Peace Corps Volunteers Archives

88th Group of Peace Corps Volunteers Arrive in Samoa

U.S. Embassy Apia media release. Twenty one Americans arrived in Samoa on Tuesday, joining a select group of citizens who have come to Samoa to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers. More than 2000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Samoa since 1967, providing small scale technical assistance and building cross-cultural ties. The new Volunteers were welcomed ...

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 5 October, 2016 | Categories: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Acting Chargé d'Affaires Lynda Hinds, Ambassador Gilbert, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Country Director Dr. Sherry Russell, Peace Corps Volunteers, Samoa

Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn in by Ambassador Gilbert

PRESS RELEASE – December 11, 2015. The 87th group of United States Peace Corps Volunteers was sworn in on Friday, November 21st as twenty-one Peace Corps Trainees took the final step before moving into villages to begin their two year assignments. The volunteers just completed an intensive 10-week Pre-Service Training and will now move to ...

By Mike Cousins | 11 December, 2015 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Former Ambassadors, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: Apia, Honorable Associate Minister of Education, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteers, Samoa, Savaii, Sports and Culture, Tu’u’u Anisi’i Leota