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May 12, 2010: PC Returns to Colombia Date: May 12 2010 No: 1434 May 12, 2010: PC Returns to Colombia
Colombia Program restarts after 30 Year Absence 11 May
Karen Smith works in Afghanistan and Sudan 24 Apr
Kevin Bubriski began photographing Nepal in 1975 24 Apr
Mark Lenzi writes: Can Poland get past the 'curse'? 14 Apr
Aaron Williams visits Jordan 13 Apr
Committee passes Dodd's Peace Corps Bill 13 Apr
NPCA's Africa Rural Connect wins Award 13 Apr
Brian Kuhn among Scientists on Ancestor Find 12 Apr
Melanie Edwards gathers data on “invisible poor” 12 Apr
Johnnie Carson writes: Africa Policy Under Obama 7 Apr
Be Part Of New Film About The Peace Corps 30 Mar
Chief of Staff encourages PCVs to serve third year 29 Mar
Williams Testifies on Vision for Future of Peace Corps 18 Mar
Heath Lowry teaches Turkish Studies at Princeton 14 Mar
Torkin Wakefield created "Bead for Life" in Uganda 14 Mar
Parents of Murdered PCV Speak Out 12 Mar
Village in Kenya Erects Monument to Megan DaPisa 10 Mar
Frank Swoboda at World Food Prize HQ 10 Mar
Ashley Bates reports from Gaza 4 Mar
Joe Zenisek started Share the Love 10 years ago 28 Feb
Peter Hessler publishes "Country Driving" 25 Feb
Stacia and Kristof Nordin call Malawi home 22 Feb

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 .



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By Admin1 (admin) (98.188.147.225) on Friday, December 31, 2010 - 1:11 pm: Edit Post

Bolivia's pristine vistas cast spell Peace Corps Volunteer Joe Lowe...
Bolivia's pristine vistas cast spell Peace Corps Volunteer Joe Lowe 2 May 2010



In January 1973, Laurie and Clark were married; by June...
In January 1973, Laurie and Clark were married; by June of that year, they were teaching junior high and high school Ethiopian students for the Peace Corps 2 May 2010



After retiring from her job at Kalamazoo College last summer...
After retiring from her job at Kalamazoo College last summer, Linda Schubel ignored her options to live a life of leisure and instead joined the Peace Corps and shipped off to Morocco 2 May 2010



President Obama praises Peace Corps in Commencement Speech at University...
President Obama praises Peace Corps in Commencement Speech at University of Michigan 2 May 2010



Ecuador RPCV Howard Dodson, who turns seventy-one in June...
Ecuador RPCV Howard Dodson, who turns seventy-one in June, will retire next year, after a quarter century of running the Schomburg, the world’s premier facility for the preservation and study of African-American culture 3 May 2010



Jim Fanjoy, an architect in the Peace Corps who has...
Jim Fanjoy, an architect in the Peace Corps who has been using SketchUp for a school project in Guatemala 3 May 2010



India RPCV Frank Schell writes: Pakistan and India: Get Real...
India RPCV Frank Schell writes: Pakistan and India: Get Real About the Enemy 3 May 2010



Kenya RPCV Michael Fairbanks writes: Nothing Good Comes Out of...
Kenya RPCV Michael Fairbanks writes: Nothing Good Comes Out of Africa 3 May 2010



Paraguay RPCV Peter Tase recently completed an innovative dictionary titled...
Paraguay RPCV Peter Tase recently completed an innovative dictionary titled Simultaneous Dictionary in Five Languages 3 May 2010



Central African Republic RPCV Wendy Henning has worked as a...
Central African Republic RPCV Wendy Henning has worked as a diplomat for the United States government for about seven years. It combines two of her favorite things: traveling and helping people. 4 May 2010



Chris Matthews writes: when does the Oil Spill become Out...
Chris Matthews writes: when does the Oil Spill become Out Problem? 4 May 2010



Chris Matthews remembers Kent State Killings...
Chris Matthews remembers Kent State Killings 4 May 2010



Sri Lanka RPCV Angela Meyer O’Connor inducted into TPHS Hall...
Sri Lanka RPCV Angela Meyer O’Connor inducted into TPHS Hall of Fame 5 May 2010



