1964: Charles W. Johnson served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia in Debre Berhan, Adwa beginning in 1964



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Charles W. Johnson can be contacted at chaswjohnsonagmaildcom

Country of Service: Ethiopia

Training Group: 3

Cities you served in: Debre Berhan, Adwa

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description:

Secondary School Teacher: World and Ethiopian history; World Geography

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:

I was in the U.S. foreign service (USAID) for 27 years serving overseas in Ethiopia (again) - 4 years, Afghanistan (3 yrs), Bangladesh (2 yrs), Morocco (5 yrs), Zaire (2 yrs), Mali (2 yrs). Since 1994 I've been working in development, mostly for DAI, and mostly in the FSU and Eastern Europe but also as a corporate VP.

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:

PC Ethiopia and especially Ethiopia changed my life trajectory to international development.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Anyone from Ethiopia 3 and especially PCVs in Debre Berhan and Adwa.



Originally posted: 8/27/2010

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