July 13, 2005: Headlines: COS - Dominican Republic: Country Directors - Dominican Republic: Peace Corps: Romeo Massey is new Peace Corps Country Director in Dominican Republic
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July 13, 2005: Headlines: COS - Dominican Republic: Country Directors - Dominican Republic: Peace Corps: Romeo Massey is new Peace Corps Country Director in Dominican Republic
Romeo Massey is new Peace Corps Country Director in Dominican Republic
Peace Corps country directors manage all functions of the Peace Corps program in their country of assignment. Their main goal is to support volunteers in the field in order to promote a better understanding between the host country nationals and Americans.
Romeo Massey is new Peace Corps Country Director in Dominican Republic
Eight New Country Directors Assume Duties
In Addition, Six Country Directors Change Posts
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2005 – Eight new Peace Corps country directors have departed for their posts, where they will take responsibility for the volunteers in their country and work to ensure volunteers can most effectively carry out their projects.
Dominican Republic – Romeo Massey
Romeo Massey re-joins the Peace Corps as country director in the Dominican Republic after 13 years of service to Florida State University, most recently as director of the Center for Information, Training and Evaluation Services. In addition, Massey has held various contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development and C.A.R.E. in Uganda Belize, and Honduras. In the 1970s, he was employed by the Peace Corps program in Brazil as Peace Corps associate director. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from 1962 to 1965, Massey holds a Ph.D. in Adult Education and Instructional Design and Development from Florida State University, where he also received his master’s degree and bachelor’s degree. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese fluently.
Peace Corps country directors manage all functions of the Peace Corps program in their country of assignment. Their main goal is to support volunteers in the field in order to promote a better understanding between the host country nationals and Americans.
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