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FOIA Number: 2013-0661-F
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This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the William J. Clinton
Presidential Library Staff.
Collection/Record Group:
Clinton Presidential Records
Subgroup/Office of Origin:
National Service
Series/Staff Member:
Eli Segal
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OA/ID Number:
1295
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Peace Corps
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Peace Corp file
Peace Corps Facts
The Peace Corps was officially established in 1961. In the past 32 years 140,000
volunteers have served in over 100 countries world-wide.
Director:
Acting Director John P. Hogan
Headquarters: 1990 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20526
15 Recruitment Offices in Major Cities. These offices are responsible for
helping the thousands of Peace Corps applicants compete for placement as volunteers.
Current number of Volunteers:
6,100
Average Age:
31
Sex:
54% female; 46% male
Marital status:
90% single; 10% married
Minorities:
12% of Peace Corps volunteers
Senior volunteers:
10% of the Peace Corps volunteers
Education/experience:
51%-one or more years work experience
96%-bachelor's degree
11%-five plus years work experience
37%-graduate degree
Total number of countries served in FY '92: 94
New countries served since 1990: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Bolivia,
Bulgaria, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Guyana, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Mongolia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Poland,
Romania, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe
Volunteer breakdown by country: Africa (39%), Inter-America (30%)
Eurasia and Middle East (15%), Asia and the Pacific (16%)
Volunteer breakdown by sector: Agriculture (14.9%), Environment/Forestry
(12.6%), Health (17.3%), Urban Development (3.2%), Education (40.5%),
Business (10.4%), Other (1.2%)
FY 93 Budget: 218 million dollars
The Mission of the Peace Corps is to promote world peace:
1. To help the people of interested countries and areas in meeting their
need for trained men and women.
2. To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of
the peoples served.
3. To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part
of Americans.
Press Office, 202/606-3010
Recruitment, 1-800/424-8580 ext. 2293
PEACE CORPS
PEACE CORPS NEWS
OF THE UNITED STATES
1990 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20526 Phone: 202/606-3010 Fax: 202/606-3110
PEACE CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES SERVING
WORLDWIDE
AFRICA
INTER-AMERICA
ASIA & PACIFIC
69
Benin
1
Bangladesh**
102
Botswana
21
Argentina
1
Cambodia**
25
Burundi
50
Belize
1
China
166
Cameroon
87
Bolivia
6
Cook Islands
19
Cape Verde
43
Chile
111
Fiji*
55
Ctrl African Rep
184
Costa Rica
4
Hong Kong**
40
Chad
169
Dominican Rep
1
India**
23
Comoros
195
Ecuador
1
Indonesia**
27
Congo
245
Guatemala
24
Kiribati
54
Cote d' Ivoire
2
Guyana**
15
Marshall Isl
2
Ethiopia**
1
Haiti
62
Micronesia*
111
Gabon
189
Honduras
49
Mongolia*
51
The Gambia*
136
Jamaica*
119
Nepal*
96
Ghana
32
Nicaragua
Pakistan***
56
Guinea
42
Panama
86
Papua New Guinea
34
Guinea Bissau
189
Paraguay
17
Philippines
179
Kenya
111
Eastern Caribbean
35
Solomon Islands
113
Lesotho
(Leeward Islands)
47
Sri Lanka
1
Liberia**
-Antigua/Barbuda
206
Thailand*
1
Madagascar***
-Dominica
1
Tokelau**
99
Malawi
-St. Kitts/Nevis
51
Tonga
145
Mali
-Montserrat
4
Tuvalu
82
Mauritania*
-Anguilla
11
Vanuatu
3
Mozambique**
(Windward Islands)
30
Western Samoa
84
Namibia
-Grenada
123
Niger
-St. Lucia
20
Nigeria
-St. Vincent
Rwanda***
and Grenadines
17
Sao Tome and Principe 51
Uruguay
120
Senegal
12
Seychelles
EURASIA & THE MIDDLE EAST
26
Sierra Leone
1
Sudan**
20
Albania
4
Malta
91
Swaziland
38
Armenia
79
Morocco*
60
Tanzania
47
Bulgaria
252
Poland*
89
Togo
80
Czechoslovakia
24
Romania
24
Uganda*
21
Estonia
99
Russia
Zaire***
114
Hungary
34
Tunisia
50
Zimbabwe*
21
Latvia
50
Ukraine
20
Lithuania
53
Uzbekistan
33
Yemen
*Includes United Nations volunteers
***Countries in development or
**United Nations volunteers only
temporarily suspended
February 1993