Peace Corps Celebrates its 50th Anniversary on March 1
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | March 1, 2011 17:04In honor of the Peace Corps’ 50th Anniversary, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch hosted a celebration with Peace Corps Volunteers and staff, ministry officials, governors, and local and international partners at her residence on March 1, 2011.
The event commemorated the lasting legacy of Peace Corps’ founder, President John F. Kennedy, as witnessed by the idealistic and inspirational work of the Peace Corps Volunteers serving in Armenia today.
March 1, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s signing of the executive order creating the Peace Corps. Since its founding over 200,000 American men and women have served as Peace Corps volunteers in 139 host countries. Since 1992, over 700 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Armenia.
In Armenia, there are currently 99 Peace Corps Volunteers serving two years tours and working in four major program areas: business development, English teaching, and health and environment education. Peace Corps Armenia partners with the Ministries of Education and Science, Health, Nature Protection, Sport and Youth Affairs, Trade and Economic Development, and Foreign Affairs.
The Volunteers are supported by 26 dedicated Peace Corps staff members.
The Peace Corps’ goals are to provide grass-roots development assistance and build mutual understanding between people of the host country and Americans. Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams describes the agency as making a global difference. “Peace Corps Volunteers help people build better lives for themselves and their communities,” he said in a statement honoring creation of the Peace Corps . “From AIDS education to emerging technologies to environmental preservation to income generating ideas, Peace Corps volunteers are making a difference in communities around the world.”
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