[United States Government Manual]
[June 02, 1998]
[Pages 649-652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



PEACE CORPS

1111 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20526

Phone, 202-692-2000
Director                                          Mark D. Gearan
    Deputy Director                               Charles R. Baquet III
    Chief of Staff                                Thomas Tighe
    General Counsel                               Nancy Hendry
    American Diversity Program Manager            Mabel Valdivia
    Inspector General                             Charles Smith, Acting
    Director of Communications                    Michael Chapman
    Director of Congressional Relations           Gloria Johnson

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    Director of Private Sector                    Patricia Garamendi
            Cooperation and 
            International Voluntarism
    Director of the Crisis Corps                  Joan M. Timoney
    Regional Director/Africa Operations           Maureen Carroll, 
                                                          Acting
    Regional Director/Europe,                     Ellen Paquette, Acting
            Mediterranean, and Asia 
            Operations
    Regional Director/Inter-American and          Patrick Fn'Piere, 
            the Pacific Operations                        Acting
    Director, Center for Field                    Lani Havens
            Assistance and Applied 
            Research
Chief Financial Officer                           Lana Hurdle
Associate Director for Management                 William Piatt
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 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 80 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

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in a partnership to help solve some of the United States most pressing 
domestic problems.
    The Peace Corps Office of Private Sector Cooperation and 
International Voluntarism 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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Arlington, VA (DC, DE, MD, NC,   Suite 400, 1400 Wilson     703-235-9191
 VA, WV).                         Blvd., 22209.
Atlanta, GA (AL, FL, GA, MS,     Rm. 2324, 101 Marietta     404-562-3471
 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       303-844-7020
                                  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.
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, 202-692-1200. For recorded 
employment opportunities, call 1-800-818-9579 (toll-free).
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, 202-692-2230; or 800-424-8580 
(toll-free). Fax, 202-692-2231.

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