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The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order (10924) of President John F. Kennedy and authorized by Congress the following September by the Peace Corps Act.
Peace Corps Director Mark Gearan modeled the Crisis Corps (later renamed Peace Corps Response) after this program. [9] In coordination with the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington, D.C., the NPCA organized 200 RPCVs to march in President Barack Obama's inaugural parade [10] on January 20, 2009. That same year, the NPCA launched Peace ...
The Peace Corps program was established by Executive Order 10924, which was issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961. The program was legislatively authorized by Congress on September 21, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Pub.L. 87–293).
Aaron S. Williams, 18th Director of the Peace Corps, (Dominican Republic, 1967–70) [35] Ron Tschetter , 17th Director of The Peace Corps (India 1966–68) [ 36 ] Mark Schneider , 15th Director of the Peace Corps, senior vice president of International Crisis Group (El Salvador 1966–68) [ 37 ]
Pages in category "Peace Corps" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1966, at the age of 68, Carter applied for the Peace Corps. After completing a psychiatric evaluation, she received three months of training and was sent to India where she worked at the Godrej Colony 30 miles (48 km) from Mumbai.
Spahn served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania from 1994 to 1996. She later worked as the senior vice president of operations at Women for Women International and executive director of the Accordia Global Health Foundation. She was also the vice president, CFO, and treasurer of Small Enterprise Assistance Funds.
Jack Hood Vaughn (August 18, 1920 – October 29, 2012) [2] was the second director of the United States Peace Corps, succeeding Sargent Shriver.Vaughn was appointed Peace Corps director in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson and was the first Republican to head the agency.