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Agency News includes press releases, media advisories, and agency statements from the Peace Corps Office of Press Relations.

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Ashley Bell Named Peace Corps Associate Director for External Affairs

Press Release

The White House has appointed Ashley Bell as the new Associate Director for External Affairs at Peace Corps. As head of External Affairs, Bell will oversee Peace Corps’ Offices of Communications, Congressional Relations, Gifts and Grants Management and Strategic Partnerships and Intergovernmental Affairs. Read More

First Group of Two-Year Peace Corps Volunteers to Begin Service in Myanmar

Press Release

Acting Peace Corps Director Sheila Crowley joined U.S. Charge d’affaires Kristen Bauer and the Rector of East Yangon University, Dr. Kyaw Kyaw Khaung, in Yangon, Myanmar to swear in Myanmar’s first-ever two-year Peace Corps volunteers. Read More

Former President Jimmy Carter and Peace Corps Acting Director Sheila Crowley Present 2017 Lillian Carter Award

Press Release

The biennial ceremony recognizes an outstanding returned volunteer who served over the age of 50 and demonstrates commitment to the Peace Corps’ third goal: To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. Read More

The Peace Corps Celebrates the Legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the Upcoming Centennial of His Birth

Press Release

In honor of President John F. Kennedy’s 100th birthday on May 29, the Peace Corps celebrates the legacy of the president who inspired generations of Americans to serve abroad. Read More