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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 |
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University of Denver Names U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill...
University of Denver Names U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies 1 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From A Faraway Land" writes: The...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From A Faraway Land" writes: The political situation in southern K-stan has been giving me emotional whiplash (it's dangerous!-it's safe!--there's fighting!--no, just kidding!--so-and-so took control of the government!--nope, now it's so-and-so!--don't leave your house!--everything's fine!) 3 June 2010
PC Celebrates Volunteers Return to Sierra Leone
Peace Corps Celebrates Volunteers Returning to Sierra Leone 3 June 2010
19 Americans Sworn-in as PCVs in Indonesia
19 Americans Sworn-in as Peace Corps Volunteers in Indonesia 4 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Brooke's Peaceful Perseverance" writes: Wecome to the...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Brooke's Peaceful Perseverance" writes: Wecome to the Peace Corps! 5 June 2010
Steve Harpt helps dropouts reconstruct their lives
Botswana RPCV Steve Harpt is a man on a mission to help primary school dropouts reconstruct their lives and have a meaningful life 11 June 2010
Biden Meets with Peace Corps/Kenya Volunteers
Vice President Biden Meets with Peace Corps/Kenya Volunteers 11 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer Raul Moreno writes: It's been nearly a...
Peace Corps Volunteer Raul Moreno writes: It's been nearly a day since predawn text messages brought news that renewed fighting had broken out on Osh streets and in surrounding villages 11 June 2010
Tanzania RPCV Johnnie Carson nominated to Board of Directors of...
Tanzania RPCV Johnnie Carson nominated to Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation 12 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Sojourning Somewhere" writes: With the events in...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Sojourning Somewhere" writes: With the events in the South hanging over everyone the past few days, it is difficult to write about the calm weekend we've been having on the lake 13 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From A Faraway Land" writes: Things...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From A Faraway Land" writes: Things are not looking good for southern Kyrgyzstan right now 13 June 2010
Costa Rica RPCV Tom Clements, noted environmental activist in South...
Costa Rica RPCV Tom Clements, noted environmental activist in South Carolina is the Green Party Senate candidate 14 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer Raul Moreno writes: It's early afternoon and...
Peace Corps Volunteer Raul Moreno writes: It's early afternoon and I've moved to a safe house in another part of Osh where a number of American aid workers have gathered 15 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer Raul Moreno writes: As two helicopters lifted...
Peace Corps Volunteer Raul Moreno writes: As two helicopters lifted us skyward and circled Sulayman Mountain, a barren rock ringed by a cemetery that juts skyward from the middle of Osh, the scene became apocalyptic 15 June 2010
PCVs in Southern Kyrgyzstan evacuated safely
Peace Corps Volunteer Raul Moreno sent a dispatch from Kyrgyzstan to several of his friends and former colleagues, recounting what he witnessed there, and how he made it to Bishkek, the country's capital 15 June 2010
It seems that the Peace Corps made an excellent decision...
It seems that the Peace Corps made an excellent decision in hiring local Kyrgyz gunmen to rescue the volunteer from their besieged building, especially considering that the car was checked for Uzbeks at a roadblock 15 June 2010
Philippines RPCV Katie Kaskey is completing her time in Liberia...
Philippines RPCV Katie Kaskey is completing her time in Liberia, West Africa as a principal in a school with the Peace Corps Response, a group that reacts to a crisis 16 June 2010
Col. Susan Luz, a registered nurse, decorated soldier and author...
Col. Susan Luz, a registered nurse, decorated soldier and author of The Nightingale of Mosul, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil 17 June 2010
China RPCV Kate Kuykendall talks about why the application process...
China RPCV Kate Kuykendall talks about why the application process takes so long for the Peace Corps 17 June 2010
Padraic Kennedy was one of the Peace Corps' first employees...
Padraic Kennedy was one of the Peace Corps' first employees; he took its first 50 volunteers to Ghana after creating its training program 17 June 2010
Born in the United States, Malaysia RPCV Ajahn Sumedho was...
Born in the United States, Malaysia RPCV Ajahn Sumedho was drawn to Buddhism from a relatively young age 17 June 2010
Safety at risk for Peace Corps volunteers?
Washington Times says Safety at risk for Peace Corps volunteers 17 June 2010
As a senior research fellow at James Cook University (JCU...
As a senior research fellow at James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville, Australia, Jamaica RPCV Joshua Cinner studies how coral reefs and people interact in a vast swath of the Southern Hemisphere 18 June 2010
Michael Burden writes: The dilemma on your dinner plate
Mongolia RPCV Michael Burden writes: The dilemma on your dinner plate 18 June 2010
The Lakeshore Excellence Foundation has given its Distinguished Alumni Award...
The Lakeshore Excellence Foundation has given its Distinguished Alumni Award to Barbados RPCV Jerry Catania 19 June 2010
Deb Nicklay writes: 50 years ago, nation went through a...
Deb Nicklay writes: 50 years ago, nation went through a mood change 19 June 2010
RPCV Cynthia Morrison Phoel writes 'Cold Snap: Bulgaria Stories...
