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    Confirmation Hearing for State Department Nominees

    State Department nominees testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The nominees were ambassador to Cyprus nominee Julie Fisher, ambassador to Armeni…

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    Peace Corps Mission and Operations

    Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen delivered remarks about the volunteer organization’s mission and operations at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She stressed the Peace Corp…

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    Peace Corps Response to Sexual Assault Risk

    Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet talked about the progress made by the Peace Corps in reducing the risk of sexual assault volunteers face while abroad and improving support for vo…

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    Oversight Access Concerns

    Inspectors general with the Department of Justice, the Peace Corps, and the Environmental Protection Agency testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing about limit…

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    Peace Corps Volunteer Safety, Part 2

    Officials testified about Peace Corps volunteers who were raped in their host countries, the plight of women serving in sometimes hostile cultures, and mental health consequences of rape. Pe…

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    Peace Corps Volunteer Safety, Part 1

    Peace Corps volunteers who were raped in their host countries and the mother of a volunteer who was murdered testified about their experiences, the plight of women serving in sometimes hosti…

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    50th Anniversary of Peace Corps

    Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams talked with former directors about what they learned from running the Peace Corps. Among the topics they addressed were the current and past work of volun…

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    Peace Corps Operations

    Gaddi Vasquez spoke on the anniversary of President Kennedy’s speech announcing the formation of the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps oversees more than 7,500 volunteers who serve in 71 differen…

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    Salute to Peace Corps Giants

    At a dinner honoring past leaders and volunteers of the Peace Corps, honorees included Sargent Shriver, the first Peace Corps director. Bill Moyers was the master of ceremonies. President Ke…

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    Peace Corps 35th Anniversary Dinner

    Peace Corps alumni and others gathered to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the organization, founded by the Kennedy administration to allow private citizens to assist others around the worl…

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    Peace Corps Director Nomination Hearing

    Acting Chairman Coleman presided over a hearing on the nomination of Ronald Allen Tschetter to be director of the Peace Corps. Mr. Tschetter testified about his experience working with the P…

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    The Peace Corps

    Gaddi Vasquez Director of The Peace Corps discussed the Peace Corps' work in the past year and the allocated budget for the 2005 Fiscal Year. He also responded to telephone calls, faxes, and…

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    Reflections on Public Service Careers

    As part of a C-SPAN and Comcast project to encourage dialog between students and national leaders, Mr. Vasquez talked to high school students about the value of public service and the missio…

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    U.S. Peacekeeping Forces

    Robert Oakley discussed U.S. peacekeeping forces, where they are and how many forces are deployed in peacekeeping missions. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mai…

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    Peace Corps Leadership Announcement

    President Bush announced his selection for the new director of the Peace Corps.

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    Peace Corps Headquarters

    President Bush announced that he would name the Peace Corps Headquarters in honor of the late Senator Coverdell.

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    U.S. Peace Corps

    Mr. Baquet talked about the mission of the Peace Corps on its 40th anniversary. He also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

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    Peace Corps in the 21st Century

    Mr. Gearan and Mr. Wofford talked about the importance of volunteerism and public service. Mr. Gearan focused on the image presented overseas by American volunteers and noted that new comput…

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    Peace Corps Expansion

    Committee members heard testimony concerning the president’s proposal to double the size of the Peace Corps to 10,000 members by the year 2000. Members of Congress and Health and Human Servi…

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    Effect Of War On Peace Corps

    Mr. Coverdell talked about the efforts of the Peace Corps in the 1990's. He discussed the revitalized interest in world service and the Peace Corps.

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