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Turkmenistan trainees have been invited to serve at new posts
The Peace Corps Placement Office is working on identifying new, suitable placements for each of the trainees who were expecting to serve in Turkmenistan. By this weekend, 39 of the 47 Turkmenistan trainees have been invited to serve at new posts and Peace Corps has made placing the remaining trainees a priority.
Turkmenistan trainees have been invited to serve at new posts
Turkmenistan trainees have been invited to serve at new posts
Caption: Turkmenistan Women by veni markovski Flickr Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
On September 29th, Peace Corps headquarters learned that the government of Turkmenistan decided not to admit a Peace Corps training class that was about to travel to the country. The 70 Volunteers currently serving in Turkmenistan are invited to remain in the country to carry out their service as originally invited. There are no safety and security risks for the Volunteers currently serving in Turkmenistan.
The Peace Corps Placement Office is working on identifying new, suitable placements for each of the trainees who were expecting to serve in Turkmenistan. By this weekend, 39 of the 47 Turkmenistan trainees have been invited to serve at new posts and Peace Corps has made placing the remaining trainees a priority.
Josh Field
Press Director
Peace Corps
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