February 18, 2004 - Peace Corps: Peace Corps Swears In Todd Sloan as Nicaragua Country Director

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Peace Corps Swears In Todd Sloan as Nicaragua Country Director



Peace Corps Swears In Todd Sloan as Nicaragua Country Director

Peace Corps Swears In Six New Country Directors


WASHINGTON, D.C., February 18, 2004 –Recently, the Peace Corps swore in six new country directors in a ceremony held at the Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters. The new directors will be going to countries in the three Peace Corps regions across the globe.

Peace Corps country directors are responsible for management and direction of all aspects of the Peace Corps program in their country of assignment. The country directors support volunteers in the field. They lend their skills and energy to meet development needs and promote a better understanding between the host country people and Americans.

Nicaragua – Todd Sloan
Todd Sloan comes to the Peace Corps from USAID, where until recently, he was the leader of the Democracy team in La Paz, Bolivia. He has been involved in international development work in Latin America for more than 20 years. Sloan began his overseas development career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala from 1981-1983. He has worked for USAID in Guatemala, Honduras, and Bolivia on projects in the areas of municipal development, the rule of law, citizen participation in democracy, and disaster assistance. From 1987-1991, Sloan served as Associate Peace Corps Director for Programming and Training in Guatemala. Sloan has a B.A. in Political Science, Latin American Area Studies, and Spanish from Willamette University, Ore. He did graduate work in International Agricultural Development at the University of California, Davis. Sloan is from Sacramento, Calif.

Since 1961, more than 170,000 volunteers have served in the Peace Corps, working in such diverse fields as education, health, HIV/AIDS education and awareness, information technology, business development, the environment, and agriculture. Peace Corps volunteers must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age. Peace Corps service is a two-year commitment.




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