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Feb 10, 2010: Senator Dodd to Retire Date: February 19 2010 No: 1433 Feb 10, 2010: Senator Dodd to Retire
Dodd retires from Senate 6 Jan
Cameron Hume named US Ambassador to Pakistan 8 Feb
Florida RPCVs sponsor Everglades Experience 6 Feb
Jeff Hall brings aid to Sierra Leone 1 Feb
Peace Corps to reach 11,000 PCVs in 2016 1 Feb
Hugh Pickens writes: Standing Bear Looks to the Future 27 Jan
Ann Varghese survives 55 hours in Haiti rubble 26 Jan
John Guy LaPlante at 80 was oldest PCV 17 Jan
Steve Radelet to advise Hilary Clinton on Development 15 Jan
Obituary for Co-Author of ‘The Ugly American' 14 Jan
Peace Corps Establishes Program in Indonesia 11 Dec
What Happened to Obama's Promise? 3 Dec
George Packer writes: Obama’s Troubles 24 Nov
PC Mourns Loss of Morocco PCV So-Youn Kim 17 Nov
Peace Corps volunteers return to Madagascar 16 Nov
PC to grow by several thousand over next 2 years 15 Nov
Former Hostage John Limbert named to Iran Bureau 11 Nov
Carrie Hessler Radelet named PC Deputy Director 9 Nov
Garamendi Sworn into Congress 9 Nov
Jesse Lonergan writes graphic novel “Joe and Azat” 4 Nov
David Macaray writes: Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan 29 Oct
Dustin Hogenson writes: Sauna in Kazakstan 26 Oct


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.



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Mongolia RPCV Matthew Davis writes: When Things Get Dark...
Mongolia RPCV Matthew Davis writes: When Things Get Dark 1 February 2010



Nepal RPCV Doug Biggs is executive director of Alameda Point...
Nepal RPCV Doug Biggs is executive director of Alameda Point Collaborative, a homeless services center 1 February 2010



Jeff Hall brings aid to Sierra Leone
RPCV Jeff Hall brings aid to Sierra Leone 1 February 2010



Peace Corps to reach 11,000 PCVs in 2016
Obama's fiscal 2011 budget funds the second year of Obama’s initiative to increase the number of Peace Corps volunteers 1 February 2010



Brazil RPCV Jan Basile will leave after three years as...
Brazil RPCV Jan Basile will leave after three years as manager of Angels Attic Thrift Shop 2 February 2010



Kenya RPCV Leilani Johnson spends her time coordinating relief efforts...
Kenya RPCV Leilani Johnson spends her time coordinating relief efforts to send American and international medical volunteers into some of the most impoverished, disaster-ridden areas across the globe 2 February 2010



Obituary for Sierra Leone Country Director Kenneth J. Mahoney...
Obituary for Sierra Leone Country Director Kenneth J. Mahoney 2 February 2010



A Call to Action and Message of Thanks from Congressman...
A Call to Action and Message of Thanks from Congressman Sam Farr from Push for Peace Corps 2 February 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer Raz Barnea explains the biodiversity of Port...
Peace Corps Volunteer Raz Barnea explains the biodiversity of Port Royal to students taking part in a tour of the Marine Lab and the Port Royal mangrove forest in Kingston 3 February 2010



Philippines RPCV Dorothea Pierce Keeps Durham Beautiful...
Philippines RPCV Dorothea Pierce Keeps Durham Beautiful 3 February 2010



Solomon Islands RPCV Mark Barry has the prestigious Milken Family...
Solomon Islands RPCV Mark Barry has the prestigious Milken Family Foundation award for educators was bestowed upon him 3 February 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer Miles Vidreiro teaches in Republic of Georgia...
Peace Corps Volunteer Miles Vidreiro teaches in Republic of Georgia 4 February 2010



Senegal RPCV Dr. Riall Nolan vying for Academic Vice President...
Senegal RPCV Dr. Riall Nolan vying for Academic Vice President at Gonzaga University 5 February 2010



