Washington, D.C., May 21, 2013 – Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners ...

Award Honors Older Americans’ Commitment to Service WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2013 – Former President Jimmy Carter and Peace Corps Chief of Staff Stacy Rhodes presented the 2013 ...

Program addresses shortage of healthcare professionals in less developed countries WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2013 – The Peace Corps today will begin accepting applications from ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2013 – In commemoration of Mother’s Day, the Peace Corps recognizes the thousands of mothers who have made a difference overseas through ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Matthew Borden of Benicia, Calif., is teaching students in his Indonesian community English with the help ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2013 – Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet is proud to recognize the 2013 top Master’s International and Paul D. Coverdell Fellows ...

Washington, D.C., May 2, 2013 – Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet welcomed family and friends of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens to Peace Corps headquarters ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.  April 30, 2013 – Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet is saddened to confirm the death of Peace Corps volunteer Danielle Dunlap. Dani, ...

WASHINGTON D.C. April 27, 2013—Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet is saddened to confirm the death of Peace Corps volunteer Danielle Gucciardo. Danielle, 23, died ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteers worldwide commemorate Global Youth Service Day by engaging children, youth and young adults in projects within ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2013 – In recognition of World Malaria Day, Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are participating in projects to help educate communities on ...

Programs to launch in the Dominican Republic WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2013 - The Peace Corps is today announcing a strategic partnership with Mondelēz International, Inc., the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are making a difference by educating community members on the importance of environmental protection and ...

University of New Mexico rises four spots to lead the 2013 ranking WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2013 - The Peace Corps is proud to recognize ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 15, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteer Kristin Farr of Denton, Texas, is working with nine Ecuadorean women to develop a souvenir shop that ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2013 – The Peace Corps today announced that it is phasing out of its program in Suriname after an 18-year partnership. The ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 8, 2013 — Peace Corps volunteer Carly Steinhauer of Muskegon, Mich., led a three-day camp in her Nicaraguan community focused on recycling, English ...

Howard University earns top spot in 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2013 – Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet is proud to recognize the top Peace ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteers, working closely with Zambian software developers, have developed a mobile application that will translate English words ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 27, 2013 – Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet welcomed President Ernest Bai Koroma of the Republic of Sierra Leone to Peace ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 25, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Shavon Whitehead of Alexandria, Va., is working with her local community in Paraguay to raise funds ...

WASHINGTON D.C. March 22, 2013—In honor of World Water Day, Peace Corps recognizes volunteers around the world who are making a difference in their communities ...

Washington, D.C., March 20, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Serena Cheung of Putnam Valley, N.Y., is working with communities across Benin to bring together 54 ...

WASHINGTON D.C. March 18, 2013—Peace Corps volunteer Robert DeKay of Shreveport, La., is working with members of a local non-governmental organization to provide his community ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Katherine Sullivan of Reston, Va., is working with her community in Suriname to promote exercise through ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer John Bottcher of Monticello, Fla., is working with his community in Paraguay to build sunshades for the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Ji Kim of Potomac, Md., is working with her community in Thailand to initiate a sexual ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2013 — In honor of International Women’s Day, Peace Corps recognizes volunteers worldwide who are working toward gender equality. Volunteers regularly engage ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2013 — Four recently returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) had the opportunity to experience life as a legislator on Capitol Hill by ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 4, 2013 — Peace Corps volunteer Joseph Miller of Cottage Grove, Minn., is working with his Ukrainian community to create a resource room ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 25, 2013 — The Peace Corps community is celebrating Peace Corps Week from Sunday, February 24, through Saturday, March 2, to commemorate ...

Washington, D.C., February 22, 2013 - Peace Corps announced it is officially phasing out of St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda after five ...

Funds generated through milk sales will offset school fees for deaf students Washington, D.C., February 21, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Kelsey Full of Elizabeth, ...

WASHINGTON D.C. February 19, 2013—Peace Corps volunteer Shanta Adeeb of Accokeek, Md., is working with her community in Botswana to renovate and expand the local ...

Washington, D.C., February 15, 2013 — Harris Wofford, who was instrumental in the formation of the Peace Corps, was honored today with the Presidential Citizens ...

WASHINGTON D.C., February 14, 2013—Peace Corps volunteers Steve McCafferty, age 64, and Mary Beth Phair, age 62, of Belchertown, Mass., are teaching local community members ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 13, 2013 - Peace Corps today announced the launch of its RPCV Career Link, an interactive jobs board designed to connect returned ...

