shore 3 November 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauds Muriel Johnston, at 85...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauds Muriel Johnston, at 85 the oldest Peace Corps volunteer 3 November 2009
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone...
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone 3 November 2009
Guatemala Peace Corps Volunteer Audrey Squires writes: I began teaching...
Guatemala Peace Corps Volunteer Audrey Squires writes: I began teaching people how to reduce their waste and reuse materials in ways that don't require large projects or outside assistance 4 November 2009
Peace Corps volunteers who served in Korea during the 1960s...
Peace Corps volunteers who served in Korea during the 1960s and 1970s gathered with their family members for a weeklong, government-sponsored reunion in Seoul 4 November 2009
Jesse Lonergan writes graphic novel "Joe and Azat"
Jesse Lonergan's time teaching English in Turkmenistan became the graphic novel "Joe and Azat," a fictional tale based on Lonergan's year and a half assignment from September 2005 to February 2007 4 November 2009
Women in Progress/Global Mamas is a non-profit organization...
Women in Progress/Global Mamas is a non-profit organization in the bustling Osu district of Accra, Ghana, founded by two former Peace Corps volunteers 5 November 2009
Panama RPCV Mari Lyn Salvador, a scholar of Panama's native...
Panama RPCV Mari Lyn Salvador, a scholar of Panama's native Kuna people and the textiles that they create and an experienced museum professional, has been named director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California 5 November 2009
Sierra Leone RPCV Thomas Hull Receives Presidential Meritorious Service Award...
Sierra Leone RPCV Thomas Hull Receives Presidential Meritorious Service Award 5 November 2009
Bangladesh Country Director and Philippines RPCV Michael Bedford writes: The...
Bangladesh Country Director and Philippines RPCV Michael Bedford writes: The Power of Volunteerism 6 November 2009
Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters...
Ecuador RPCV Bruce Lowder is the director of Animal Encounters, based in Pleasant Valley and presents educational wildlife programs to schools, camps, libraries, conferences and birthday parties 6 November 2009
While working as a volunteer in the village of Zebilla...
While working as a volunteer in the village of Zebilla, which is located in northern Ghana, former Peace Corps volunteer Luke Bassuener was introduced to local musicians by some of his students 6 November 2009
Foothills Connect Business and Technology Center is transforming the area's...
Foothills Connect Business and Technology Center is transforming the area's food system and returning a once farm-based economy to its agrarian roots, thanks to the ideas and initiative of Executive Director Hondruas RPCV Tim Will 6 November 2009
Obama nominates Honduras RPCV Scott Quehl for the position of...
Obama nominates Honduras RPCV Scott Quehl for the position of "Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration" in Commerce Department 6 November 2009
Honduras RPCV Allison Castaldi runs in NYC marathon to benefit...
Honduras RPCV Allison Castaldi runs in NYC marathon to benefit a worthwhile cause 6 November 2009
Tom Coyner writes: Problems in Korea
Tom Coyner writes: As I see it, the problems that are plaguing modern Korea and Seoul are similar to the problems I witnessed in the 1970s as a Peace Corps volunteer 6 November 2009
Peru RPCV Bruce Gottschall retires as the first and only...
Peru RPCV Bruce Gottschall retires as the first and only executive director of Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Chicago 6 November 2009
Mary Batterman spent 11 months in Tanzania as part a...
Mary Batterman spent 11 months in Tanzania as part a Peace Corps Volunteer - Although she could have stayed a little longer she felt she would be more effective doing fundraising efforts for Kilolo back at home 6 November 2009
Tanzania RPCV Emily Peyser is an attorney at Christensen O'Connor...
Tanzania RPCV Emily Peyser is an attorney at Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC 6 November 2009
Togo RPCVs Lori and Michael Russell adopt Awa, a mischievous...
Togo RPCVs Lori and Michael Russell adopt Awa, a mischievous 10-year-old African girl 7 November 2009
Gabriela Taylor returns to Brazil after 42 years
Gabriela Taylor returns to Brazil after 42 years 8 November 2009
Former US Embassy detainee RPCV John Limbert handed Iran post...
Former US Embassy detainee RPCV John Limbert handed Iran post 8 November 2009
Philippines Peace Corps Volunteer Cassie Pardee writes: Things I have...
