In working toward fulfilling the Peace Corps mission of promoting world peace and friendship, as a trainee and Volunteer, we ask you to do the following:

1. One

   Prepare your personal and professional life to make a commitment to serve abroad for a full term of 27 months

2. Two

   Commit to improving the quality of life of the people with whom you live and work; and, in doing so, share your skills, adapt them, and learn new skills as needed

3. Three

   Serve where the Peace Corps asks you to go, under conditions of hardship, if necessary, and with the flexibility needed for effective service

4. Four

   Recognize that your successful and sustainable development work is based on the local trust and confidence you build by living in, and respectfully integrating yourself into, your host community and culture

5. Five

   Recognize that you are responsible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for your personal conduct and professional performance

6. Six

   Engage with host country partners in a spirit of cooperation, mutual learning, and respect

7. Seven

   Work within the rules and regulations of the Peace Corps and the local and national laws of the country where you serve

8. Eight

   Exercise judgment and personal responsibility to protect your health, safety, and well-being and that of others

9. Nine

   Recognize that you will be perceived, in your host country and community, as a representative of the people, culture, values, and traditions of the United States of America

10. Ten

    Represent responsibly the people, cultures, values, and traditions of your host country and community to people in the United States both during and following your service