In Joe and Azat a pragmatic American and an optimistic...
In Joe and Azat a pragmatic American and an optimistic Turkmen become fast friends in this travelogue based on writer/artist Jesse Lonergan's own time as a member of the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan 5 February 2010



Morocco RPCVs Brendan Hayes and Dan Franch collaborate on Dedham...
Morocco RPCVs Brendan Hayes and Dan Franch collaborate on Dedham Transcript’s newest cartoon “Table Manners" 6 February 2010



RPCV Claire St. Amant writes: With Ukraine vote today, ‘an...
RPCV Claire St. Amant writes: With Ukraine vote today, ‘an allergy to politics' 6 February 2010



Florida RPCVs sponsor Everglades Experience
Returned Peace Corps volunteers of South Florida sponsored an Everglades experience for needy youngsters 6 February 2010



Bulgaria RPCV Jennifer Meleana Hee writes: How can two people...
Bulgaria RPCV Jennifer Meleana Hee writes: How can two people so closely related have such different outlooks on life? 7 February 2010



Schools for Salone, formed in 2004 in Seattle, Washington, USA...
Schools for Salone, formed in 2004 in Seattle, Washington, USA, is a prime example of former Peace Corps Volunteers and the US Sierra Leone Diaspora, working together 7 February 2010



Kristen Hoggatt writes: When the Peace Corps evacuated its volunteers...
Kristen Hoggatt writes: When the Peace Corps evacuated its volunteers out of the country in June 2005 because of terrorist threats and the Uzbek government’s anti-American sentiment, I felt like I left so much work unfinished in Uzbekistan, though I was only three months away from fulfilling my service 7 February 2010



Congo Kinshasa RPCV Katherine H. Canavan is the Civilian Deputy...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Katherine H. Canavan is the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor, United States European Command 8 February 2010



Moldova Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick Boylan is requesting a grant...
Moldova Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick Boylan is requesting a grant to repair a baseball field and bring the sport to what he calls “the poorest country in Europe” 8 February 2010



RPCV Larry Robertson is Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly...
RPCV Larry Robertson is Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is in Nepal 8 February 2010



Cameron Hume named US Ambassador to Pakistan
Libya RPCV Cameron Hume to be named US Ambassador to Pakistan 8 February 2010



Peru RPCV Sophie Dila writes: How to rebuild Haiti: Lessons...
Peru RPCV Sophie Dila writes: How to rebuild Haiti: Lessons from the 1970 earthquake in Ancash, Peru 9 February 2010



Senegal RPCV Florence G. Patterson. founded Pamoja International Cultural Exchange...
Senegal RPCV Florence G. Patterson. founded Pamoja International Cultural Exchange to promote cultural awareness 9 February 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer Kara Estep is working with a local...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kara Estep is working with a local agency called the Department for Children to provide protective gear for the riders in Mongolia 10 February 2010



Artist Liz Printz says her dad, in 1966, became the...
Artist Liz Printz says her dad, in 1966, became the director of the Peace Corps in Morocco in 1966 and her whole family moved to Rabat and first saw beautiful textiles and beads and great markets 10 February 2010



Obituary for Turkey RPCV Christian M. Hansen Jr...
Obituary for Turkey RPCV Christian M. Hansen Jr. 10 February 2010



Turkey RPCV Ambassador Robert Finn to discuss points of power...
Turkey RPCV Ambassador Robert Finn to discuss points of power in Afghanistan 11 February 2010



Dick Hodgetts writes: Ramsey Nix served as a Peace corps...
Dick Hodgetts writes: Ramsey Nix served as a Peace corps Volunteer in Mongolia 11 February 2010



Mongolia Peace Corps Volunteer Amber Barger wins "Silk Roads" Award...
Mongolia Peace Corps Volunteer Amber Barger wins "Silk Roads" Award for “Partner of the Year for Rural Economic Development" 11 February 2010



