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On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden designated Spahn as acting director of the Peace Corps, [4] [5] and she served in this capacity until November 16, 2021, [6] and as CEO from November 2021 until November 2022. [6] [7] In April 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Spahn to serve as director of the
This category is for persons who have been director of the Peace Corps. Pages in category "Peace Corps directors" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
He served in this capacity in a number of countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq, and India. [5] While posted in Malaysia, Miller took part in the investigation of an ambush in eastern Indonesia that saw two U.S. schoolteachers murdered. [6] [7] He was the Consul General of the United States to South Africa in Johannesburg from 2011 to ...
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.
On June 14, 2007, the Peace Corps issued a press release announcing its strong disagreement with the decision of Michael Retzer, U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, to withdraw the authorization for Peace Corps Country Director Christine Djondo to remain in Tanzania. [20] "The Peace Corps has always had full confidence in Ms. Djondo as country director.
Olsen worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia from 1966 to 1968. [3] From 1979 to 1981, she served as the Country Director in Togo before becoming the Regional Director for North Africa, Near East, Asia, and Pacific (NANEAP) from 1981 to 1984. From 1984 until 1989, Olsen served as Vice President of Youth for Understanding, a national ...
A UNC-Chapel Hill student was found dead Sunday after disappearing on a hike in a South African national park, authorities said. Brook Cheuvront, 20, of Avery County, went missing Saturday when ...
While Ruppe was director, the Peace Corps began or resumed programs in seven countries: Sri Lanka, Haiti, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. [13] Ruppe also started the African Food Initiative, Women In Development , and the Leadership for Peace Campaign. [ 9 ]