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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...
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  • of notable persons who have served as volunteers in the United States Peace Corps, along with their terms of service. Each volunteer is listed only once...
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  • The Peace Corps Commemorative is a proposed national commemorative work in Washington, D.C. honoring the historic founding of the Peace Corps and the...
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  • States Marine Corps). These usages often overlap. Corps may also be a generic term for a non-military organization, such as the US Peace Corps and European...
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    States from 1977 to 1981. She was also known for her contributions as a Peace Corps volunteer in India and for writing two books during her son’s presidency...
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    programs include: AmeriCorps VISTA, or Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), was founded in 1965 as a domestic version of the Peace Corps. The program was...
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    a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia, where he started using Super 8 film in his spare time. The camera was purchased for him by fellow Peace Corps volunteer...
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    Carol Spahn (category Peace Corps directors)
    Carol Spahn is an American executive and current director of the Peace Corps. Spahn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Catholic University of America...
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    8 people would ride in a 4-person sedan from one to two decades ago. Peace Corps Cameroon had a training center in Batié in the 1980s, and has had a series...
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  • diplomatic corps in Southeast Asia. The book caused a sensation in diplomatic circles and had major political implications. The Peace Corps was established...
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