WASHINGTON D.C. February 8, 2013—Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet is saddened to confirm the death of Peace Corps volunteer Nicholas Castle in the People’s ...

Washington State is first state ever to sweep small, medium and large school categories WASHINGTON, D.C., February 5, 2013 – For the first time ever, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteer Matthew Boddie of Sparta, N.C. has been working with students in his Ugandan community on a hammock business ...

WASHINGTON D.C., January 29, 2013—Peace Corps volunteer Kelsey Brannock of Wellington, Fla., is working with her Filipino community to build a youth center that will ...

WASHINGTON D.C., January 25, 2013—Peace Corps volunteer Ashley Ensminger of Salem, Ore., is working with members of a local women’s cooperative to raise funds for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 22, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteer Kelly Forster of Barrow, Alaska, is updating her local secondary school library book collection with more than ...

  Washington, D.C.  – The Peace Corps will join Americans across the country in the nation's largest day of service, the annual Dr. Martin Luther ...

New translations will help Kyrgyz communities, business people and tourists WASHINGTON, D.C., January 14, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteer Willoughby Ann Walshe of Seattle, Wash., ...

Washington, D.C., January 11, 2013 - After more than 20 years of Peace Corps volunteer service in Bulgaria and Romania, the agency will phase out the ...

Washington, D.C., January 10, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Willow Denker of Ashland, Ore., is helping seven women from across Vanuatu learn computer skills. Early ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7, 2013 – Peace Corps volunteer Barbara Meyer of Seattle, Wash., has designed two new employee training programs in her local hospital ...

Washington, D.C., January 2, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteer Meghan VanDeventer of Barrington, R.I., is helping to empower and employ more than 20 members of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 27, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Bryna Rabehl of Byron, Minn. is launching an emergency response project designed to assist rural communities ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 21, 2012 – In 1988, Peace Corps volunteer Barbara Jo White was trying to get her students in the Dominican Republic interested in ...

Agency is also No. 1 among small agencies for diversity and inclusion WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2012 – For the second year in a row, ...

Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo., surpasses Missoula, Mont., to lead metro areas per capita California leads list of top states WASHINGTON, D.C., December 12, 2012 – In ...

Washington, D.C., December 10, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Thomas Reade of New Orleans, La., is using sports to teach youth in his community about ...

Washington, D.C., December 7, 2012 – Astronaut and returned Peace Corps volunteer Joe Acaba visited Peace Corps headquarters on Friday as the keynote speaker for ...

Washington, D.C., December 6, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Vivaan Nehru of Bethesda, Md., is working with Peruvian community members to improve the hygiene and ...

Acting Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet released the following statement about the Sexual Assault Advisory Council’s Annual Report: “I want to thank the Sexual Assault ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 3, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Brian Itoh of Bozeman, Mont., is helping youth with disabilities develop team-building and leadership skills by ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 30, 2012 – The first Peace Corps volunteers to re-enter Nepal after an eight-year absence were sworn in as agriculture and nutrition ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers and staff join communities worldwide in commemorating World AIDS Day 2012. Nearly 40 percent of Peace ...

Application deadline for first group of volunteers is Saturday, December 1 WASHINGTON, D.C., November 27, 2012 – The December 1 application deadline to join the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 26, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Janette Ambauen of Seattle, Wash., is confronting the stigma of children living with disabilities in and ...

Washington, D.C., November 21, 2012 – More than 150 Americans will be sworn in as Peace Corps volunteers in Colombia, Nicaragua and Peru during the ...

Washington, D.C., November 20, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Martin do Nascimento of Hartford, Conn., is connecting Nicaraguan youth from different regions of the country ...

Washington, D.C., November 16, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Joshua Davis of Eldersburg, Md., is working with his community in Ukraine to help kids get ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2012 – Emily Dewhirst of Knoxville, Tenn., the oldest Peace Corps volunteer in service, turns 83 on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 8, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers Katy Todd of Forestville, Calif., and Melissa Bernard of Freeport, Maine, are working with local Togolese ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 6, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Dorian Diaz del Castillo of San Diego, Calif., is working with eight women from his small ...

Enlarge image As Director from 1966 to 1969, Jack Hood Vaughn oversaw the Peace Corps during the height of volunteer enrollment, when more than 15,500 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 1, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteers Rick Wiersma of Rockford, Mich., and Roxann Brown of Wauwatosa, Wis., are working with their community ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are teaching community members about American Halloween traditions, exemplifying the Peace Corps’ second goal to ...

