Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an independent U.S. federal agency designed to promote mutual understanding between Americans and the outside world. Established by executive order in 1961 and approved by Congress as a permanent agency within the State Department later that year, the program was an outgrowth of the Cold War designed to oppose the Chinese and Soviet political-ideological challenge to Western influence in the widely open Third World arena of superpower competition. More than 168,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps since its inception. Gaddi H. Vasquez is the current director.
External links
- Peace Corps website
- National Peace Corps Association
- Peace Corps Online
- Peace Corps Writers
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Peace Corps Alumni
- ThirdGoal.com - A community blog for Peace Corps volunteers to share their stories
- UN Volunteers (UNV) programme - relies on the Peace Corps and national volunteer agencies in about 40 other countries to identify, interview, and brief UN Volunteers.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Purpose & function |
| ► | Background & history |
| ► | Executive orders |
| ► | Directors |
| ► | External links |
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