Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American AffairsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Peace Corps Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Peace Corps Activities in Latin Americaand the Caribbean, Hearing Before the Subcommitteeon Inter-American Affairs, 89-1, October 6, 1965
Author: United States. Congress. House. Foreign AffairsPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Peace Corps in Latin America
Author: Peace Corps (U.S.)Peace Corps Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American AffairsPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Peace Corps in South America
Author: Fernando PurcellPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030248089
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
In the 1960s, twenty-thousand young Americans landed in South America to serve as Peace Corps volunteers. The program was hailed by President John F. Kennedy and by volunteers themselves as an exceptional initiative to end global poverty. In practice, it was another front for fighting the Cold War and promoting American interests in the Global South. This book examines how this ideological project played out on the ground as volunteers encountered a range of local actors and agencies engaged in anti-poverty efforts of their own. As they negotiated the complexities of community intervention, these volunteers faced conflicts and frustrations, struggled to adapt, and gradually transformed the Peace Corps of the 1960s into a truly global, decentralized institution. Drawing on letters, diaries, reports, and newsletters created by volunteers themselves, Fernando Purcell shows how their experiences offer an invaluable perspective on local manifestations of the global Cold War.
The Peace Corps and Latin America
Author: Thomas J. NisleyPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498549454
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
For almost 60 years, the United States government has sent more than 230,000 of its citizens abroad to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) for two-year tours, often in very poor countries. As these Volunteers work in grassroots development, helping to build local capacity, they also serve as citizen diplomats and contribute to U.S. public diplomacy. The unique experience of the Peace Corps provides the Volunteers knowledge and a profound understanding of another country or region of the world. Volunteers continue to serve their country as they bring their experience and knowledge back to the United States. Many of them go on to serve in the State Department and in the United States Agency for International Development. Some have even risen to the top ranks of the Foreign Service. Thomas Nisley argues that the Peace Corps is an important tool of U.S. foreign policy that contributes on multiple levels. As these citizen diplomats do their work, they help to improve the popular image of the United States, contributing to U.S. “soft power.” Soft power is a co-optive power, getting others to want what you want. After a general exploration of how the Peace Corps contributes to U.S. foreign policy, the book takes a direct focus on Latin America. Dr. Nisley provides evidence, along with a theoretical explanation, that PCVs do indeed improve the popular perception of the United States in Latin America. He then examines three different periods in U.S foreign policy toward Latin America and shows how the Peace Corps made its contribution. Not all U.S. policy makers have equally recognized the role of the Peace Corps in U.S. foreign policy. Some have even dismissed it outright. This book argues that the Peace Corps plays an important role in U.S. foreign policy. Although the Peace Corps is much stronger today than it was in the late 1970s and early 1980s, U.S. foreign policy would be well served if the Peace Corps were further strengthen and expanded, not only in Latin America but in the world. We should considered the wider policy benefits of the Peace Corps.
Peace Corps in Latin America
Author: Peace Corps (U.S.)Peace Corps Annual Report
Author: Peace Corps (U.S.)Challenge Or Opportunity?
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Author: Roy Hoopes