International development workers and expert coders collaborate on tech fixes to local community problems WASHINGTON, D.C., October 25, 2012 –The Peace Corps Office of Innovation ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 24, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteers Addy and Ryan Hall of Troy, Penn., have collaborated with fellow Peace Corps/Swaziland volunteers and local ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 23, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers Garrison Harward of Ojai, Calif., Robert Rivera of Fremont, Calif. and Jamie Whitehead of Tallahassee, Fla. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 18, 2012 The Peace Corps Office of Inspector General received two awards on October 18, 2012, from the Council of the Inspectors ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 18, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Claire McManus of Potomac, Md., is working with Dominican community members to build a library in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 15, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Naffisatu Conteh of Silver Spring, Md., is working with her Togolese community to renovate the local ...

Trainings to launch in West Africa in 2013 Washington – The Peace Corps has announced a strategic partnership with the Water and Development Alliance (WADA) ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 11, 2012 – Nearly 100 returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) from across the United States traveled to Ethiopia recently for a two-week ...

15 teams from 11 African Countries participate WASHINGTON, D.C., October 9, 2012 – Peace Corps Response volunteer Meisha Robinson of Philadelphia, Pa., and12 Peace Corps/South ...

Washington, D.C., October 3, 2012- Peace Corps volunteer Sandra Rose Wildermuth of Virginia Beach, Va., is working with her community in Paraguay to renovate the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2, 2012 –Peace Corps volunteers from 11 African countries gathered in Thiès, Senegal, for 10 days in late September to share the ...

Project emphasizes energy efficiency in homes WASHINGTON, D.C., September 27, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Natalie Legrand of Charlotte, N.C., is working with a nongovernmental ...

Spot features voices and stories of real volunteers WASHINGTON, D.C., September 25, 2012 - Peace Corps has released a new radio public service announcement (PSA) ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 21, 2012 – Nine returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) were presented with the Franklin H. Williams award on Thursday evening during a ...

Hundreds of returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs), friends and family gathered at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, to celebrate Peace Corps Night at Nationals ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 17, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Anne Macheel of Ellicott City, Md., is working with her community in Mozambique to construct an ...

Washington, D.C., September 13, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Mike Raybourne of Gorham, Maine, recently organized a student film festival for nearly 50 students aged ...

Ambassador Stevens served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco from 1983 to 1985 teaching English Washington, D.C., September 12, 2012 – The Peace Corps ...

Washington, D.C., September 10, 2012 – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams is saddened to confirm the passing of Peace Corps trainee Paul Blum on ...

Trainees depart to begin 27 months of service WASHINGTON, D.C., September 7, 2012 – The first group of Peace Corps volunteers to re-enter Nepal after ...

New process helps soon-to-be grads receive Peace Corps placement by graduation day 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C., September 5, 2012 – Peace Corps is unveiling its new ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 31, 2012 – After nearly 20 years of partnership with the people and government of Turkmenistan, Peace Corps will phase out its ...

WASHINGTON D.C., August 30, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteers Harmony Hill and Travis Weber of Los Angeles, Calif., are working with their Guyanese community to build ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 27, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Aisha Kennedy of Los Angeles, Calif., is working with her community in Rwanda to build a ...

Washington, D.C. – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams today announced that he informed the President of his intention to step down as the head ...

WASHINGTON D.C., August 20, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Ana De la Rosa of Orlando, Fla., is working with her local community to build a ...

Contributions of Vermont’s current and returned volunteers highlighted during visit WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2012 – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams (returned Peace Corps ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 15, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Stephanie Bergado of Brooklyn, N.Y., is working with her community in Vanuatu to install solar panels ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 9, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Andrew Hubble of San Mateo, Calif., recently installed a ‘Play Pump’ water filtration system, which will ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Meghan O’Connell of Framingham, Mass., recently helped run a six-day creative leadership camp for 80 students aged 14 to 22 in ...

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 1, 2012- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton administered the swearing-in oath today in Dakar, Senegal to 19 Peace Corps volunteers ...

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 1, 2012- Peace Corps volunteer Bilin Basu of Peoria, Ill., is working with local farmers in Burkina Faso to plant a garden ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Samantha Croffut of Shoreline, Wash., is working with her South African community and other Peace Corps ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 27, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Lauren Corke of Acton, Mass. is working with her Ghanaian community to establish a leadership camp ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteers Jacob Strawn of Springfield, Ill., Adam Gaskins of Walton, Ky., Erin Reissman of Charlestown, Mass., and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Anne Jasperson of Corvallis, Ore., is working with people in her Ukrainian community to build a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 20, 2012 – In advance of the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., Peace Corps today announced that renowned Grammy®-winning artist ...