Philippines Peace Corps Volunteer Cassie Pardee writes: Things I have learned from my Filipino family 8 November 2009
Poll of Oklahoma High School Students was likely fabricated...
Poll of Oklahoma High School Students was likely fabricated 8 November 2009
Guidance to Regional Recruiting Offices on Working with RPCV Groups...
Guidance to Regional Recruiting Offices on Working with RPCV Groups 8 November 2009
Peace Corps waiting for applications from Romanian schools...
Peace Corps waiting for applications from Romanian schools 9 November 2009
Samoa RPCV Carrie Hessler-Radelet writes: Advocating for Public Health...
Samoa RPCV Carrie Hessler-Radelet writes: Advocating for Public Health in Washington 9 November 2009
Carrie Hessler Radelet named PC Deputy Director
Carrie Hessler Radelet nominated for Deputy Director of the United States Peace Corps 9 November 2009
Garamendi Sworn into Congress
Garamendi Sworn into Congress 9 November 2009
India RPCV Frank Schell writes: The U.S. Needs a New...
India RPCV Frank Schell writes: The U.S. Needs a New Af-Pak Strategy 10 November 2009
Joe and Azat was a damn cool book-a captivating...
Joe and Azat was a damn cool book-a captivating story about an American working for the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan 10 November 2009
Mali RPCV Heidi Vogt is an Afghanistan correspondent with the...
Mali RPCV Heidi Vogt is an Afghanistan correspondent with the Associated Press 11 November 2009
Former Hostage John Limbert named to Iran Bureau
Who is RPCV John Limbert? 11 November 2009
Clinton appoints former embassy hostage RPCV John Limbert as point...
Clinton appoints former embassy hostage RPCV John Limbert as point person on Iran 11 November 2009
David Ignatius writes: I'd give the same high marks to...
David Ignatius writes: I'd give the same high marks to young civilians who are serving and sacrificing in hard places -- the Peace Corps and medical volunteers I've met abroad and the teachers in tough inner-city schools 11 November 2009
RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered...
RPCV Jonathan D. Greenburg gives a lecture on "Afghanistan Remembered" 12 November 2009
Ecuador RPCV Jeremy King has been named the Denison University's...
Ecuador RPCV Jeremy King has been named the Denison University's first sustainability coordinator 12 November 2009
El Salvador RPCV Dr. Aline Hansen-Guzman is the newest...
El Salvador RPCV Dr. Aline Hansen-Guzman is the newest family practitioner to join the staff at Salud in Fort Morgan 12 November 2009
Mali RPCV Tappan Heher;'s film featured in Film festival...
Mali RPCV Tappan Heher;'s film featured in Film festival showcasing Peace Corps volunteers' stories 12 November 2009
Iran RPCV Marilyn Erickson writes: Pakistan is where the problem...
Iran RPCV Marilyn Erickson writes: Pakistan is where the problem is and where our energies should be directed 12 November 2009
Peru RPCV Phoebe Wiley is one of the founding members...
Peru RPCV Phoebe Wiley is one of the founding members of the Covered Bridge Artisans, and her Pottery at Long Lane Farm is a piece of paradise 12 November 2009
NPCA President Kevin Quigley will talk about his father Major...
NPCA President Kevin Quigley will talk about his father Major Martin Quigley who successfully infiltrated Ireland using commercial cover - the only US military operative to do so throughout the entire war 12 November 2009
Yemen resident Abdulilah Al-Duba caught the eye of a...
Yemen resident Abdulilah Al-Duba caught the eye of a Peace Corps volunteer Rick Beal 12 November 2009
Secretary of State Clinton Swears in New Peace Corps Volunteers...
Secretary of State Clinton Swears in New Peace Corps Volunteers in Philippines 13 November 2009
Ben and Lisa Fairfield served spent two years as Peace...
Ben and Lisa Fairfield served spent two years as Peace Corps Volunteers making Mud and Music in Thailand 13 November 2009
RPCV John Limbert is now the subject of some controversy...
RPCV John Limbert is now the subject of some controversy because of his ties to the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which appears to be illegally serving as a lobby for Iran 14 November 2009
Micronesia RPCV Charley Stump manages and supervises the Department of...
