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Peggy Anderson, author of Nurse: Brazi11967-70
Edmund Blair Bolles, author of A Second Way of Knowing; Tanzania 1966-68
Broughton Coburn, author of Everest; Mountain Without Mercy: Nepal 1976-78
Richard "Kinky" Friedman, author of Roadkill: Malaysia 1967-69
Taylor Hackford, movie producer of" An Officer and a Gentleman" and "The Devil's Advocate": Bolivia 1968-69
Lawrence Leaner, author of The Kennedy Women: The Saga of an American Family: Nepal 1965-67
Jonathan Kwitny, author of Man of the Century: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II: Nigeria 1964-66
Phillip Margolin, author of Gone. But Not Forgotten and The Burning Man; Liberia 1962-64
Tim McLaurin, author of The Acorn Plan and Woodrow's Trumpet: Tunisia 1982-84
Martin Puryear, sculptor: Sierra Leone 1964-66
Richard Sanders, actor in "WKRP in Cincinnati"; Brazi11966-68
Bob Shachochis, author of Swimming in the Volcano; Eastern Caribbean 1975-76
Paul Theroux, author of Kowloon Tong; The Last Days of Hong Kong: Malawi 1963-65
Maria Thomas, author of African Visas; Cameroon 1973-75
Bob Vila, former host of PBS's Emmy award-winning show, "This Old House": Panama 1969-70
Sam Bacote, vice president at Jackson Securities: Ghana 1991-93
Bob Beckel, political analyst & commentator, Bob Beckel & Associates: Philippines 1971-72
William C. Egan, president of Johnson & Johnson Baby Products: Honduras 1970-71
Robert Haas, president of Levi Strauss: Ivory Coast 1964-66
Wilber James, CEO of Citizens Power: Kenya 1971-72
James Mo Kouzes, president of Tom Peters Group: Turkey 1967-69
Michael B. McCaskey, president and CEO of Chicago Bears: Ethiopia 1965-67
Robert McCormack, executive vice president of Citicorp: Colombia 1968-70
Ann and Michael Moore, former CEOs of Snugli Co.and Airlift Company: Togo 1962-64
Gordon Radley, president of Lucasfilms Ltd.: Malawi 1968-70
Tom Scanlon, president of Benchmarks: Chile 1961-63
Priscilla Wrubel, founder of The Nature Company: Liberia 1961-63
Ron Arias, senior correspondent for People Magazine; Peru 1963-64
Catherine Bowman, reporter for San Francisco Chronicle; Niger 1984-86
David Briscoe, chief correspondent of World Desk for Associated Press, Philippines 1966-70
Dan Carney, reporter for Congressional Quarterly: Benin 1983-85
Leon Dash, reporter for Washington Post: Kenya 1968-70
Karen DeWitt, producer, ABC News "Nightline": Ethiopia 1966-68
Judy Dugan, assistant editorial pages editor for Los Angeles Times: Philippines 1966-68
Josh J. Friedman, special writer for Newsday: Costa Rica 1964-66.
