Peace Corps 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Service

Part of the Chevron Forum on Development
  • Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012
  • Framing Remarks:

    Harris Wofford
    Former Senator (D-PA), U.S. Senate

    Panel Discussion Featuring:

    Aaron S. Williams
    Director, Peace Corps
     
    The Honorable Sam Farr
    Congressman (D-CA), U.S. House of Representatives
     
    The Honorable Thomas Petri
    Congressman (R-WI), U.S. House of Representatives
     
    With Introductory Remarks by:
    John J. Hamre
    President and CEO, CSIS
    Moderated by:
    Johanna Mendelson Forman
    Senior Associate, Americas Program, CSIS
     
    Wednesday, February 1, 2012
    10:00am-11:30am
    B1 Conference Center
    CSIS 1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006
    Over the last fifty years, the Peace Corps has played an important and evolving role in U.S. foreign policy and development objectives. Peace Corps volunteers undertake the vital work of grassroots development with projects ranging from information technology to small business development, education to health and HIV/AIDS awareness. Through their service, volunteers not only help achieve development goals, but also promote peace and understanding between the United States and the communities in which they serve. As the Peace Corps enters its next half century of service, we will discuss the agency’s achievements, lessons learned, and its role as part of U.S. international engagement.
    Programs
    Chevron Forum on Development, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development
    Topics
    Economic Development and Reconstruction, Global Health, Human Rights, Development Policy, Global Prosperity
    Regions
    Africa, Americas, Caribbean, Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe, Egypt, India, North Africa, Oceania, South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

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    The Project on U.S. Leadership in Development
    (202) 775-3236

Location

Center for Strategic and International Studies
1800 K Street, NW
Washington DC, 20006

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