Botswana RPCV Stephen Volz Awarded Tenure Position at Kenyon College...
Botswana RPCV Stephen Volz Awarded Tenure Position at Kenyon College 6 May 2010



Micronesia RPCV Eric Lax dedicates a memoir to his lost...
Micronesia RPCV Eric Lax dedicates a memoir to his lost religious faith – and the father who inspired it 6 May 2010



Mongolia RPCV Ann Savage plants seeds for business success worldwide...
Mongolia RPCV Ann Savage plants seeds for business success worldwide 6 May 2010



Nigeria RPCV Charles R. Larson writes:Does anyone remember Romain...
Nigeria RPCV Charles R. Larson writes:Does anyone remember Romain Gary? In 1956, he won the Prix Goncourt (France’s most prestigious literary award) for Les raciness du ciel (The Roots of Heaven), the story of a European who tries the stop the slaughter of Elephants in Africa. 7 May 2010



Students at Murray Lake Elementary School been communicating since January...
Students at Murray Lake Elementary School been communicating since January via Skype with Alyssa Titche, a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal 7 May 2010



Ezra Klein writes: he Senate has more pressing things to...
Ezra Klein writes: he Senate has more pressing things to do than spend a week voting on the deputy director of the Peace Corps, so the Peace Corps ends up going without a deputy director 7 May 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer Amy Fladeboe is working with students in...
Peace Corps Volunteer Amy Fladeboe is working with students in Albania — a small country north of Greece on the Adriatic Sea — to teach them some of those same environmental issues Americans dealt with 30 to 40 years ago 8 May 2010



Bolivia RPCV Joe Lowe is promoting visits to the Yunga...
Bolivia RPCV Joe Lowe is promoting visits to the Yunga Pampa eco-lodge 9 May 2010



Obituary for David E. Apter, Director of the Peace Corps...
Obituary for David E. Apter, Director of the Peace Corps’ first training program, for volunteers being sent to Ghana 9 May 2010



RPCVs Debra and Bob Hicks, who operate the nonprofit Botswana...
RPCVs Debra and Bob Hicks, who operate the nonprofit Botswana Orphan Program, have organized the monthlong photo show and a one-night dance benefit 10 May 2010



New group of US Peace Corps volunteers arrive in Bulgaria...
New group of US Peace Corps volunteers arrive in Bulgaria 10 May 2010



South Africa RPCV Misty Brodiaea, writer and stage director of...
South Africa RPCV Misty Brodiaea, writer and stage director of "Son of the Wind" is a graduate of the Theater School at DePaul University, one of the top three acting conservatories in America 10 May 2010



George Packer writes: Wars that hinge on an unstable, highly...
George Packer writes: Wars that hinge on an unstable, highly personalized relationship seldom come to a satisfying end 11 May 2010



Belize RPCV Ann Kovalchick is Chief Information Technology Officer at...
Belize RPCV Ann Kovalchick is Chief Information Technology Officer at Drake University 11 May 2010



Peace Corps to Return to Colombia After 3 Decades...
Peace Corps to Return to Colombia After 3 Decades 11 May 2010



Tras casi 30 años de ausencia, los llamados 'Cuerpos de...
Tras casi 30 años de ausencia, los llamados 'Cuerpos de Paz' de E.U. volverán a Colombia 11 May 2010



Colombia Program restarts after 30 Year Absence
Peace Corps to Open a New Program in Colombia after Thirty Years Absence 11 May 2010



Dodd applauds Peace Corps’ decision to return to Colombia...
Dodd applauds Peace Corps’ decision to return to Colombia 12 May 2010



Ecuador RPCV Howard Dodson, Jr. to Retire as Director of...
Ecuador RPCV Howard Dodson, Jr. to Retire as Director of NYPL's Schomburg Center 12 May 2010



The Adams Free Library will host author Micronesia RPCV Roland...
The Adams Free Library will host author Micronesia RPCV Roland Merullo 12 May 2010



South Africa RPCV Jason Carter wins special election in Georgia...
South Africa RPCV Jason Carter wins special election in Georgia for a State Senate seat representing District 42 12 May 2010



Brazil RPCV Bill Benenson and his wife Laurie are the...
Brazil RPCV Bill Benenson and his wife Laurie are the filmmakers behind "Dirt: The Movie" 13 May 2010



