Peace Corps Fact Sheet
April 19th, 2005 by Scott Stadum.The Mission of the Peace Corps To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. History Peace Corps officially established: March 1, 1961 Total number of volunteers and trainees to date: 178,000 Total number of countries served: 138 Current Director Gaddi H. Vasquez Current Volunteers Volunteers and trainees: 7,733 Gender: 58% female, 42% male Marital status: 89% single, 10% married Minorities: 15% of volunteers Age: Average-28 years old Median-25 years old Volunteers over 50: 6% of volunteers (oldest volunteer is 82) Education: 83% have undergraduate degrees 13% have graduate studies or degrees |
Notable Returned Volunteers Patricia Buckles, Peru Mission Director, USAID(Guatemala, 1973-77) Johnnie Carson, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (Tanzania, 1965-68) Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. (Dominican Republic, 1966-68) Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin (Tunisia, 1967-69) Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif. (Colombia, 1964-66) Robert Patrick Finn, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (Turkey, 1967-69) David Greenlee, U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia (Bolivia, 1965-67) Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif. (El Salvador, 1965-67) Edmund J. Hull, U.S. Ambassador to Yemen (Morocco, 1971-73) Darryl Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand (Thailand, 1962-65) Chris Matthews, Journalist (Swaziland, 1968-70) M. Peter McPherson, President, Michigan State University (Peru, 1964-66) Larry Palmer, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras (Liberia, 1970-72) Rep. Thomas Petri, R-Wis. (Somalia, 1966-67) Michelle Press, Managing Editor, Scientific American (Malawi, 1962-64) Donald J. Putrimas, Vice President, Warner Bros. (Brazil, 1976-78) Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn. (Fiji, 1968-70) Robert Taft, Governor of Ohio (Tanzania, 1963-65) Mildred Taylor, Author of the 1977 Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Ethiopia, 1965-67) Bob Vila, Television Personality (Panama, 1969-70) Rep. James Walsh, R-N.Y. (Nepal, 1970-72) Priscilla Wrubel, Founder, Nature Company (Liberia, 1961-63) |
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