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1967: Barrie Walkley served in Somalia in Hargeisa beginning in 1967
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Barrie Walkley can be contacted at walkleybrastatedgov
Country of Service: Somalia
Training Group: Somalia 6
Cities you served in: Hargeisa
Arrival Year: 1967
Departure Year: 1969
Work Description:
Taught English at the Hargeisa Teacher Training Centre and the Hargeisa Secondary School
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
I'm a career Foreign Service Officer, currently serving as Ambassador to Gabon (accredited also to Sao Tome and Principe). From 2001 to 2004, I was the Ambassador to Guinea (where we have a large Peace Corps program). In addition to assignments at the State Department in Washington, DC, I have served in Kinshasa, Islamabad, Pretoria, Lahore and Yaounde. In 1993, I was seconded to the United Nations and served as the UN Spokesman in Mogadishu, Somalia. My wife, Annabelle, was also a Volunteer in Somalia. We have two children, a son (Jolyon) and a daughter (Brett).
Originally posted: April 21, 2006
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