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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
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Associate Director for Volunteer Monica Mills
Recruitment and Selection
[For the Peace Corps statement of organization, see the Code of Federal
Regulations, Title 22, Part 302]
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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 the world, working in six
program areas: education, agriculture, health, small business
development, urban development, and the environment. Community-level
projects are designed to incorporate the skills of volunteers with the
resources of host-country agencies and other international assistance
organizations to help solve specific development problems, often in
conjunction with private volunteer organizations.
In the United States, the Peace Corps is working to promote an
understanding of people in other countries. Through its World Wise
SchoolsProgram, volunteers are matched with elementary and junior high
schoolsin the United States to encourage an exchange of letters,
pictures, music, and artifacts. Participating students increase their
knowledge of geography, languages, and different cultures, while gaining
an appreciation for volunteerism.
The Peace Corps offers other domestic programs involving former
volunteers, universities, local public school systems, and private
businesses and foundations in a partnership to help solve some of the
United States most pressing domestic problems.
The Peace Corps Office of Private Sector Cooperation and
International Volunteerism works with schools, civic groups, businesses,
and neighborhood and youth organizations in the United States to
facilitate their support of Peace Corps initiatives here and abroad.
Area Offices--Peace Corps
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Office Address Telephone
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Atlanta, GA (AL, FL, GA, MS, Suite 2R.70, 100 404-562-3456
PR, SC, TN). Alabama St., 30303.
Boston, MA (MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Rm. 450, 10 Causeway 617-565-5555
St., 02222.
Chicago, IL (IL, IN, KY, MI, Suite 450, 55 W. Monroe 312-353-4990
MO, OH). St., 60603.
Dallas, TX (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) Rm. 527, 207 S. 214-767-5435
Houston, 75202.
Denver, CO (CO, KS, NE, UT, WY) Suite 2205, 1999 303-844-7020
Broadway, 80202.
Los Angeles, CA (AZ, southern Suite 8104, 11000 310-235-7444
CA). Wilshire Blvd., 90024.
Minneapolis, MS (IA, MN, ND, Suite 420, 330 2d Ave. 612-348-1480
SD, WI). S., 55401.
New York, NY (CT, NJ, NY, PA).. Rm. 611, 6 World Trade 212-637-6498
Ctr., 10048.
San Francisco, CA (northern CA, Suite 600, 333 Market 415-977-8800
HI, NV). St., 94105.
Seattle, WA (AK, ID, MT, OR, Rm. 1776, 2001 6th 206-553-5490
WA). Ave., 98121.
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Washington, DC (DC, DE, MD, NC, Suite 250, 1525 Wilson 703-235-9191
VA, WV). Blvd., Arlington, VA
22209.
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Sources of Information
Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer Contact the nearest area office.
Phone, 800-424-8580, extension 2293 (toll-free).
Employment Contact the Peace Corps, Office of Human Resource
Management, Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-692-1200. For recorded
employment opportunities, call 800-818-9579 (toll-free).
General Inquiries Information or assistance may be obtained by
contacting the Peace Corps' Washington, DC, headquarters or any of its
area offices. Frequently, information is available from local post
offices.
For further information, contact the Press Office, Peace Corps, 1111
Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-692-2230 or 800-
424-8580 (toll-free). Fax, 202-692-2231. Internet, www.peacecorps.gov.
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