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Peace Corps
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independent agency and volunteer program run by the United States Government
Key facts
- Formed
- March 1, 1961 ; 65 years ago ( 1961-03-01 )
- Jurisdiction
- United States government
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.C.
- Annual budget
- US$ 410.5 million , ( FY 2022)
- Agency executives
- Christopher Landau, Acting Director of the Peace Corps Richard Swarttz, Chief of Staff Kris Besch, Deputy Chief of Staff
- Website
- peacecorps .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
376 papers- Translating biotechnology to knowledge-based innovation, peace, and development? Deploy a Science Peace Corps--an open letter to world leaders.Omics : a journal of integrative biology · 2014
- Peace Corps parteira.The American journal of nursing · 1970
- Peace Corps nurses.Nursing outlook · 1968
- Peace Corps doctors.Postgraduate medicine · 1965
- Peace corps physicians.Medical times · 1962
via PubMed
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 1961
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.466986.3 · ISNI 0000 0001 2288 911X
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Peace Corps
- Official website
- www.peacecorps.gov
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- Commons category
- Peace Corps
- inception
- 1961-00-00
- native label
- Peace Corps
- budget
- 379000000
- social media followers
- 1413235
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Article
The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to communities in partner countries around the world. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order (10924) of President John F. Kennedy and authorized by the United States Congress the following September by the Peace Corps Act.
The official goal of the Peace Corps is to assist developing countries by providing skilled workers in fields such as education, health, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, and community development. Volunteers are American citizens, typically with a college degree, who are assigned to specific projects in certain countries based on their qualifications and experience. Following three months of technical training, Peace Corps members are expected to serve at least two years in the host country, after which they may request an extension of service. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to respect local customs, learn the prevailing language, and live in comparable conditions.