Colombia RPCV and Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs spoke...
Colombia RPCV and Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs spoke to the Southern Rocky Mountain Agricultural Conference and Trade Fair with a wide ranging talk on the history of water development in the Americas 13 February 2010



Haiti RPCV Paula Egan-Wright serves with a medical team...
Haiti RPCV Paula Egan-Wright serves with a medical team in Haiti on a weeklong relief operation in the beleaguered Caribbean nation 13 February 2010



Russia RPCV Janelle and Ken Howes have adopted Evelyne and...
Russia RPCV Janelle and Ken Howes have adopted Evelyne and Venor from an orphanage in Haiti 13 February 2010



Obituary for Turkey RPCV Christian M. Hansen Jr...
Obituary for Turkey RPCV Christian M. Hansen Jr. 15 February 2010



Peace Corps helps fight HIV/AIDS in Jamaica...
Peace Corps helps fight HIV/AIDS in Jamaica 16 February 2010



Mali RPCV Brendan Beck dies in Haiti earthquake...
Mali RPCV Brendan Beck dies in Haiti earthquake 17 February 2010



Niger RPCV Kim Arth is director of ASU’s Deer Valley...
Niger RPCV Kim Arth is director of ASU’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center 17 February 2010



Myk Manon helps restore electricity in Haiti
Nicaragua RPCV Myk Manon helps restore electricity in Haiti 18 February 2010



Steve Weinberg writes: 'Country Driving': a journey down the superhighways...
Steve Weinberg writes: 'Country Driving': a journey down the superhighways, roads and paths of China 18 February 2010



Interview With Peter Hessler: Behind the Wheel in China...
Interview With Peter Hessler: Behind the Wheel in China 18 February 2010



Aleta Phelps writes: For my work as a community youth...
Aleta Phelps writes: For my work as a community youth development volunteer for the US Peace Corps in the Baganuur District, about 140km (87 miles) east of Ulan Bator, I weave daily through the dense maze of Russian apartment buildings, schools complexes, and delguurs - small shops - in this small city of 27,000 people spanning no more than a few kilometres in diameter 19 February 2010



Kara Estep writes: I moved to Mongolia from Seattle last...
Kara Estep writes: I moved to Mongolia from Seattle last June to work as a community youth development volunteer with the US Peace Corps 19 February 2010



Kinky Friedman and Hank Gilbert, dueling Democratic candidates for agriculture...
Kinky Friedman and Hank Gilbert, dueling Democratic candidates for agriculture commissioner, appeared in North Texas this week 19 February 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "East Grove Blues" writes: Coup in Niger...
Peace Corps Volunteer "East Grove Blues" writes: Coup in Niger 20 February 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Life in the Bush" writes: Drama in...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Life in the Bush" writes: Drama in Niamey...coup. 20 February 2010



Opposition in Niger Urges Junta to Hold Vote...
Opposition in Niger Urges Junta to Hold Vote 20 February 2010



Sara Skinner, a retired teacher, will discuss "My Life in...
Sara Skinner, a retired teacher, will discuss "My Life in Retirement: Two Years in South Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer" 20 February 2010



Aaron Williams Found His Calling in the Peace Corps...
Aaron Williams Found His Calling in the Peace Corps 20 February 2010



Jody Olsen speaks on "Respect for Others as One Path...
Jody Olsen speaks on "Respect for Others as One Path Toward Peace," at the Friends of First Church of Christ, Scientist 20 February 2010



Ben and Millie Beall reflect on Peace Corps service and...
Ben and Millie Beall reflect on Peace Corps service and evacuation from Bolivia 21 February 2010



Guy Consolmagno talks about past relationships between the Vatican and...
Guy Consolmagno talks about past relationships between the Vatican and astronomers 21 February 2010



Obituary for Ivory Coast RPCV Dennis P. Bilodeau...
Obituary for Ivory Coast RPCV Dennis P. Bilodeau 22 February 2010



