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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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Nita Lowey pushes $46.15 million PC funding increase
Rep. Nita Lowey (NY-18) Pushes for a $46.15 million funding increase for the Peace Corps in 2011 1 July 2010



Botswana RPCV Rev. David Carlson is the new lead pastor...
Botswana RPCV Rev. David Carlson is the new lead pastor at the River of Life United Methodist Church 1 July 2010



Nepal RPCV Heather Thomas died last June from Melanoma...
Nepal RPCV Heather Thomas died last June from Melanoma 1 July 2010



Natalie Montanaro, 52, a research assistant from the College of...
Natalie Montanaro, 52, a research assistant from the College of Charleston, South Carolina, volunteered for the U.S. Peace Corps and moved to Romania in May 2009 1 July 2010



So many fair-trade companies were founded by Peace Corps...
So many fair-trade companies were founded by Peace Corps volunteers, so it seems to be the way that movement has progressed 1 July 2010



In 1973 Kay Chernush moved to Arlington and took a...
In 1973 Kay Chernush moved to Arlington and took a job with the Peace Corps as a public affairs writer 1 July 2010



Danny Dunbar is a fan of Brazil soccer
Danny Dunbar has been a fan of Brazil soccer since his time in the Peace Corps and he passed on that passion to his son Ian 2 July 2010



People-to-people contacts are the core foundation of what...
People-to-people contacts are the core foundation of what the Peace Corps is meant to do, says Lesley Duncan, country director of the US Peace Corps in Bulgaria 2 July 2010



Kenya RPCV Chris Rushlau protested the Iraq war, but served...
Kenya RPCV Chris Rushlau protested the Iraq war, but served and was wounded 2 July 2010



Mongolia RPCV Michael Burden writes: Managing stormwater important for individuals...
Mongolia RPCV Michael Burden writes: Managing stormwater important for individuals, city 2 July 2010



Five questions with International Fund for Animal Welfare leader Fred...
Five questions with International Fund for Animal Welfare leader Fred O'Regan 2 July 2010



Christopher Hill leaves Iraq Embassy For Academia
Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill To Leave Post For Academia 2 July 2010



NPCA holds YouTube contest
National Peace Corps Association holds YouTube contest 2 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Jan Larsen's Peace Corps Adventure" writes: The...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Jan Larsen's Peace Corps Adventure" writes: The State Department got some credible intelligence (I have no idea how, or exactly what) that there was a terrorist threat in the city were we were for training so we have been evacuated back to the capital city 3 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "He Who Seeks Knowledge Begins With Humbleness...
Peace Corps Volunteer "He Who Seeks Knowledge Begins With Humbleness" writes: So there has been an extreme change of program for reasons I cannot delve into on this blog 3 July 2010



Ecuador RPCV Ed Steele was sworn in as Dunsmuir's newest...
Ecuador RPCV Ed Steele was sworn in as Dunsmuir's newest city council member on July 1 3 July 2010



Obituary for Peru RPCV Leon Haller...
Obituary for Peru RPCV Leon Haller 3 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "My Life in Guinea / Burkina Faso" writes...
Peace Corps Volunteer "My Life in Guinea / Burkina Faso" writes: When I recieved a message on my cell phone that we were going on the first level of alert (standfast), you could imagine that my beautiful day was all but finished 4 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "101 Things to Do With Mud" writes...
Peace Corps Volunteer "101 Things to Do With Mud" writes: Congo, the security officer entered the meeting a short while later to tell us that the Country Director had received notice of a kidnapping threat in our town of Ouahigouya 4 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "7736 Kilometers" writes: We were locked down...
Peace Corps Volunteer "7736 Kilometers" writes: We were locked down in a secure place in Ouahigouya for the night… without any of our things 4 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Brooke's Peaceful Perseverance" writes: Life is good...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Brooke's Peaceful Perseverance" writes: Life is good. For the past two days we haven't had any power. In Tav's village it came back on last night for a few hours (just enough time to watch Germany destroy Argentina). 4 July 2010



Sierra Leone RPCV Storm Waters hasn't missed a Round River...
Sierra Leone RPCV Storm Waters hasn't missed a Round River Rendezvous in 17 years, and the other environmental activists behind the Earth First! movement are better off because of it 4 July 2010



