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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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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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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Lillian Gordy Carter (section Peace Corps volunteer)
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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The Ugly American (section Peace Corps)
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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Jason Carter (politician) (section Peace Corps)
science. After graduating from Duke University, Carter served in the Peace Corps stationed in South Africa. In doing so he followed the example of his...
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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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Sam Brown (activist) (section Appointment of Richard Celeste as Peace Corps Director and internal restructuring)
within ACTION The peace corps would refocus on "basic human needs." After a five-month search for a new director of the peace corps, in which Brown offered...
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