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  2. Peace Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order (10924) of President John F. Kennedy and authorized by Congress the following September by the Peace Corps Act.

  3. List of Peace Corps volunteers - Wikipedia

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    Carol Spahn, 21st Director of The Peace Corps (Romania 1994–96) Jody Olsen, 20th Director of the Peace Corps (Tunisia 1966–68) Carrie Hessler-Radelet, 19th Director of the Peace Corps, (Western Samoa 1981–84) Aaron S. Williams, 18th Director of the Peace Corps, (Dominican Republic, 1967–70) Ron Tschetter, 17th Director of The Peace ...

  4. John Glenn - Wikipedia

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    Time in space. 9d 19h 54m [2] Missions. STS-95. Mission insignia. John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. [3]

  5. US will resume Peace Corps program in Palau as it moves to ...

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    The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific island of Palau as the Biden administration continues moves to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.

  6. National Peace Corps Association - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official website. National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is a North American non-profit organization supporting the Peace Corps Agency community. Founded in 1979, the NPCA is headquartered in Washington, D.C ., United States [1] The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) maintains a database comprising around 150,000 records of ...

  7. United States Space Force - Wikipedia

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    United StatesArmed Forces. The United States Space Force ( USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces. Along with the Air Force, it is part of the Department of the Air Force, led by the secretary of the Air Force. [8] Its military heads are the chief of space operations, who is one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the ...

  8. Learning space - Wikipedia

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    Computer lab in Bangalore. Learning space or learning setting refers to a physical setting for a learning environment, a place in which teaching and learning occur. [1] The term is commonly used as a more definitive alternative to " classroom ," [2] but it may also refer to an indoor or outdoor location, either actual or virtual.

  9. Mark L. Schneider - Wikipedia

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    Peace Corps Director. President Clinton named Schneider as Director of the Peace Corps in a recess appointment on December 23, 1999. "I want to express my gratitude and sincerest appreciation to President Clinton for the trust he has shown in appointing me to be the Director of the Peace Corps," Schneider said. "As a former Peace Corps ...