[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2320-2321]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         COMMEMORATING THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE CORPS

  Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I rise today to pay special tribute to the 
Peace Corps on its 45th anniversary.
  This week has been designated as National Peace Corps Week, and I am 
pleased to have the opportunity to salute the men and women of our 
Nation who have contributed their time and energy to serve as Peace 
Corps volunteers. Thanks to the selflessness of these Americans, the 
Peace Corps has reached a 30-year high in membership, serving in 75 
countries across the globe.
  The mission of the Peace Corps today has changed dramatically since 
it was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Today, 
volunteers are providing assistance to developing nations around the 
world, working to find ways to address huge global challenges such as 
the need for HIV/AIDS prevention, and are embarking on other missions 
to further our diplomatic goals across the globe.
  I also applaud the domestic efforts of the Crisis Corps Volunteers, 
in their assistance with relief in regions damaged by Hurricane 
Katrina. Members of this special unit of Peace Corp volunteers were 
also deployed to Sri Lanka and Thailand to assist with rebuilding 
tsunami-devastated areas.
  Today, I am proud to honor 27 Rhode Islanders currently serving in 
the Peace Corps. I wish them the very best in all their endeavors and I 
thank them for their service to our country in this important time in 
history. Their names are as follows:

       Catherine M. Alexander, Courtney E. Briar, Anthony J. 
     Cabral, Mayerlin Caridad Mejia, Rebecca L. Champlin, Caroline 
     C. Cutting, Jennifer S. Doo, Shayne E. Doyle, Catherine 
     Farrell, Amanda H. Fogle-Donmoyer, Heron E. Greenesmith, 
     Geoffrey L. Jones, Jesse B. Joseph, Anna D. Karolyshyn, Maria 
     K. Kasparian, Christopher A. Kelley, Caroline N. Klein, Marie 
     A. Kobayashi, Mark A. Lange, Andrew J. Moulton, Leana A. 
     Nordstrom, David M. Reynolds, Ralph W. Riccio, Christi M. 
     Turner, Evan R. Usler, Deborah L. Vittner, and Erica K. 
     Zaiser.

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