Joseph Ghougassian formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, was director of the Peace Corps in the Yemen Arab Republic



Joseph Ghougassian formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, was director of the Peace Corps in the Yemen Arab Republic

Former Advisor On Higher Ed In Iraq To Speak At UCSD, Oct. 25

By Barry Jagoda

Ambassador Joseph Ghougassian, who, as an advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority, recently worked with the Iraqi Education Ministry on efforts to restore the country's higher education system, will speak Oct. 25 at the University of California, San Diego International House on future challenges in Iraq's reconstruction. The talk, beginning at 7 p.m. is free and open to the public.

Following the presentation, sponsored by the UCSD International Affairs Group, an audience discussion will be moderated by Eric Greitens, an expert on humanitarian assistance.

Ambassador Ghougassian formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, was director of the Peace Corps in the Yemen Arab Republic and served on the White House staff. A former member of the psychology and philosophy faculties at the University of San Diego, Ghougassian has a Ph.D from Louvain University in Belgium and both an M.A. and J.D. from the University of San Diego.

More information may be obtained by email at ihouseiagintern@ucsd.edu or by phone at (858) 699-1501.

When this story was posted in November 2004, this was on the front page of PCOL:

Your vote makes a difference Make a difference on November 2 - Vote. Then take our RPCV exit poll. See how RPCV's are voting and take a look at the RPCV voter demographic. Finally leave a message on why you voted for John Kerry or for George Bush. Previous poll results here.

Kerry reaches out to Returned Volunteers The Kerry campaign wants the RPCV vote. Read our interview with Dave Magnani, Massachusetts State Senator and Founder of "RPCVs for Kerry," and his answers to our questions about Kerry's plan to triple the size of the Peace Corps, should the next PC Director be an RPCV, and Safety and Security issues. Then read the "RPCVs for Kerry" statement of support and statements by Dr. Robert Pastor, Ambassador Parker Borg, and Paul Oostburg Sanz made at the "RPCVs for Kerry" Press Conference. RPCV Carl Pope says the key to winning this election is not swaying undecided voters, but persuading those already willing to vote for your candidate to actually go to the polls. Take our poll and tell us what you are doing to support your candidate. Finally read our wrap-up of the eight RPCVs in Senate and House races around the country and where the candidates are in their races.

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Director Gaddi Vasquez: The PCOL Interview PCOL sits down for an extended interview with Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez. Read the entire interview from start to finish and we promise you will learn something about the Peace Corps you didn't know before. Plus the debate continues over Safety and Security.

Schwarzenegger praises PC at Convention Governor Schwarzenegger praised the Peace Corps at the Republican National Convention: "We're the America that sends out Peace Corps volunteers to teach village children." Schwarzenegger has previously acknowledged his debt to his father-in-law, Peace Corps Founding Director Sargent Shriver, for teaching him "the joy of public service" and Arnold is encouraging volunteerism by creating California Service Corps and tapping his wife, Maria Shriver, to lead it. Leave your comments and who can come up with the best Current Events Funny?

Peace Corps: One of the Best Faces of America Teresa Heinz Kerry celebrates the Peace Corps Volunteer as one of the best faces America has ever projected in a speech to the Democratic Convention. The National Review disagreed and said that Heinz's celebration of the PCV was "truly offensive." What's your opinion and can you come up with a Political Funny?

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By dian cunningham parrotta (cache-dtc-aa04.proxy.aol.com - 205.188.116.8) on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 5:23 pm: Edit Post

Please look for the publication of my novel:
Emile's Travel log to Yemen
You will be able to find this novel on Amazon.com

I am in the process of making a web page for the book.


Dian Cunningham Parrotta
Peace Corps Yemen 1982-84