[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2466-S2467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL PEACE CORPS WEEK

  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I rise today in celebration of National 
Peace Corps Week and in honor of the thousands of Americans who serve 
throughout the world as Peace Corps volunteers.
  Since the Peace Corps' founding in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, 
over 195,000 U.S. citizens have chosen to serve their country as Peace 
Corps volunteers. Today, nearly 8,000 Peace Corps volunteers serve 
abroad in 76 different countries.
  In my own home State of New Hampshire, 54 volunteers have heard the 
call and are currently devoting their time, energy, and lives to 
fulfilling the vision of President Kennedy and serving their country 
abroad in the cause of peace. They are placed throughout the developing 
world--from Morocco, where one New Hampshire volunteer is educating 
community leaders on improving access to safe drinking water, to 
Macedonia, where another is teaching English to grade school children 
in a small rural village.
  I would like to take a second and recognize each of these citizen 
ambassadors and the nearly 1,500 Peace Corps volunteers from New 
Hampshire that have served since 1961. In honor of their efforts, I 
will ask consent that the attached list of current New Hampshire 
volunteers be printed in the Congressional Record. New Hampshire is 
proud of your service, and we will continue to stand solidly behind 
you.
  The Peace Corps was founded on the ideal that each of us has the 
responsibility to serve our country and leave our world in a better 
place than we found it. This dual commitment to U.S. interests and the 
global good is a testament to the fact that in today's interconnected 
world, American security and prosperity are inextricably linked to the 
security and prosperity of people residing in the far corners of our 
globe. Peace Corps volunteers understand better than anyone that we are 
truly all in this together.
  Peace Corps volunteers work on the front lines in our battle for 
hearts and minds throughout the world. They serve as teachers, business 
professionals, health educators, management specialists, information 
technology advisors, mentors and friends to citizens across the globe. 
These unofficial ambassadors help develop trust and establish 
relationships that are critical to American influence and global 
stability. Upon the completion of their service abroad, these 
volunteers then return home to promote a better understanding here in 
America of the culture, language and viewpoint of those they have 
served.
  These volunteers have all done their part to make the world a better 
place and, in turn, have contributed a great deal to U.S. national 
interests and global security. In our 21st century world, where the 
threats and challenges that confront America and the global community 
cannot be overcome by the might of our military alone, Peace Corps 
volunteers are laying the foundation for a more secure and prosperous 
world.
  In honor of National Peace Corps Week and in celebration of the Peace 
Corps' 48th Anniversary on March 1, 2009, I would like to recognize 
those volunteers from New Hampshire, as well as all past and current 
Peace Corps volunteers, for their commitment to securing a better world 
for us and our children.
  As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the chair 
of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, I will work 
with our allies and friends throughout the world in the development of 
an American foreign policy that matches the passion and commitment to 
service of our Peace Corps volunteers abroad.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have the list of current 
New Hampshire volunteers to which I referred printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                SWORN-IN VOLUNTEERS IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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            Volunteer name                Country of service     Start of service date      Projected COS date
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Alden, Elizabeth E...................   Mali..................   21-Sep-2007...........   21-Sep-2009
Ballentine, Danny P..................   Turkmenistan..........   05-Dec-2008...........   05-Dec-2010
Ballentine, Heidi C..................   Turkmenistan..........   05-Dec-2008...........   05-Dec-2010
Bardo, Johanna E.....................   Suriname..............   01-Aug-2008...........   17-Aug-2010
Bardo, Nicholas W....................   Guatemala.............   12-May-2006...........   25-Ju1-2009
Barnaby, Emily R.....................   Benin.................   21-Sep-2007...........   20-Sep-2009
Baron, Lindsey M.....................   Cambodia..............   04-Apr-2007...........   06-Mar-2009
