[United States Government Manual]
[May 30, 1997]
[Pages 643-645]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PEACE CORPS

1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20526
Phone (Locator), 202-606-3886

Director                                          Mark D. Gearan
    Deputy Director                               Charles R. Baquet III
    Chief of Staff                                Thomas Tighe
    General Counsel                               Nancy Hendry
    Inspector General                             Charles C. Maddox
    Director of Communications                    Andre Oliver
    Director of Congressional Relations           Gloria Johnson
    Director of the Crisis Corps                  Joan M. Timoney
    Director of Private Sector Relations          Patricia Garamendi
Associate Director for International Operations   John P. Hogan
    Regional Director/Africa Operations           Maureen Carroll, 
                                                          Acting
    Regional Director/Inter-American              Kristine Vega, Acting
            Operations
    Regional Director/Asia and Pacific            Margaret Goodman
            Operations
    Regional Director/Europe, Central             Don Mooers
            Asia, and Mediterranean 
            Operations
    Director of Training and Program              Howard Anderson
            Support
Chief Financial Officer                           Lana Hurdle
Associate Director for Management                 Stanley D. Suyat
Associate Director for Volunteer Support          Mike Ward
Associate Director for Volunteer Recruitment and  Judy Harrington
        Selection

[For the Peace Corps statement of organization, see the Code of Federal 
        Regulations, Title 22, Part 302]

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The Peace Corps' purpose is to promote world peace and friendship, to 
help other countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women, 
and to promote

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understanding between the American people and other peoples served by 
the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps Act emphasizes the Peace Corps 
commitment toward programming to meet the basic needs of those living in 
the countries where volunteers work.

The Peace Corps was established by the Peace Corps Act of 1961, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2501), and was made an independent agency by title VI 
of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 
(22 U.S.C. 2501-1).
    The Peace Corps consists of a Washington, DC, headquarters; 11 area 
offices; and overseas operations in more than 90 countries. Its presence 
in foreign countries fluctuates as programs are added or withdrawn.

Activities

To fulfill the Peace Corps mandate, men and women are trained for a 9- 
to 14-week period in the appropriate local language, the technical 
skills necessary for their particular job, and the cross-cultural skills 
needed to adjust to a society with traditions and attitudes different 
from their own. Volunteers serve for a period of 2 years, living among 
the people with whom they work. Volunteers are expected to become a part 
of the community through their voluntary service.
    Thousands of volunteers serve throughout Central and South America, 
the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, 
Russia, Ukraine, the Baltics, and Central Asia. They work in six program 
areas, including: education, agriculture, health, small business 
development, urban development, and the environment. Community-level 
projects are designed to incorporate the skills of volunteers with the 
resources of host-country agencies and other international assistance 
organizations to help solve specific development problems, often in 
conjunction with private volunteer organizations.
    In the United States, the Peace Corps is working to promote an 
understanding of people in other countries. Through its World Wise 
Schools Program, volunteers are matched with elementary and junior high 
schools in the United States to encourage an exchange of letters, 
pictures, music, and artifacts. Participating students increase their 
knowledge of geography, languages, and different cultures, while gaining 
an appreciation for voluntarism.
    The Peace Corps offers other domestic programs involving former 
volunteers, universities, local public school systems, and private 
businesses and foundations in a partnership to help solve some of the 
United States most pressing domestic problems.
    The Peace Corps Office of Private Sector Relations works with 
schools, civic groups, businesses, and neighborhood and youth 
organizations in the United States to facilitate their support of Peace 
Corps initiatives here and abroad.

                        Area Offices--Peace Corps                       
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             Office                      Address             Telephone  
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Atlanta, GA (AL, FL, GA, MS,     Rm. 2324, 101 Marietta     404-331-2932
 SC, TN).                         St. NW., 30323.                       
Boston, MA (MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)  Rm. 450, 10 Causeway       617-565-5555
                                  St., 02222.                           
Chicago, IL (IL, IN, KY, MI,     Suite 450, 55 W. Monroe    312-353-4990
 MO, OH).                         St., 60603.                           
Dallas, TX (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)  Rm. 230, 400 N. Ervay      214-767-5435
                                  St., P.O. Box 638,                    
                                  75221.                                
Denver, CO (CO, KS, NE, UT, WY)  Rm. 550, 140 E. 19th       303-866-1057
                                  Ave., 80203.                          
Los Angeles, CA (AZ, southern    Suite 8104, 11000          310-235-7444
 CA).                             Wilshire Blvd., 90024.                
Minneapolis, MS (IA, MN, ND,     Suite 420, 330 2d Ave.     612-348-1480
 SD, WI).                         S., 55401.                            
New York, NY (CT, NJ, NY, PA,    Rm. 611, 6 World Trade     212-466-2477
 PR).                             Ctr., 10048.                          
Arlington, VA (DC, DE, MD, NC,   Suite 400, 1400 Wilson     703-235-9191
 VA, WV).                         Blvd., 22209.                         
San Francisco, CA (northern CA,  Suite 600, 333 Market      415-977-8800
 HI, NV).                         St., 94105.                           
Seattle, WA (AK, ID, MT, OR,     Rm. 1776, 2001 6th         206-553-5490
 WA).                             Ave., 98121.                          
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Sources of Information

Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer  Contact the nearest area office. 
Phone, 800-424-8580, extension 2293 (toll-free).

Employment  Contact the Peace Corps, Office of Human Resource 
Management, Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-606-3950. For recorded 
employment opportunities, call 202-606-3214.

General Inquiries  Information or assistance may be obtained by 
contacting the Peace Corps' Washington, DC, headquarters or any of its 
area offices. Frequently, information is available from local post 
offices.

For further information, contact the Press Office, Peace Corps, 1990 K 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-606-3010; or 800-424-8580 
(toll-free). Fax, 202-606-3108.

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