[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 22 (Wednesday, March 2, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E327]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF THE 44TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE CORPS AND IN 
                CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL PEACE CORPS WEEK

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                         HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2005

  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of National 
Peace Corps Week and to congratulate the 7,700 Peace Corp Volunteers--
including 30 of my constituents--who are serving their country today in 
72 countries around the world.
  More than 178,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries 
since the organization's inception in 1961. Every year, thousands of 
selfless volunteers share their time and talents by serving as 
teachers, business advisors, information technology consultants, health 
and HIV/AIDS educators, and youth and agriculture workers.
  Over 3,100 volunteers work directly or indirectly on HIV/AIDS 
prevention and education activities throughout the world, and support 
efforts in 10 of the 15 focus countries in the President's Emergency 
Plan for AIDS Relief.
  I praise our nation's Peace Corps volunteers who serve their country 
and the world as humanitarians, devoting themselves to transferring 
life-changing knowledge and skills to the people of other nations.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute the hundreds of thousands of men and women of 
this nation who have selflessly served abroad as Peace Corps 
Volunteers. On this 44th Anniversary of the Peace Corps, I am 
especially proud to represent 30 such volunteers and I offer them my 
sincere gratitude.

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