Peace Corps

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PEACE CORPS

1111 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20526

Phone, 202-692-2000. Fax, 202-692-2231. Internet, www.peacecorps.gov.

Director Mark L. Schneider

Deputy Director Charles R. Baquet III

Chief of Staff Thomas Tighe

General Counsel Nancy Hendry

American Diversity Program Manager Brenda Gooch

Inspector General Charles Smith

Director for Office of Planning, (vacancy)

Policy, and Analysis

Director of Communications Michael Chapman

Director of Press (vacancy)

Director of Congressional Relations Suzanne Palmieri

Director of Private Sector Victor Basile

Cooperation and International Volunteerism

Director of the Crisis Corps Joan M. Timoney

Regional Director/Africa Operations Earl Yates

Regional Director/Europe, Ellen Paquette

Mediterranean, and Asia Operations

Regional Director/Inter-American and Patrick Fn'Piere

the Pacific Operations

Director, Center for Field Lani Havens

Assistance and Applied Research

Chief Financial Officer Lana Hurdle

Associate Director for Management Douglas Greene

Associate Director for Volunteer Mike Ward

Support

Associate Director for Volunteer Monica Mills

Recruitment and Selection

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The Peace Corps'purposeis to promote world peace and friendship, to help other countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women, and to promote understanding between the American people and other peoples served by the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps Act emphasizes the Peace Corps commitment toward programming to meet the basic needs of those living in the countries where volunteers work.

The Peace Corps was established by the Peace Corps Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2501), and was made an independent agency by title VI of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981

(22 U.S.C. 2501-1).

The Peace Corps consists of a Washington, DC, headquarters; 11 area offices; and overseas operations in more than 80 countries.

Activities

To fulfill the Peace Corps mandate, men and women are trainedfor a 9- to

14-week period in the appropriate local language, the technical skills necessary for their particular job, and the cross-cultural skills needed to adjust to a society with traditions and attitudes different from their own. Volunteersserve for a period of 2 years, living among the people with whom they work. Volunteers are expected to become a part of the community through their voluntary service.

Thousands of volunteers serve throughout...