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Peace Corps

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia | Date: 2007

U.S. government agency of volunteers, formed in 1961 by Pres. John F. Kennedy. Its purpose is to assist other countries in their development efforts by providing skilled workers in the fields of education, agriculture, health, trade, technology, and community development. Volunteers are expected to serve for two years as good neighbours in the host country, to speak its language, and to live on a level comparable to that of the local residents. By the early 21st century, more than 165,000 volunteers had served in the corps.

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	The Peace Corps: What's in a Name? The Washington Post; 6/9/1990; 390 words ; Should the United States offer Peace Corps volunteers only to countries facing starvation and grinding poverty? One would think so from the recent letter of Edward P. Healy {letters, May 29}. Mr. Healy not only believes the Peace Corps ideal is betrayed by sending volunteers to Eastern and Central Read more
	The new work begins at home; the Peace Corps at 25. The Nation; 11/30/1985; Wofford, Harris; 1864 words ; Some people may be surprised to hear that, a quarter-century after its conception, the Peace Corps is alive and relatively well, with nearly 6,000 volunteers serving in sixty-one countries. As it celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary, the Peace Corps can count more than 120,000 former volunteers Read more
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