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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.
Its stated objectives include fostering a commitment to the global ideals of the Peace Corps community and advocating for the enhancement and expansion of the U.S. Peace Corps initiative. [4] According to the Peace Corps mission statement, those ideals entail promoting "world peace and friendship" by fulfilling three goals:
Tschetter proposed that the foundation have a building in Washington, DC that would serve as an education facility "where Americans, particularly children, would come and learn more about other cultures and countries, as well as how the Peace Corps fulfills its mission of promoting peace and friendship worldwide." [36]
The principles behind Peace Corps remain true: Citizen volunteers work with counterparts on educational, health and community development programs.
The Peace Corps was conceived to help countries in need of trained workers. It also sought to promote better understanding — of the United States and the world. It was part of the country’s ...
The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific island of Palau as the Biden administration continues moves to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
Section 1 of the Act authorizes the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to oversee the commemorative's design and construction, and allows it to be built on federally owned land in the District of Columbia and nearby areas. The memorial shall "commemorate the mission of the Peace Corps and the ideals on which the Peace Corps was founded."
OpEd: Kentucky has a long history of connection with the Peace Corps, including 1,706 individuals who have served since 1961. Congress needs to reauthorize the Peace Corps to further its mission ...