"We're helping to build a hopeful future in hopeless places, instead of allowing troubled regions to remain in despair and explode in violence. Our goal is a lasting, democratic peace, in which free nations are free from the threat of sudden terror."

President George W. Bush
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
July 12, 2004

• SECRETARY POWELL VISITS PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN ECUADOR.
  U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell recently met with 18 Peace Corps volunteers while visiting Quito, Ecuador. The volunteers shared their experiences with Powell and discussed their community projects....
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• USA Freedom Corps Director Participates in Clothing Drive on Capitol Hill.  Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps Desiree T. Sayle this week participated in the Capitol PurSuit Drive on Capitol Hill. The suit drive, hosted by the American League of Lobbyists, collected ‘gently used’ business attire from professionals to be donated to low-income adults and at-risk youth for use as they enter the workforce….
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES DULUTH MAN FOR DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE.  President George W. Bush met with Darren Klemek when he arrived in Duluth, Minnesota, on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. Klemek, a member of the Army National Guard, is an active volunteer mentor with the City of Duluth Youth Employment Services (YES) program, which matches young people from disadvantaged homes with work opportunities….
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