Al Día,’ the main Hispanic newspaper in the US, criticizes...
‘Al Día,’ the main Hispanic newspaper in the US, criticizes return of Peace Corps to Colombia 13 May 2010



Georgia RPCV Michael Hikari Cecire writes: Entrepreneurship And Georgia’s Future...
Georgia RPCV Michael Hikari Cecire writes: Entrepreneurship And Georgia’s Future 13 May 2010



Kirk Longstein who spent more than two years in Malawi...
Kirk Longstein who spent more than two years in Malawi, Africa with the Peace Corps, shared his experiences with students at St. Joseph School in Elgin 13 May 2010



John Freivalds writes: As we try to figure out an...
John Freivalds writes: As we try to figure out an exit strategy for Afghanistan and Iraq, we could use what we learned in suffocating Panama with our domestic geopolitical hang-ups 13 May 2010



Togo RPCV Kyra Turner-Zogbekor Wins Fulbright to Research Women’s...
Togo RPCV Kyra Turner-Zogbekor Wins Fulbright to Research Women’s Education in Ghana 13 May 2010



Honduras RPCV George Vetter entrepreneur, photographer focuses on Cannon Beach...
Honduras RPCV George Vetter entrepreneur, photographer focuses on Cannon Beach, Oregon 14 May 2010



Sancho Glickman speaks out against ageism
Sancho Glickman, who served with the US Peace Corps in Hungary in the mid-1990s, speaks out against ageism 14 May 2010



Peter Spiro is expert in database internals at Microsoft
Mali RPCV Peter Spiro is expert in database internals at Microsoft 14 May 2010



Sierra Leone RPCV Joy M. Hathaway is doing a research...
Sierra Leone RPCV Joy M. Hathaway is doing a research paper on the educational system of West Africa 14 May 2010



Diana Darge, 75, of West Des Moines is not long...
Diana Darge, 75, of West Des Moines is not long for Iowa — she is about to join about 100 other Iowans in the Peace Corps 15 May 2010



Nicaragua RPCV Ken Mettler, in his political life, has been...
Nicaragua RPCV Ken Mettler, in his political life, has been a lighting rod for controversy and debate over his support of banning books in schools and opposition to same-sex marriage 15 May 2010



Senegal RPCV Charlton “Chuck” Bonham appointed to Water Commission, Sacramento...
Senegal RPCV Charlton “Chuck” Bonham appointed to Water Commission, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 15 May 2010



John Coté makes cross-country walk for US Troops
Gabon RPCV John Coté makes cross-country walk for US Troops 16 May 2010



Nathalie J. Weeks “fell in love” with Africa when she...
Nathalie J. Weeks “fell in love” with Africa when she was 22 years old and a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria 16 May 2010



Romania RPCV James Craft plays the accordion in the band...
Romania RPCV James Craft plays the accordion in the band, La Strada 16 May 2010



Lawrence Meyers writes: Chris Matthews, Climb Down from Your High...
Lawrence Meyers writes: Chris Matthews, Climb Down from Your High Horse 18 May 2010



When Peace Corps trainee Jennie Wysong earned her wings last...
When Peace Corps trainee Jennie Wysong earned her wings last week, the milestone was marked not by a Capraesque ringing bell, but the exuberant beat of the Pulaar drummers from the Senegal River Valley 19 May 2010



Thailand RPCV Phil Sheller creates Indonesian flavor...
Thailand RPCV Phil Sheller creates Indonesian flavor 19 May 2010



At the 2010 Skoll World Forum awards ceremony Senegal RPCV...
At the 2010 Skoll World Forum awards ceremony Senegal RPCV Molly Melching was recognised as one of seven social entrepreneurs to be supported by the Skoll Foundation this year 21 May 2010



Jessica Wyatt recently returned from Senegal after service in the...
Jessica Wyatt recently returned from Senegal after service in the Peace Corps 24 May 2010



Bill Piatt served as Peace Corps Country Director in Czechoslovakia...
Bill Piatt served as Peace Corps Country Director in Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, and Togo 25 May 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "They don't play hockey in Burkina Faso...
Peace Corps Volunteer "They don't play hockey in Burkina Faso" writes: Why I joined the Peace Corps 27 May 2010