[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2000]
[Pages 506-509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PEACE CORPS

1111 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20526

Phone, 202-692-2000. Fax, 202-692-2231. Internet, www.peacecorps.gov.
Director                                          Mark L. Schneider
    Deputy Director                               Charles R. Baquet III
    Chief of Staff                                Thomas Tighe
    General Counsel                               Nancy Hendry
    American Diversity Program Manager            Brenda Gooch
    Inspector General                             Charles Smith
    Director for Office of Planning,              (vacancy)
            Policy, and Analysis
    Director of Communications                    Michael Chapman
        Director of Press                         (vacancy)
    Director of Congressional Relations           Suzanne Palmieri
    Director of Private Sector                    Victor Basile
            Cooperation and 
            International Volunteerism
    Director of the Crisis Corps                  Joan M. Timoney
    Regional Director/Africa Operations           Earl Yates
    Regional Director/Europe,                     Ellen Paquette
            Mediterranean, and Asia 
            Operations
    Regional Director/Inter-American and          Patrick Fn'Piere
            the Pacific Operations
    Director, Center for Field                    Lani Havens
            Assistance and Applied 
            Research
    Chief Financial Officer                       Lana Hurdle
    Associate Director for Management             Douglas Greene
    Associate Director for Volunteer              Mike Ward
          Support

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    Associate Director for Volunteer              Monica Mills
            Recruitment and 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'purposeis 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.

Activities

To fulfill the Peace Corps mandate, men and women are trainedfor 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. Volunteersserve 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 the world, working in six 
program areas: 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 
SchoolsProgram, volunteers are matched with elementary and junior high 
schoolsin 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 volunteerism.
    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 Cooperation and 
International Volunteerism 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,     Suite 2R.70, 100           404-562-3456
 PR, SC, TN).                     Alabama St., 30303.
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. 527, 207 S.            214-767-5435
                                  Houston, 75202.
Denver, CO (CO, KS, NE, UT, WY)  Suite 2205, 1999           303-844-7020
                                  Broadway, 80202.
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     212-637-6498
                                  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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Washington, DC (DC, DE, MD, NC,  Suite 250, 1525 Wilson     703-235-9191
 VA, WV).                         Blvd., Arlington, VA
                                  22209.
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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 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, 1111 
Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-692-2230 or 800-
424-8580 (toll-free). Fax, 202-692-2231. Internet, www.peacecorps.gov.

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