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    <AgencyName>Peace Corps</AgencyName>
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        <Address>1111 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20526</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>Carolyn Hessler-Radelet</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Laura Chambers</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Jacklyn Dao</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Carlos Torres</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Kathleen Beale</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>M. William Rubin</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Melanie Wilhelm</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Maureen Knightly</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Cathryn Thorup</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>David King</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Kathy A. Buller</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Sarah Morgenthau</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Richard Day</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Keri Lowry</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Regional Director, Europe, Mediterranean and Asia</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Nina Favor, Acting</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Regional Director, Inter-America and the Pacific</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Sonia Stines Derenoncourt</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Joseph Hepp</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Paul Jung</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Kellie Greene</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Dorine Andrews</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Helen Lowman</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Linda Brainard</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Daljit Bains</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Marie McLeod</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Corey Griffin</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Patrick Choquette</NameColumnValue>
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        <Paragraph MissionStatmentId="90" SortOrder="1">The Peace Corps helps people of interested countries meet their need for trained men and women and promotes mutual understanding between Americans and citizens of other countries.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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).</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Peace Corps consists of a Washington, DC, headquarters, eight area offices, and overseas operations in 65 countries, relying on more than 7,200 volunteers.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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 jobs, 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 service.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>Thousands of volunteers serve worldwide and work in six program areas: agriculture, business development, education, environment, health and HIV/AIDS, and youth development. Community-level projects are designed to match 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.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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 partner with elementary and junior high school students 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.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Peace Corps offers other domestic programs that rely on former volunteers. Working together with universities, local public school systems, and private businesses and foundations, these former volunteers help solve some of our Nation's most pressing domestic problems.</Paragraph>
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                <WebAddress>http://www.peacecorps.gov</WebAddress>
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              <Paragraph>A complete listing of Peace Corps area offices, including addresses, telephone numbers, and areas served, is available online.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.peacecorps.gov/volunteer/</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer</Header>
        <Paragraph>Contact the nearest area office, or use the link below. An "Application Portal" is available online.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.peacecorps.gov/about/jobs/</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Employment</Header>
        <Paragraph>Contact the Peace Corps, Office of Human Resource Management, Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-692-1200. Peace Corps vacancy announcements are available online.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>General Inquiries</Header>
        <Paragraph>Contact the Peace Corps Washington, DC, headquarters or one of its area offices.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Press Office, Peace Corps, 1111 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202-692-2230 or 855-855-1961. Fax, 202-692-2201.</Footer>
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      <WebAddress>http://www.peacecorps.gov</WebAddress>
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