Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency. The Peace Corps was started by Executive Order 10924 on March 1, 1961, and allowed by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). The first president of the Peace Corps was Sargent Shriver. The Peace Corps Act says the purpose of the Peace Corps is:
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| Annual budget | $325 million |
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“to promote world peace and friendship through a Peace Corps, which shall make available to interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified for service abroad and willing to serve, under conditions of hardship if necessary, to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower.”
Since 1960, more than 190,000 people have served as Peace Corps volunteers in 139 countries.[1][2][3]
Peace Corps Media
- President greets Peace Corps Volunteers. White House, South Lawn. - NARA - 194180.jpg
John F. Kennedy greets volunteers on August 28, 1961
- Peace Corps headquarters.JPG
The former Peace Corps headquarters at 1111 20th Street, NW in downtown Washington, D.C.
- Executive Order 10924 from NARA.jpg
Executive Order 10924, Establishment and Administration of the Peace Corps in the Department of State March 1, 1961, 03/01/1961.
- Madagascar Peace Corps volunteers swearing in, April 2006.jpg
Peace Corps trainees swearing in as volunteers in Madagascar, April 26, 2006.
- Peace Corps ad, State 1990-06- Iss 334 (IA sim state-magazine 1990-06 334) (page 27 crop).jpg
Recruitment advert placed in a 1990 issue of State Magazine
- Sargent Shriver 1961 (cropped 3x4).jpg
Sargent Shriver 1961 (cropped 3x4)
- Jack Vaughn (5574738012) (cropped).jpg
Jack Vaughn (5574738012) (cropped)
All of the living Peace Corps Directors convene at the Peace Corps Staff Reunion. Pictured left to right: Gaddi Vasquez, Joe Blatchford, Ron Tschetter, Kevin O’Donnell, Jack Vaughn, Richard Celeste, Mark Schneider, Aaron Williams, Carol Bellamy, Nick Craw, Mark Gearan, Don Hess, Elaine Chao.
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- KevinO'Donnell
Notes
- ↑ "Congressman Crenshaw Honors Local Peace Corps volunteers". United States Congressman Ander Crenshaw. 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2005-05-11.
- ↑ "The Peace Corps in the Philippines". The Manila Times. 2007-04-21. http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/apr/21/yehey/opinion/20070421opi1.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ↑ Wilson, Jeff (2006). "Peace Corps: A Change of Mind and Heart". Whitworth College. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
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