Bootland, Diane C....................   Belize................  29-Oct-2008............   22-Oct-2010
Brooks, Evan D.......................   Ukraine...............  19-Dec-2007............   17-Dec-2009
Cahill, Michael P....................   Mali..................  12-Sep-2008............   11-Sep-2010
Campbell, Adam S.....................   Morocco...............   19-May-2008...........   28-May-2010
Chauvin, Nia G.......................   Mozambique............   07-Dec-2007...........   05-Dec-2009
Coes, Casey P........................   Morocco...............   19-May-2008...........   28-May-2010
Cooper, Elliot A.....................   Ecuador...............   20-Apr-2007...........   20-Apr-2009
Crosby, Andrea J.....................   Ecuador...............   20-Apr-2007...........   20-Apr-2009
Dallmann, Seth D.....................   Vanuatu...............   21-Jun-2007...........   19-Jun-2009
Drapcho, Amanda C....................   Gambia................   18-Apr-2008...........   17-Apr-2010
Estabrook, Kate P....................   Suriname..............   01-Aug-2008...........   17-Aug-2010
Evans, Nicole A......................   Lesotho...............   08-Jan-2009...........   23-Jan-2011
Geller, Amanda L.....................   Guatemala.............   18-Jul-2008...........   17-Ju1-2010

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Guthro, Kaitlyn A....................   Kyrgyzstan............   18-Sep-2008...........   17-Sep-2010
Handel, Ian D........................   Ecuador...............   29-Aug-2008...........   27-Aug-2010
Hannon, Mark F.......................   Mali..................   12-Sep-2008...........   11-Sep-2010
Hannon, Samantha B...................   Mali..................   12-Sep-2008...........   11-Sep-2010
Haslam, Meghan J.....................   Nicaragua.............   17-Nov-2006...........   16-Apr-2009
Heaney, Jason........................   Macedonia.............   14-Dec-2007...........   13-Dec-2009
Hendel, Sarah J......................   Turkmenistan..........   05-Dec-2008...........   05-Dec-2010
Hureau, Jonathan R...................   Mozambique............   07-Dec-2007...........   05-Dec-2009
Joyce, Judith A......................   Eastern Caribbean.....   17-Oct-2008...........   15-Oct-2010
Keniston, Charlotte S................   Guatemala.............   31-Oct-2008...........   30-Oct-2010
Langlois, Breanne K..................   Ethiopia..............   13-Dec-2007...........   13-Dec-2009
Lefrancois, Peter G..................   Mali..................   29-Sep-2006...........   30-Jun-2009
Luz, Robert A........................   Ghana.................   21-Aug-2007...........   20-Aug-2009
Mackie, Laura K......................   Ukraine...............   18-Jun-2008...........   17-Jun-2010
McGlone, Michael R...................   Fiji..................   24-Ju1-2008...........   30-Ju1-2010
Mclaughlin, Matt.....................   Senegal...............   17-Nov-2006...........   14-Dec-2009
Melvin, Adam T.......................   Jordan................   04-Sep-2008...........   09-Sep-2010
Mitchell, Cara M.....................   Nicaragua.............   20-Jul-2007...........   17-Jul-2009
Moulton, James D.....................   Mongolia..............   18-Aug-2007...........   19-Aug-2009
Moulton, Julie B.....................   Mongolia..............   18-Aug-2007...........   19-Aug-2009
Murray, Sarah M......................   Cambodia..............   04-Apr-2007...........   27-Mar-2009
O'Hara, Emily B......................   Romania...............   05-May-2008...........   18-May-2010
Oscadal, Maureen E...................   Zambia................   30-Mar-2006...........   30-Apr-2009
Pridgen, Victoria P..................   Niger.................   25-Sep-2007...........   25-Sep-2009
Raymond, Anne G......................   Cameroon..............   24-Aug-2007...........   26-Jun-2009
Sandri, John B.......................   Moldova...............   22-Nov-2007...........   20-Nov-2009
Sawicki, Erin M......................   Botswana..............   21-Jun-2007...........   20-Jun-2009
Sehovich, Jessica N..................   Ukraine...............   18-Jun-2008...........   17-Jun-2010
Simonson, Duncan A...................   Panama................   22-Oct-2008...........   21-Oct-2010
Stout, Judith........................   South Africa..........   03-Apr-2008...........   27-Mar-2010
Sullivan, Steven W...................   Senegal...............   07-Nov-2008...........   09-Nov-2010
Vinson, Laura M......................   Ecuador...............   29-Aug-2008...........   27-Aug-2010
Whitmore, Martha E...................   Peru..................   29-Nov-2007...........   29-Nov-2009
Whittaker, Brendan J.................   Senegal...............   12-May-2007...........   11-May-2009
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