United States Peace Corps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Peace_Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	PC
gptkbp:budget	approximately $410 million (FY2023)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	Carol Spahn (as of 2024)
gptkbp:emblem	Peace Corps logo
gptkbp:firstDirector	gptkb:Sargent_Shriver
gptkbp:focusArea	agriculture education environment health community economic development youth in development
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:foundedYear	1961
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Peace Corps
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Peace_Corps_Act_(1961)
gptkbp:mission	promote world peace and friendship
gptkbp:notableAlumni	gptkb:Michael_McFaul gptkb:Maureen_Orth gptkb:Reed_Hastings gptkb:Jody_Olsen gptkb:Richard_Celeste gptkb:Aaron_Williams gptkb:Amy_Smith gptkb:Bob_Taft gptkb:Carol_Spahn gptkb:Carrie_Hessler-Radelet gptkb:Chris_Matthews gptkb:Christopher_Dodd gptkb:Donna_Shalala gptkb:Elaine_Chao gptkb:Joe_Kennedy_III gptkb:John_Garamendi gptkb:Lillian_Carter gptkb:Mark_Schneider gptkb:Paul_Theroux gptkb:Peter_Hessler gptkb:Robert_Blackwill gptkb:Sam_Farr gptkb:Tony_Hall gptkb:Carol_Bellamy gptkb:Tom_Gjelten gptkb:Gaddi_Vasquez gptkb:Jack_Vaughn gptkb:Joseph_Blatchford gptkb:Mark_Gearan gptkb:Nicholas_Craw gptkb:Ronald_Tschetter gptkb:Christopher_Shays
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:operatesIn	developing countries
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:volunteers	over 240,000 (since founding)
gptkbp:volunteerTermLength	2 years
gptkbp:website	https://www.peacecorps.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Garamendi
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5