Ecuador RPCV Everett Myers wants to provide people with food...
Ecuador RPCV Everett Myers wants to provide people with food like what he ate growing up as a kid 5 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Pat in the Kyrgyz Republic" writes: I...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Pat in the Kyrgyz Republic" writes: I spent about 5 or 6 days at an undisclosed location with all of the volunteers before the constitutional referendum that happened here on the 27th 5 July 2010



Macedonia RPCV Hugo Dahlstrom will provide occupational therapy to patients...
Macedonia RPCV Hugo Dahlstrom will provide occupational therapy to patients to the Western Plains Medical Complex 5 July 2010



South Africa RPCV Misty Brodiaea, is "Son of the Wind...
South Africa RPCV Misty Brodiaea, is "Son of the Wind"'s writer and stage director 5 July 2010



The Green Party of South Carolina has a serious candidate...
The Green Party of South Carolina has a serious candidate in Costa Rica RPCV Tom Clements in the race against entrenched Republican Jim DeMint and Democrat Alvin Greene 6 July 2010



Rachel Freed writes: I vowed that I would act on...
Rachel Freed writes: I vowed that I would act on Kennedy's inspiring words, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." I volunteered to serve in the Peace Corps and spent two years in Tunisia, where I taught English and worked in a family planning project. 6 July 2010



Ben Masters promotes bamboo bicycles
Zambia RPCV Ben Masters makes promotes bamboo bicycles as a viable form of transportation 6 July 2010



PCVs Evacuated from Northern Burkina Faso
Peace Corps Volunteers evacuated from north Burkina Faso after terror warning 7 July 2010



Americans leave north Burkina Faso...
Americans leave north Burkina Faso 7 July 2010



Dominican Republic RPCV Christina Ygoña will travel to the Philippines...
Dominican Republic RPCV Christina Ygoña will travel to the Philippines this November to conduct research as a Fulbright Scholar 7 July 2010



Milton Wright started his farm in 1947, but it wasn't...
Milton Wright started his farm in 1947, but it wasn't until 1972 that Ethiopia RPCV David Wright ventured into the dairy business himself 7 July 2010



When the Peace Corps discovered that their new recruit Peter...
When the Peace Corps discovered that their new recruit Peter DiCampo had received first-aid training as a Boy Scout, they assigned him as a medical officer to the village of Wantugu, Ghana 7 July 2010



Ecuador RPCV Pat Derdzinski will miss variety of opportunities to...
Ecuador RPCV Pat Derdzinski will miss variety of opportunities to teach 8 July 2010



In 1994, Debra Millar became a Peace Corps Medical Officer...
In 1994, Debra Millar became a Peace Corps Medical Officer and over the next decade, she served the Peace Corps in its efforts in several African countries, including helping it start new programs in Eritrea and Mozambique 8 July 2010



Thirty-five New Peace Corps Volunteers ready to serve Fiji...
Thirty-five New Peace Corps Volunteers ready to serve Fiji 8 July 2010



After coaching varsity wrestling the past 34 years - including the...
After coaching varsity wrestling the past 34 years - including the last 32 at Byron - Swaziland Marti Covert has finally decided it's time to step down and enjoy the fruits of retirement 8 July 2010



All elements of the U.S. Peace Corps have been called...
All elements of the U.S. Peace Corps have been called back from the villages where they live, and left the town of Naba Kango, in the North of Burkina Faso, under military escort 9 July 2010



Kazakhstan RPCV S. Francesca Po writes: Kyrgyzstan: the road not...
Kazakhstan RPCV S. Francesca Po writes: Kyrgyzstan: the road not taken 9 July 2010



Charles L. Kennedy writies: I went to Africa as a...
Charles L. Kennedy writies: I went to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1963, when the Peace Corps was in its infancy and was assigned as a history teacher to the Schlenker School in Port Loko, Sierra Leone in West Africa where My first memories of Port Loko were of little kids playing fotbol in a cloud of dust 10 July 2010



Botswana RPCV Susan Ross recently received a degree from Case...
Botswana RPCV Susan Ross recently received a degree from Case Western Reserve University after returning to college nearly 40 years after receiving her bachelor's degree 11 July 2010



Peace Corps volunteers in Panama in the city of Changuinola...
Peace Corps volunteers in Panama in the city of Changuinola have been temporarily relocated from the area 11 July 2010



Push the Senate Subcommittee to Support the $46 million increase...
Push the Senate Subcommittee to Support the $46 million increase 12 July 2010



