2009.09.02: September 2, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Blogs - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: Return to our Country of Service - Dominican Republic: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Fireworks and Hurricanes" writes: Inspiration
Peace Corps Online:
Peace Corps News:
Directors of the Peace Corps:
Peace Corps: Director Aaron Williams:
Director Aaron Williams: Newest Stories:
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 :
2009.09.02: September 2, 2009: Headlines: Directors: COS - Dominican Republic: Blogs - Dominican Republic: Headquarters: Return to our Country of Service - Dominican Republic: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Fireworks and Hurricanes" writes: Inspiration
Peace Corps Volunteer "Fireworks and Hurricanes" writes: Inspiration
"I had absolutely no idea what to expect after being told that the International Director was to visit with us. My natural assumption was that some old, albeit important, man was going to come and share his slightly dated and/or mundane ideas with a group full of twentysomethings. What we got was anything but that. Director Williams, fresh off his appointment by President Obama, was young, engaging and, most of all, inspiring. He took our questions, ate lunch with us and took the time really listen to us and not simply talk at us. To hear his story as to why he joined the Peace Corps decades ago and how it changed his life for the better very much reinforced the reasons I am here. He has been right here in our shoes as a PCDR trainee and future volunteer. His visit as a real treat and a dose of inspiration to take with us into our service."
Peace Corps Volunteer "Fireworks and Hurricanes" writes: Inspiration
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Inspiration
Caption: Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams meets with volunteers in the Dominican Republic. Photo: Peace Corps Volunteer "Expedition Ramble"
We are a lucky group of trainees. On Tuesday we had the great pleasure of being visited by the brand spanking new International Director of the Peace Corps. He's been on the job just a few short weeks and his first stop abroad was right here in the DR.
Director Aaron Williams is himself a former Peace Corps Dominican Republic Volunteer. He served in the late sixties and early seventies alongside Senator Chris Dodd. Other former PCDR Volunteers have gone on to any number of impressive professions, including astronaut. It will certainly be interesting to see where the 50 trainees I currently spend my days with end up in the years and decades to come. Past volunteers have set the bar pretty high by making it to Capitol Hill and Outer Space.
I had absolutely no idea what to expect after being told that the International Director was to visit with us. My natural assumption was that some old, albeit important, man was going to come and share his slightly dated and/or mundane ideas with a group full of twentysomethings. What we got was anything but that. Director Williams, fresh off his appointment by President Obama, was young, engaging and, most of all, inspiring. He took our questions, ate lunch with us and took the time really listen to us and not simply talk at us.
To hear his story as to why he joined the Peace Corps decades ago and how it changed his life for the better very much reinforced the reasons I am here. He has been right here in our shoes as a PCDR trainee and future volunteer. His visit as a real treat and a dose of inspiration to take with us into our service.
Links to Related Topics (Tags):
Headlines: September, 2009; Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams; Peace Corps Directors; Peace Corps Dominican Republic; Directory of Dominican Republic RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Dominican Republic RPCVs; Blogs - Dominican Republic; Peace Corps Headquarters; Return to our Country of Service - Dominican Republic
When this story was posted in September 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 |
| 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. |
Read the stories and leave your comments.
Some postings on Peace Corps Online are provided to the individual members of this group without permission of the copyright owner for the non-profit purposes of criticism, comment, education, scholarship, and research under the "Fair Use" provisions of U.S. Government copyright laws and they may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner. Peace Corps Online does not vouch for the accuracy of the content of the postings, which is the sole responsibility of the copyright holder.
Story Source: Personal Web Site
This story has been posted in the following forums: : Headlines; Directors; COS - Dominican Republic; Blogs - Dominican Republic; Headquarters; Return to our Country of Service - Dominican Republic
PCOL44651
60