Stacia and Kristof Nordin call Malawi home
Stacia and Kristof Nordin came to Malawi in 1997 as Peace Corps volunteers, but now call Malawi home 22 February 2010



Donna Lenius discovers life's basic simplicities as Peace Corps Volunteer...
Donna Lenius discovers life's basic simplicities as Peace Corps Volunteer in Mauritania 22 February 2010



Matthew Davis left the University of Missouri-Columbia to join...
Matthew Davis left the University of Missouri-Columbia to join the Peace Corps as an English teacher in the remote western province of Mongolia 23 February 2010



Thailand RPCV Harold Hayes releases his new book An American...
Thailand RPCV Harold Hayes releases his new book An American Opera in Prose 23 February 2010



The New York Times reviews Peter Hessler's "A Journey Through...
The New York Times reviews Peter Hessler's "A Journey Through China From Farm to Factory " 23 February 2010



Brian Switek writes: At about three in the afternoon on...
Brian Switek writes: At about three in the afternoon on April 13, 1966 William Olson had been swimming with his friends from the Peace Corps in the part of the Baro river that ran through Gambela, Ethiopia when he suddenly disappeared 24 February 2010



Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Lugar (R-IN...
Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) today praised the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of the Haiti Recovery Act 24 February 2010



Paraguay RPCV Bill Novak to begin road to ministry...
Paraguay RPCV Bill Novak to begin road to ministry 24 February 2010



RPCV David Briscoe writes: ‘The Filipino is worth crying for...
RPCV David Briscoe writes: ‘The Filipino is worth crying for’ 24 February 2010



Aaron Williams visits North Carolina A&T State University...
Aaron Williams visits North Carolina A&T State University 24 February 2010



Obituary for Malawi RPCV Jon Galinson...
Obituary for Malawi RPCV Jon Galinson 25 February 2010



Hayden Sterling is serving in Thailand as a Peace Corps...
Hayden Sterling is serving in Thailand as a Peace Corps Community Based Organizational Development (CBOD) volunteer 25 February 2010



Aaron Williams Shares Global Vision at University of Texas...
Aaron Williams Shares Global Vision at University of Texas 25 February 2010



Peter Hessler publishes "Country Driving"
The Economist reviews Peter Hessler's "Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory" 25 February 2010



Jeffrey Tayler writes: Aspiring writers and journalists eager to quit...
Jeffrey Tayler writes: Aspiring writers and journalists eager to quit their day jobs and freelance for a living often approach me and ask for my advice on how to get started 25 February 2010



How much does your application date matter...
How much does your application date matter? 26 February 2010



Paul Arfin's life’s journey took him out of the village...
Paul Arfin's life’s journey took him out of the village to Colombia, South America in the early ’60s as a volunteer in the Peace Corps 26 February 2010



Joseph P. Kennedy III, who served in the Peace Corps...
Joseph P. Kennedy III, who served in the Peace Corps and has degrees from Stanford and Harvard universities, is an assistant district attorney for the Cape and Islands 28 February 2010



Georgia RPCV John Michael Murphy to marry Carol Stroud Murphy...
Georgia RPCV John Michael Murphy to marry Carol Stroud Murphy 28 February 2010



Joe Zenisek started Share the Love 10 years ago
Philippines RPCV Joe Zenisek started Share the Love 10 years ago 28 February 2010



Ukraine RPCV Chris Morrill is new Roanoke city manager...
Ukraine RPCV Chris Morrill is new Roanoke city manager 28 February 2010



Jonathan Yardley reviews Peter Hessler's "A Journey Through China From...
Jonathan Yardley reviews Peter Hessler's "A Journey Through China From Farm to Factory" 28 February 2010



Lynn Harnett reviews Peter Hessler's "Country Driving: A Journey Through...
Lynn Harnett reviews Peter Hessler's "Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory" 28 February 2010