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Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter flew to Manila to support the search for missing PCV
Peace Corps Country Director Karl Beck writes on April 15: "Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter has been following very closely the search efforts to find Julia Campbell. Mr. Tschetter is deeply concerned to make available all possible support for the search and to express his solidarity directly to PC Philippines Volunteers and staff. He will come to the Philippines this week to gain first hand information and to meet with Volunteers, PC staff, Embassy officials, and the Philippine Government leaders who are helping us. Director Tschetter is presently finalizing arrangements to be in Manila this week. He has asked us to invite Philippines PCVs to meet with him in the PC office around mid-week at a time still to be fixed. This message is intended to give you news of this invitation as early as possible. By tomorrow, Monday April 16, we will inform you of the actual date and time. We understand that not all Volunteers will be able to depart their sites on this short notice, and the decision whether to travel to Manila for this purpose is entirely voluntary. However if you can take part in the meeting with Director Tschetter you will be most welcome. "
Commentary: Colombia RPCV Joanne Roll writes on April 17: "What a tremendous response from Peace Corps to this very serious situation. Ron Tschetter is a RPCV and the second of only two RPCVs who have been appointed to head the agency. I think this makes all the difference. He travels to the Philippines and is personally and publicly involved. His concern is evident."
Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter flew to Manila to support the search for missing PCV
Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter flies to Manila to support search for missing PCV
U.S. Peace Corps Director Ronald A. Tschetter, who is in the Philippines to assist the search for Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell, speaks with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the presidential palace in Manila April 18, 2007. Tschetter is in the country to help seek a missing American Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell, 40, from Fairfax, Virginia in a northern mountain town where she disappeared during a solo hike more than a week ago. Philippine soldiers later found a body believed to be Campbell. Photo: Reuters/Cheryl Ravel
Notice Regarding Arrival of Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter
This message from Country Director Karl Beck is being sent to all Peace Corps Philippines Volunteers.
Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter has been following very closely the search efforts to find Julia Campbell. Mr. Tschetter is deeply concerned to make available all possible support for the search and to express his solidarity directly to PC Philippines Volunteers and staff. He will come to the Philippines this week to gain first hand information and to meet with Volunteers, PC staff, Embassy officials, and the Philippine Government leaders who are helping us.
From the evening of April 11 when Julia was reported overdue, we have had the highest possible level of assistance from Peace Corps Washington. Tonight, David Berry, a specialist in search investigations will arrive in the Philippines to lend his expertise to the ongoing search efforts in Ifugao Province. Tomorrow, Robert Kirkhorn, the Director of Peace Corps' Office of Special Services, will arrive in Manila to be available to counsel Volunteers and to help our staff in responding to Volunteers' questions and requests for help.
Director Tschetter is presently finalizing arrangements to be in Manila this week. He has asked us to invite Philippines PCVs to meet with him in the PC office around mid-week at a time still to be fixed.
This message is intended to give you news of this invitation as early as possible. By tomorrow, Monday April 16, we will inform you of the actual date and time. We understand that not all Volunteers will be able to depart their sites on this short notice, and the decision whether to travel to Manila for this purpose is entirely voluntary. However if you can take part in the meeting with Director Tschetter you will be most welcome.
 | Peace Corps Volunteer missing in Philippines The Philippine police and military are searching for Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell missing since April 8 in a mountainous northern area about 160 miles north of Manila. Julia Campbell, 40, was last seen in the town of Banaue in Ifugao province, where she had planned to hike alone. The area is famed for its mountainside rice terraces and pine forests. The New People's Army also operates there. Related Stories: Volunteer Walter Poirier III has been missing in Bolivia since 2001. PCV Richard Starr was held hostage in Colombia over two years. More on Safety and Security. |
| Peace Corps Volunteer missing in Philippines The Philippine police and military are searching for Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell missing since April 8 in a mountainous northern area about 160 miles north of Manila. Julia Campbell, 40, was last seen in the town of Banaue in Ifugao province, where she had planned to hike alone. The area is famed for its mountainside rice terraces and pine forests. The New People's Army also operates there. Latest: No breakthroughs in second day of search. Tschetter to travel to Philippines. |
 | PCV missing one week in Philippines The Philippine police and military continue their search for Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell missing for one week in a mountainous area about 160 miles north of Manila. Campbell, 40, was last seen in Banaue on April 8 and reportedly intended to hike in a hilly area near Battad, 1.5 km east of Banaue town, and was unaccompanied. Police describe the terrain around Battad as very rough, with steep slopes, deep ravines and often obscured by fog. Latest: No breakthroughs after three days of search. Tschetter arrives in Philippines on Monday. |
| Peace Corps Volunteer is found dead Search parties in the Philippines discovered the body of Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell near Barangay Batad, Banaue town on April 17. Philippine authorities will make the final pronouncement of cause of death. Director Tschetter expressed his sorrow at learning the news. “Julia was a proud member of the Peace Corps family, and she contributed greatly to the lives of Filipino citizens in Donsol, Sorsogon, where she served,” he said. Latest: Foul play is suspected in the death. |
| Peace Corps Volunteer is found dead Search parties in the Philippines discovered the body of Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell near Barangay Batad, Banaue town on April 17. Philippine authorities will make the final pronouncement of cause of death. Director Tschetter expressed his sorrow at learning the news. “Julia was a proud member of the Peace Corps family, and she contributed greatly to the lives of Filipino citizens in Donsol, Sorsogon, where she served,” he said. Latest: Police search for a suspect. Leave your thoughts on this tragedy. |
| Peace Corps Volunteer is found dead Search parties in the Philippines discovered the body of Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell near Barangay Batad, Banaue town on April 17. The autopsy confirms Campbell died from severe beatings to the head and police are treating the death as a murder. Director Tschetter expressed his sorrow at learning the news. “Julia was a proud member of the Peace Corps family, and she contributed greatly to the lives of Filipino citizens in Donsol, Sorsogon, where she served,” he said. Latest: Police continue their search for a missing suspect. Leave your thoughts and condolences . |
| Suspect confesses in murder of PCV Search parties in the Philippines discovered the body of Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell near Barangay Batad, Banaue town on April 17. Director Tschetter expressed his sorrow at learning the news. “Julia was a proud member of the Peace Corps family, and she contributed greatly to the lives of Filipino citizens in Donsol, Sorsogon, where she served,” he said. Latest: Suspect Juan Duntugan admits to killing Campbell. Leave your thoughts and condolences . |