Joshua Hardester recently finished his first year serving with the...
Joshua Hardester recently finished his first year serving with the Peace Corps in Costa Rica 12 July 2010



Anne Goddard helps lead ChildFund
Kenya RPCV Anne Goddard helps lead ChildFund in a new directon 12 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Getting Lost in Africa" writes: No Need...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Getting Lost in Africa" writes: No Need For Alarm… 12 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Among the Acacias" writes: Tragedy in Kampala...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Among the Acacias" writes: Tragedy in Kampala 12 July 2010



PCVs Safe after bombing in Uganda
The Uganda bomb, which killed 74 at World Cup parties, may signal a new theater for Islamist terrorism 12 July 2010



Statement from Director Williams on the Bombings in Uganda...
Statement from Director Williams on the Bombings in Uganda 12 July 2010



Tim Moss and Becky Turnquist Moss gave a presentation about...
Tim Moss and Becky Turnquist Moss gave a presentation about their Peace Corps service in Burkina Faso at a Rotary Club 13 July 2010



From his days in the Peace Corps, where he served...
From his days in the Peace Corps, where he served two years as a teacher in Iran, Joe Mangi has seen what is possible when people learn from each other and try to get along 13 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Two Stops Past Siberia" writes: Due to...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Two Stops Past Siberia" writes: Due to the nature of the violence, Peace Corps put all of its volunteers on radio silence 13 July 2010



For more than a year, 27-year-old Samuel Hagler...
For more than a year, 27-year-old Samuel Hagler has been on a 10,000-mile bicycle tour from Paraguay to the U.S. to raise awareness and funds for endangered forests worldwide 13 July 2010



The Peace Corps is seeking a chess coordinator to work...
The Peace Corps is seeking a chess coordinator to work in Saint Lucia, the island nation in the Caribbean 13 July 2010



Peace Corps volunteer Laura C. Corcoran OK after Uganda bombings...
Peace Corps volunteer Laura C. Corcoran OK after Uganda bombings 13 July 2010



Ethiopia RPCV Edward Lynch named Director of Planning & Development. in...
Ethiopia RPCV Edward Lynch named Director of Planning & Development. in Newburgh, New York 14 July 2010



Obituary for Malawi RPCV Helen Elizabeth Scruggs Horvath...
Obituary for Malawi RPCV Helen Elizabeth Scruggs Horvath 14 July 2010



Taft Franklin returned after spending 27 months in Paraguay, and...
Taft Franklin returned after spending 27 months in Paraguay, and the experience provided him with a new perspective of what other Americans might view as an under-developed nation 14 July 2010



Obituary for Peru RPCV Peter Stonewall Jenson...
Obituary for Peru RPCV Peter Stonewall Jenson 14 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Stranger in a Strange Land" writes: I...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Stranger in a Strange Land" writes: I am okay, and as far as I know, no Peace Corps Volunteers or staff were harmed during the attacks 14 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Stranger in a Strange Land" writes: Evacuation...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Stranger in a Strange Land" writes: Evacuation! 16 July 2010



Thailand RPCV Merissa Shunk (playwright) has been with Adventure Stage...
Thailand RPCV Merissa Shunk (playwright) has been with Adventure Stage Chicago since 2007 as the Director of Education 18 July 2010



Senate Appropriations Committee provides $420.15 million for Peace Corps which...
Senate Appropriations Committee provides $420.15 million for Peace Corps which is $20.1 million above the FY 10 level 29 July 2010



Peace Corps Needs Senator Mikulski On July 29, 2010...
Peace Corps Needs Senator Mikulski On July 29, 2010 29 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Hayley in Uganda" writes: The situation following...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Hayley in Uganda" writes: The situation following the twin bombings in Kampala is still pretty tense and Peace Corps Volunteers have been banned from non-essential traveling there for several weeks now 30 July 2010



50th Anniversary Event planned for Colombia I in November 2010...
50th Anniversary Event planned for Colombia I in November 2010 at Rutgers University 30 July 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "You gone da? No, Uganda" writes: Earlier...
Peace Corps Volunteer "You gone da? No, Uganda" writes: Earlier this month, when hundreds of people were gathered in the capital to watch the world cup finals at a large, public venue, multiple bombs went off, taking the lives of many, injuring many more, and leaving an unexpectant country, not know what next to expect 31 July 2010