RPCV Cynthia Morrison Phoel writes 'Cold Snap: Bulgaria Stories' 20 June 2010
Professor David McCann, director of the Korea Institute at Harvard...
Professor David McCann, director of the Korea Institute at Harvard University and former Peace Corps volunteer to Korea, is judge in Sijo contest 20 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Karen in Kyrgyzstan" writes: I am safe...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Karen in Kyrgyzstan" writes: I am safe at my site in the northern region of Kyrgyzstan and far from the violence in Osh and Jalalabad 20 June 2010
Tanzania RPCV Earl Brown Speaks at Juneteenth Festival at Elizabeth...
Tanzania RPCV Earl Brown Speaks at Juneteenth Festival at Elizabeth City 20 June 2010
In the words of Peace Corps architect and former U.S...
In the words of Peace Corps architect and former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford, the pairing of new data and policy proposals on June 23rd will support a "quantum leap" in the scale and impact of international service, advancing bipartisan calls to service from President Kennedy to Bush 41, Bush 43, Clinton and Obama 21 June 2010
PC Releases Comprehensive Agency Assessment Report
Peace Corps Releases Comprehensive Agency Assessment Report 22 June 2010
PC Releases Comprehensive Agency Assessment Report
Peace Corps Releases Comprehensive Agency Assessment Report 22 June 2010
Benin RPCV Sam Goldman has raised $5.5 million in a...
Benin RPCV Sam Goldman has raised $5.5 million in a round of venture capital for his company D.light 22 June 2010
Guatemala RPCV Stuart Conway is co-founder of Trees, Water...
Guatemala RPCV Stuart Conway is co-founder of Trees, Water, & People (TWP) and through its partnerships in Central America and Haiti, the organization has planted 3.5 million trees and counting 22 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "the next step " writes: Basically the only...
Peace Corps Volunteer "the next step " writes: Basically the only additional thing I can add to what you've read or heard is that I'm safe. Most of the violence was restricted to the south, and the north remains peaceful. 22 June 2010
Russia RPCV Caroline Todd To Spend Vacation with Dr. Seuss...
Russia RPCV Caroline Todd To Spend Vacation with Dr. Seuss & Shakespeare 22 June 2010
Don and Karen Schneider spend more than 2 years in...
Don and Karen Schneider spend more than 2 years in Ukraine for Peace Corps 22 June 2010
PC Releases Comprehensive Agency Assessment Report
Peace Corps Releases Comprehensive Agency Assessment Report 22 June 2010
Burkina Faso RPCV Amy Starke awarded scholarships by the March...
Burkina Faso RPCV Amy Starke awarded scholarships by the March of Dimes for graduate studies in the field of maternal-child nursing 23 June 2010
Police in Sudan have recaptured one of the convicted killers...
Police in Sudan have recaptured one of the convicted killers of Cameroon RPCV John M. Granville 23 June 2010
Sierra Leone RPCV Charles L. Kennedy writes: World Cup evokes...
Sierra Leone RPCV Charles L. Kennedy writes: World Cup evokes fotbol' memories 23 June 2010
South Africa RPCV Adam Shpeen and Josh Picker were the...
South Africa RPCV Adam Shpeen and Josh Picker were the winning duo at the fifth annual Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court Competition in Washington 23 June 2010
Obituary for Edwin S. Munger who worked as Peace Corps...
Obituary for Edwin S. Munger who worked as Peace Corps evaluator in Uganda and Botswana in the 1960s 23 June 2010
Ann Arbor's Quinn Evans Architects is celebrating its 25th anniversary...
Ann Arbor's Quinn Evans Architects is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, but founder and senior principal Barbados RPCV Michael Quinn has been involved in architecture for much longer than that 24 June 2010
Kathy Norrell, who is currently serving with the Peace Corps...
Kathy Norrell, who is currently serving with the Peace Corps in Belize, has received a grant from Kids to Kids to support her work with preschool children 24 June 2010
Costa Rica RPCV Charles Cranfield, superintendent of Guilford Courthouse National...
Costa Rica RPCV Charles Cranfield, superintendent of Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, will be the guest speaker for the dedication service for the Retreat to the Dan Wayside in South Boston 24 June 2010
Ecuador RPCV Frank Iovino draws on baseball for inspiration...
Ecuador RPCV Frank Iovino draws on baseball for inspiration 24 June 2010
Mary-Denise Tabar finishes tour in Iraq
A few weeks ago, Gabon Mary-Denise Tabar finished her last tour in Iraq as a State Department public diplomacy adviser in Iraq 24 June 2010
Guatemala RPCV Graham Balch left the lucrative consulting world three...
