2009.09.01: September 1, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Blogs - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: Return to our Country of Service - Dominican Republic: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Pit Toilets and Cow Tongues" writes: Guaguas, Cucarachas, and the new director of Peace Corps
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2009.09.03: September 3, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: Return to our Country of Service - Dominican Republic: El Nuevo Diario: Aaron Williams makes first visit abroad as Peace Corps Director to Dominican Republic - his original Country of Service :
2009.09.01: September 1, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Blogs - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: Return to our Country of Service - Dominican Republic: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Pit Toilets and Cow Tongues" writes: Guaguas, Cucarachas, and the new director of Peace Corps
Peace Corps Volunteer "Pit Toilets and Cow Tongues" writes: Guaguas, Cucarachas, and the new director of Peace Corps
Finally, we had the incredible opportunity to meet the brand new last week Peace Corps Director appointed by none other than Barry Obama. The new director, Aaron Williams was a volunteer here in the DR in the 1960's and decided to make this his first spot. Thus we were the first traning class to meet the new director. He's a great speaker and has had an awesome life.
Peace Corps Volunteer "Pit Toilets and Cow Tongues" writes: Guaguas, Cucarachas, and the new director of Peace Corps
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Guaguas, Cucarachas, and the new director of Peace Corps
Caption: Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams meets with volunteers in the Dominican Republic. Photo: Peace Corps Volunteer "Expedition Ramble"
Hola! We're well into week two and I'm starting to fall in love with my new home--although certain challenges still face me from time to time. My spanish is improving un poquito, and riding public transit is getting easier. But that said, I think I should enlighten all of you to the delights of the guagua.
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Finally, we had the incredible opportunity to meet the brand new last week Peace Corps Director appointed by none other than Barry Obama. The new director, Aaron Williams was a volunteer here in the DR in the 1960's and decided to make this his first spot. Thus we were the first traning class to meet the new director. He's a great speaker and has had an awesome life, you should go to the Peace Corps website and look him up. So I will leave you with a photo of his visit...which ended up at the top of the post.
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When this story was posted in September 2009, this was on the front page of PCOL:
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| 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 |
| 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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