I am one of the nearly quarter-million Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who is celebrating Peace Corps Week in conjunction with the March 1, 1961, signing of an executive order by President ...

Karestan Koenen reveals sexual assault while serving in Peace Corps in Africa. May 9, 2011 — -- Karestan Koenen, a former Peace Corps volunteer who was raped while serving in the African country ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the nearly quarter-million individuals who served in the Peace Corps are also preparing for a key milestone, launched 65 years ago on Oct. 14. In ...

The recent Town Hall essay by Russell Morgan reminds us about the Peace Corps, which has been an important part of our outreach to foreign countries since 1961. Many young people have served as ...

This is Peace Corps Week, marking the 64th anniversary of the March 1, 1961, start of the Peace Corps through an executive order signed by President John Kennedy. Congress would pass legislation ...

(Washington Post illustration, with photos from Sharece Bunn, Diane Rodhill and Alejandro Becerra; iStock) “Ukraine is not yet dead.” These were the words we translated from the Ukrainian national ...

TODAY MARKS A MILESTONE FOR THE "PEACE CORPS" . ON THIS DAY -- IN 1961 -- PRESIDENT JOHN KENNEDY SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY. SINCE THE START... IT'S BEEN A WAY FOR ...

American power, like much else, exists on a spectrum. At one extreme of our foreign policy, there is pure force, the power of muscles and guns; somewhere toward the middle are various forms of ...

Now it’s time to remind our nation of President John F. Kennedy’s words: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” That was a call ...