“There’s not a single day that goes by that I don’t draw on my experience in the Peace Corps. Service forces you to look at issues and challenges from other people’s perspectives.” - @RepJoeKennedy
Peace Corps Director
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Peace Corps Director
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- The US and Viet Nam have reached agreement to open a @PeaceCorps program in Viet Nam! This exciting step on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Viet Nam-US diplomatic relations will establish a Peace Corps program in Viet Nam, with the first Volunteers expected in mid-2022.
- I first met @RepJoeKennedy when he was a @PeaceCorps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic. As a Volunteer he designed and implemented community projects that helped create jobs in his rural community.
- Today @PeaceCorps turns 58! On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10924 to establish the @PeaceCorps. #PeaceCorpsWeek
- It is an honor to be speaking with Returned @PeaceCorps Volunteers about our work in women’s economic empowerment this evening at the @harvardiop - an institution that is a living memorial to our founder President John F. Kennedy. #WGDPTOMORROW: Join the IOP and @harvardcpic at the Phillips Brooks House for a conversation highlighting the @PeaceCorps Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, moderated by Peace Corps Director @PeaceCorpsJody. iop.harvard.edu/calendar/event…
- I’m humbled by the opportunity to lead the @peacecorps as acting director and am excited to celebrate the start of #PeaceCorpsWeek on Sunday, Feb. 28!
- Thank you so much, @FLOTUS, for welcoming our @PeaceCorps Volunteers to the White House as they prepare to depart for service in Zambia and the Dominican Republic. We are so grateful for your support as we mark this new chapter in Peace Corps’ history.
- Our @PeaceCorps Volunteers returned to the United States during a very challenging time. I am pleased to announce an additional $1,500 wellness stipend to cover short-term health and wellness costs. Full statement: peacecorps.gov/news/library/p…
- Happy first day of #PeaceCorpsWeek! On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10924 to establish the @PeaceCorps.
- Today, we are glad to join @IvankaTrump and @POTUS at @WhiteHouse for the launch of the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. #WGDP Read my statement on this exciting new initiative: peacecorps.gov/news/library/s…
- Today we honored and recognized all @PeaceCorps Volunteers who have died in service. Our hearts and thoughts are with them and their families. They will always and forever remain a part of the Peace Corps community.
- The @peacecorps was established 60 years ago today and I am incredibly thankful for the countless local counterparts and more than 240,000 Volunteers who have promoted world peace and friendship through the decades. #PeaceCorpsWeek
- Today and every day, I am thankful for the more than 7,000 currently serving @PeaceCorps Volunteers & trainees, 235,000+ RPCVs, dedicated staff, host families, and counterparts who work to further the Peace Corps mission of world peace and friendship. Happy #Thanksgiving!
- In 1985, while he was Vice President, George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara joined then-Peace Corps Director Loret Miller Ruppe on a visit to Mali, where they met with Peace Corps Volunteers working on projects in agriculture, energy conservation and rural development.