Qualified applicants will serve as medical and nursing educators through Peace Corps Response WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 2012 – Peace Corps today announced the agency ...

Northeast and West Coast Region Part of National Realignment of Volunteer Outreach Structure WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 2012 - Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers Kelli Stam of Brevard, N.C., Elizabeth Malenk of Alameda, Calif., and Gregory Purifoy of Evans City, ...

WASHINGTON D.C., July 11, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Alexandra Solomon of New Orleans, La., is partnering with the Center of Support for Children and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Danielle Maisano of Macomb Township, Mich., is working with nearly 70 community members to replace broken ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 9, 2012 – President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush met with 15 Peace Corps volunteers and other Peace ...

Project generates income for community WASHINGTON, D.C., July 5, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Catherine Janda of Houston, Texas, is working with her Gambian community ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2012 - Peace Corps volunteer Jessica Mims of Trenton, N.J., is working with her Ethiopian community to install a medical waste ...

Six of the eight are returned Peace Corps volunteers WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2012 – Eight new Peace Corps country directors will assume their overseas ...

Students learn how to prepare dishes with lionfish and other local ingredients WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Sabine Bergmann of Mill ...

Washington, D.C., June 27, 2012 – The Peace Corps released the following statement from Director Aaron S. Williams in response to today’s announcement in the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2012 – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams welcomed 21 Fellows from the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) to Peace Corps ...

Activities benefit thousands of community members around the world WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2012 – Throughout the summer months, Peace Corps volunteers worldwide facilitate educational, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2012 – The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution to support the Peace Corps during the annual meeting on June ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 12, 2012 – The Peace Corps today announced that it has been awarded the Association of Government Accountants’ (AGA) Certificate of Excellence ...

Emphasizes importance of education and role of women in Liberia’s efforts to rebuild in the post-conflict era WASHINGTON, D.C., June 12, 2012 – Peace Corps ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2012 – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams delivered the keynote address at the North Central College commencement ceremony in Naperville, ...

Volunteer in Fiji helps improve mangroves, rehabilitate coral reefs and protect marine life WASHINGTON, D.C., June 9, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers worldwide regularly work ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers Darius Bittle-Dockery of New Haven, Conn., and Jeanine Chiu of Oak Park, Calif., have developed a ...

1952 Syracuse grad returns to New York City WASHINGTON, D.C., June 1, 2012 – Bernard “Bernie” Cheriff, 81, of New York, N.Y., the oldest currently ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer James Ujcic of Euclid, Ohio, is teaching farmers in his Zambian community better livestock management and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers Chris Ames of Chicago, Ill., and Genna Cummins of Mount Vernon, Ky., have organized a math ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Charlene Espinoza of San Diego, Calif., recently started a high school girls club in her Liberian ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 18, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Michael Waidmann of Arlington, Va., is working with his community to rebuild and expand nine classrooms ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Kate Borkowski of Ann Arbor, Mich., is collaborating with her Mongolian community to open a nursing ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Eliot Jones of Durham, N.H., is working with his local community to develop a water quality ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2012 - In recognition of Mother’s Day, Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are engaging in projects to improve maternal health, educate new ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Erica Ward of Asheville, N.C., is working with her community in Malawi to construct a girls’ ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Elisa Molina of Newnan, Ga., is working with her Costa Rican community to install and furnish ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Rodolfo Torres of Downey, Calif., is working with his community in the Dominican Republic to build ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2012 – Dorothy Burrill, 73, begins her six-month Peace Corps Response service today, working as the first non-returned Peace Corps volunteer ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Kathleen Howell-Burke of Destin, Fla., organized a career fair for over 400 Moroccan students in Southeastern ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2012 – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams visited New York University, Columbia University, Hunter College and Stony Brook University during ...

Local artisans learn skills for economic development WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers Joan Sara Romm of Philadelphia, Pa., and Donn Hedman ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2012 – In commemoration of World Malaria Day, thousands of Peace Corps volunteers are participating in events to help educate communities ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 20, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers worldwide commemorate Global Youth Service Day by working with children, youth and young adults to be ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 20, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are commemorating Earth Day by teaching people in their local communities to become more environmentally ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2012 – Peace Corps volunteer Jane Campbell of San Diego, Calif., is working with her community in Cambodia to organize a ...