Guatemala RPCV Graham Balch left the lucrative consulting world three years ago to be a biology teacher at Grady High School in Midtown because he wanted to help fix education 24 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Woori Kyrgyz" writes: the importance of tea...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Woori Kyrgyz" writes: the importance of tea 24 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Woori Kyrgyz" writes: Just want to let...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Woori Kyrgyz" writes: Just want to let you all know that despite what you see in the news I am very safe here 24 June 2010
'Thank you' to a PCV in Sierra Leone 40 years later
'Thank you' to a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone 40 years later 24 June 2010
Turkmenistan RPCV Josh Hinger took third place in his weight...
Turkmenistan RPCV Josh Hinger took third place in his weight class fighting in the Grapplers Quest U.S. Nationals at the Ultimate Fighting Championships Fan Expo 24 June 2010
Discovering China with Peter Hessler...
Discovering China with Peter Hessler 24 June 2010
Carrie Hessler-Radelet Sworn in as PC Deputy Director
Carrie Hessler-Radelet Sworn in as Peace Corps Deputy Director 24 June 2010
Philippines RPCV Linda New Levine to receive the Distinguished Alumni...
Philippines RPCV Linda New Levine to receive the Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award from Seton Hill University 25 June 2010
Sierra Leone RPCV Charles Kennedy writes: At any level, soccer's...
Sierra Leone RPCV Charles Kennedy writes: At any level, soccer's a 'beautiful game' 26 June 2010
RPCV RPCV Cynthia Morrison writes about Bulgaria...
RPCV RPCV Cynthia Morrison writes about Bulgaria 27 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Karen in Kyrgyzstan" writes: No one knows...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Karen in Kyrgyzstan" writes: No one knows what will happen over the next weeks or months but we're all hoping that things continue to stay calm and that Peace Corps will not have to evacuate. 27 June 2010
Rachel Ann Blaasch's deployment through the Peace Corps ito Vanuatu...
Rachel Ann Blaasch's deployment through the Peace Corps ito Vanuatu would take her across oceans, and into areas where the culture is so diverse that immersion training of three months was required before her work would even begin 27 June 2010
Astronaut Mae Jemison in Shanghai to talk about science and...
Astronaut Mae Jemison in Shanghai to talk about science and sustainability at the World Expo 27 June 2010
RPCV Adrienne Harris goes on Date Lab...
RPCV Adrienne Harris goes on Date Lab 27 June 2010
A career diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, Iran...
A career diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, Iran RPCV John Limbert retired from a 33-year career with the Foreign Service in 2006 with the rank of Minister-Counselor 28 June 2010
Ed Reed writes: Troops' service in Korea not in vain
RPCV Ed Reed writes: Troops' service in Korea not in vain 28 June 2010
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From A Faraway Land" writes: I...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Letters From A Faraway Land" writes: I made it back home to Iowa, whew. 28 June 2010
Obituary for Pakistan RPCV William C. Abbe...
Obituary for Pakistan RPCV William C. Abbe 28 June 2010
Surfer Dave Aabo started Waves for Development
A passionate surfer, RPCV Dave Aabo started a nonprofit, Waves for Development, that brings surfers to the Peruvian coast, where famously great waves have produced generations of great surfers 28 June 2010
Surfer Dave Aabo started Waves for Development
A passionate surfer, RPCV Dave Aabo started a nonprofit, Waves for Development, that brings surfers to the Peruvian coast, where famously great waves have produced generations of great surfers 28 June 2010
Rajeev Goyal writes: Rep. Lowey Decides the Future of the...
Rajeev Goyal writes: Rep. Lowey Decides the Future of the Peace Corps 29 June 2010
Obituary for Dominican Republic RPCV Susan Soli' Gail Johnson...
Obituary for Dominican Republic RPCV Susan Soli' Gail Johnson 29 June 2010
Mike Mesquita spent two-plus years serving the Peace Corps...
Mike Mesquita spent two-plus years serving the Peace Corps in Kazakhstan 29 June 2010
Erica McMahon spent nearly three years in the dusty urban...
Erica McMahon spent nearly three years in the dusty urban environs of the post Soviet nation of Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps volunteer 29 June 2010
US Picks Liberia RPCV Larry Palmer as New Venezuela Ambassador...
US Picks Liberia RPCV Larry Palmer as New Venezuela Ambassador Amid Strained Relations 29 June 2010
Laurence Leamer writes: America Looks Like a Fortress
Laurence Leamer writes: America Looks Like a Fortress 29 June 2010
While serving with the Peace Corps several years ago, Melissa...
While serving with the Peace Corps several years ago, Melissa Holmes developed a relationship with the Kairatbekovas, a family with whom she stayed during her time in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps volunteer 30 June 2010
Larry Palmer nominated as Ambassador to Venezuela
Obama Nominates Liberia RPCV Larry Palmer as U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela 30 June 2010
Syed Abdullah Syed Mohamed writes: I taught basic Bahasa Malaysia...
Syed Abdullah Syed Mohamed writes: I taught basic Bahasa Malaysia to 30 American Peace Corps members in Hawaii 30 June 2010
Taylor Hackford Grew Up with Chicanos
Bolivia RPCV Taylor Hackford talks about Growing Up with Chicanos 30 June 2010
