We’re excited to announce Peace Corps back in El Salvador!
“This moment heralds a new chapter & we’re excited to renew our partnership with the people of El Salvador.”
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@PeaceCorpsDir
Carol Spahn in San Salvador for the signing ceremony today:
Yesterday
@POTUS
signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum, launching the Women's Global Development and Prosperity initiative. Through this initiative, the Peace Corps and other government agency partners will work together to economically empower women globally.
#WGDP
Today is the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration, the anniversary of FDR's Executive Order 9066, which ordered the internment of 120,000 people of Japanese descent,
Today, we solemnly reflect to ensure that our Nation never again engages in such acts.
Yesterday, Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff recognized
#PeaceCorpsResponse
Volunteers and
@fema
staff for advancing the nationwide vaccination effort. He thanked our volunteers for their skills & dedication. We are grateful for your support,
@SecondGentleman
.
Today from 12:55 PM - 1:15 PM (EST) returned Volunteer &
@NASA
Astronaut
@AstroAcaba
will link directly with Peace Corps from the International Space Station & answer questions about STEM & life in space! Access the webinar via NASA TV:
@NASAedu
🚀 Before Dr. Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space in 1992, she was a Peace Corps medical officer with Peace Corps Liberia and Peace Corps Sierra Leone from 1983-85.
📷:
@NASA
#PeaceCorps
#BHM
#BlackHistoryMonth
Every day for more than 55 years, Peace Corps Volunteers have partnered with their communities to advance women's empowerment as a pillar of development. We are excited to join
@POTUS
,
@IvankaTrump
and our partners as we work together on this important initiative.
#SOTU
Last night
@POTUS
shared the historic economic gains women are experiencing in America & previewed tomorrow’s launch of our bold NEW initiative to unleash the potential of women in the developing world & in so doing, promote peace, security + prosperity for all.
#SOTU
Stay tuned!
It’s
#PeaceCorpsWeek
and we’re sharing photos through our six decades of service. Today, we’re focused on the 60s. In this photo, President John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, right, address journalists and Peace Corps Volunteers at the White House in 1961.
#RepYourDecade
Here at Peace Corps, we’re celebrating the achievements of our African American staff & Volunteers. Former
@NASA
Astronaut, Mae Carol Jemison was the first African American woman to travel in space, but before that, she was our Medical Officer for West Africa!
#BlackHistoryMonth
Peace Corps Namibia is taking
#ClimateAction
, recently having hosted counterparts & partners from more than 24 countries to learn new technologies & techniques to get young people involved on sustainable farming that strengthens food security & cares for the local environment.
For
#PeaceCorpsWeek2024
, tune into to
@PeaceCorpsDir
Carol Spahn on
@RepRaskin
's Local Heroes podcast where she shares why
#PeaceCorps
service is one of the most transformational opportunities that opens doors for all the those who answer the call to serve. Check it out ⤵️
From
@PeaceCorps
volunteer to
@PeaceCorpsDir
,
#MD08
Local Hero Carol Spahn has promoted international solidarity and peace through an impressive career. On the Peace Corps' 63rd anniversary we salute her leadership and service.
Peace Corps Uganda is ending the year with an awards ceremony to celebrate and recognize our dedicated, local staff members for their exceptional contributions in supporting Volunteers in the field. 🎉 🏆
#PeaceCorps
#Service
#Uganda
Congrats to Peace Corps Philippines' 54 newest Volunteers!
The group, sworn in by U.S. Ambassador MaryKay L. Carlson, will co-teach in public schools, support at-risk youth, and work with government partners to improve coastal resource management.
#PeaceCorps
#Philippines
🎈 🎂 🎁 The Peace Corps turns 60 today! We’re taking you through the decades all week long with archival photos and more! In this photo, Peace Corps Volunteer Mike Williams teaches English in 🇰🇷 South Korea in 1977.
#PeaceCorpsWeek
Learn more:
Some Peace Corps Volunteers live with host families, some live in concrete apartments, and some, like Mariah in Fiji, live in grass huts transformed into colorful oases.
John F. Kennedy's leadership and vision for a better world through service and friendship has made a difference to thousands and continues to influence and inspire today.
Thank you, and happy birthday!🥳
As we ring in the new year, we're looking forward to a year of impact where Volunteers, staff, and local leaders from around the world are responsive to local priorities that pave the path for sustainable change. 🎉✨
#HappyNewYear
#2024
#ServeBoldly
Before Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space in 1992, she was a Peace Corps medical officer for Liberia and Sierra Leone from 1983-85.
#BHM
#BlackHistoryMonth
📷:
@NASA
Every day, Peace Corps Volunteers and all of us who support them wake up and spend the day working hard to make the world a better place.
We're happy to be back and excited to continue sharing the work of Volunteers in 60+ countries with you.
On September 22, 1961, Congress presented President John F. Kennedy with a bill to permanently authorize the Peace Corps. JFK signed the bill into law — immediately! 🙌🎉
Here’s a photo of the President greeting Peace Corps Volunteers in the Rose Garden in 1962.
#peacecorps
📢BREAKING NEWS: Over five years after the suspension of our program in Kenya, we are pleased to announce we will re-open our doors in the East African country. Applications are now live for science, math and deaf education projects in Peace Corps Kenya. 🎉
Thank you to the
@SecondGentleman
and
@WhiteHouse
for the heartfelt birthday wishes! The Peace Corps is honored to celebrate 63 years of global impact, service, and
#OptimismInAction
today!
Learn how to put your optimism into action. 👉
Read
@PeaceCorpsDir
Jody Olsen's statement regarding COVID-19 and steps we’re taking to ensure the safety and security of all Peace Corps Volunteers overseas.
We are grateful to report that Peace Corps Ukraine staff are safe and accounted for following unprovoked and unjustified attacks by Russian military forces.
We
#StandWithUkraine
and for peace.
#Onthisday
58 years ago: the Peace Corps was formally authorized by the Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act.
Here's the original version.
Congratulations to the 21 newly sworn-in education Volunteers in Cameroon! Now that they’ve completed their pre-service training, they will teach math, science and English in their communities. Of course, they celebrated with dancing! 🕺 💃