Micronesia RPCV Charley Stump manages and supervises the Department of Planning and Community Development in Ukiah 14 November 2009
PC to grow by several thousand over next 2 years
Aaron Williams says the Peace Corps plans to add a couple thousand volunteers over the next two years 15 November 2009
Bulgaria RPCV Melanie Forthun speaks to students about about opportunities...
Bulgaria RPCV Melanie Forthun speaks to students about about opportunities in the Peace Corps 16 November 2009
Peace Corps Volunteer Micah Strand helps a cooperative spice market...
Peace Corps Volunteer Micah Strand helps a cooperative spice market hand grind nutmeg and cinnamon on the tiny island of Grenada 16 November 2009
Peace Corps to return to Indonesia...
Peace Corps to return to Indonesia 16 November 2009
Iran RPCV John Limbert is regarded by some as an...
Iran RPCV John Limbert is regarded by some as an inspirational choice to break the US deadlock with Iran 16 November 2009
Good Cop, Bad Cop Strategy? Clinton Appoints Former Embassy Hostage...
Good Cop, Bad Cop Strategy? Clinton Appoints Former Embassy Hostage RPCV John Limbert as Point Person on Iran 16 November 2009
Patrice Koerper recently returned to Florida after serving almost 3...
Patrice Koerper recently returned to Florida after serving almost 3 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Macedonia 16 November 2009
Peace Corps volunteers return to Madagascar
Peace Corps volunteers return to Madagascar 16 November 2009
Obituary for Paul Hare, Deputy Director of Peace Corps Philippines...
Obituary for Paul Hare, Deputy Director of Peace Corps Philippines in the early 1960's 16 November 2009
Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach...
Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach business basics, such as a poultry project that exposed sixth graders to math, science and commerce on the tiny island of Saint Vincent 16 November 2009
Peace Corps Volunteer Todd Freedman is now volunteering in Tonga...
Peace Corps Volunteer Todd Freedman is now volunteering in Tonga, a small Pacific Island near Fiji, teaching and advising on business 16 November 2009
Brazil RPCV Terrell Smith volunteers as a "job coach" for...
Brazil RPCV Terrell Smith volunteers as a "job coach" for The Next Door Inc., a transitions program for formerly incarcerated women 17 November 2009
PC Mourns Loss of Morocco PCV So-Youn Kim
Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Peace Corps Volunteer So-Youn Kim in Morocco 17 November 2009
Nicaragua RPCV Joshua Berman answers a few questions about travel...
Nicaragua RPCV Joshua Berman answers a few questions about travel, writing, and living and breathing idyllic Central America 17 November 2009
Belize RPCV Karen Brody, a community activist and former Peace...
Belize RPCV Karen Brody, a community activist and former Peace Corps volunteer, wants to bring back some of the old fashioned girl talk into childbirth and through the talk she hopes to encourage some much-needed (as she sees it) positive change 18 November 2009
Obituary for Philippines RPCV Linda W. Reynolds...
Obituary for Philippines RPCV Linda W. Reynolds 18 November 2009
Jay Rockefeller Reflects on Time as a Volunteer...
Jay Rockefeller Reflects on Time as a Volunteer 18 November 2009
Belize RPCV Karen Brody is a mother and writer with...
Belize RPCV Karen Brody is a mother and writer with a strong background in international development and women's issues 19 November 2009
A telecommunications systems analyst who had given up the big...
A telecommunications systems analyst who had given up the big money to teach high school, Honduras RPCV Tim Will has a habit of following his passions 19 November 2009
Peace Corps Rape Case Continues in the Gambia
Peace Corps Rape Case Continues in the Gambia 19 November 2009
Peace Corps plans to Return to Solomon Islands in 2...
Peace Corps plans to Return to Solomon Islands in 2 or 3 years 20 November 2009
How to get a RSS Feed out of a Discusware...
How to get a RSS Feed out of a Discusware Message Board 21 November 2009
George Packer writes: Obama's Troubles
George Packer writes: Obama's Troubles 24 November 2009
Fiji RPCV Eric Kenefick lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and...
Fiji RPCV Eric Kenefick lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and works for the World Food Programme's (WFP) Regional Bureau for eastern, central and southern Africa 30 November 2009