Donn Fry, book editor for Seattle Times: Tanzania 1964-66
George Gedda, State Department correspondent for Associated Press; Venezuela 1962-64
Bill Hershey. Washington correspondent for Akron Beacon-Journal: Ethiopia 1968-7.0
AI Kamen, writes "In the Loop" column in the Washington Post: Dominican Republic 1967-69
Robert Laird, chief editorial writer for N.Y. Daily News: Somalia 1962-63
Chris Matthews, Washington bureau chief for San Francisco Examiner: Swaziland 1968-70
Jim Morrill, reporter for Charlotte Observer: Venezuela, 1964-66
Henry Muller, editorial director for TIME INC.: Ethiopia 1968-69
Maureen Orth, special correspondent for Vanity Fair: Colombia 1964-66
Ann O'Hanlon, reporter for Washington Post, Ecuador 1986-88
Michelle Press, managing editor for American Scientist: Malawi 1962-64
Gary Strieker, global environmental correspondent, CNN; Swaziland 1968-70
Peter Sinton, business editor for San Francisco Chronicle: Iran 1969-71
William Wong, columnist for San Francisco Examiner: Philippines 1967-68
NON-PROFIT/DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
James J. Bausch, president of National Charities £information Bureau; Pakistan 1961-63
Carol Bellamy, executive director of UNICEF: Guatemala 1963-1965
David Belskis, director of Indochina Refugee Operations and Save the Children: Malaysia 1965-67
Juana Bordas, president of Mestiza, former president & CEO of National Hispana Leadership Institute: Chile 64-67
Julia Chang Bloch, U.S-Japan Foundation: Malaysia 1964-66
Rev. Gerald Durley, president of Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta: Nigeria 1964-66
Elaine Jones, director of NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund: Turkey 1965-67
Jonathan Lash, president of World Resources Institute: Dominican Republic 1967-69
Fred O'Regan, executive director of International Fund for Animal Welfare: Swaziland 1970-71
Carl Pope, executive director of Sierra Club: India 1967-'69
Tony Silard, founder of Global Education Partnership: Kenya 1990-92
Gordon Smith, chairman of Children's Museum About the World: India 1966-69
Willett Weeks, director of Africa Region, Save the Children: Ethiopia, Zaire 1968-71
Stephen Beaver, asst. vice president of Thunderbird School International Studies: Tanzania 1965-67
Leonel Castillo, president of Houston International University: Philippines 1961-63
Collie Coleman, president of Allen University: Nigeria 1966-68
Drew Days, professor, Yale Law School: Honduras 1967-'69
George Drake, former president of Grinnell College: Lesotho 1991-93
Leo I. Higdon, Jr., president of Babson College: Malawi 1968-70
Tom Kessinger, president of Haverford College: India 1961-63
Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr., president of Jackson State University: Ecuador 1966-67
Jeswald W. Salacuse, dean of Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University: Nigeria 1963-65
Edwin G. Speir, Jr., president of Georgia College: Brazil 1965-67
Robert R. Trumble, dean of Graduate School of Business at VA Commonwealth University: Peru 1963-65
Charles Baquet, Peace Corps deputy director: Somalia 1965-67
Christopher Beutler, Nebraska State Senator: Turkey 1966-67
Michael Bortner, Pennsylvania State Senator: Ghana 1971-72
Christopher Dodd, U.S. Senator, Connecticut: Dominican Republic 1966-68
Sam Farr, U.S. Representative from California: Colombia 1964-66
John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary of the Interior: Ethiopia 1966-68
Tony Hall, U.S. Representative from Ohio: Thailand 1966-67
David Magnani, Massachusetts State Senator: Sierra Leone 1970-71
Peter J. Messitte, U.S. District court judge: Brazi11966-68
Thomas Murphy Jr., mayor of Pittsburgh: Paraguay 1970-72
Sara Parker, North Carolina Supreme Court: Turkey 1964-66
Terry Peterson, Deputy Secretary of Education: Brazil 1967-69
Thomas Petri, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin: Somalia, 1966-'67
Richard Ragan, staff member, National Security Council: Philippines 1987-89
Joseph Serna, mayor of Sacramento, California: Guatemala 1966-68
Tod Satterthwaite, mayor of Urbana, Illinois: Grenada 1990-92
Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services: Iran 1962-64
Christopher Shays, U.S. Representative from Connecticut: Fiji 1968-70
Mary A. Gooden Terrell, Superior Court of the District of Columbia Judge: India 1966-68
James Walsh, U.S. Representative from New York: Nepal 1970-72
Cathy Woolard, Atlanta City Council: Micronesia 1980-81
Peter Burleigh, Deputy Representative to the United Nations: Nepal 1963-65
Raymond Burghardt, political consular for Peoples Republic of China: Columbia 1968-69
Thomas Dine, asst. administrator for European and Newly Independent States: Philippines 1962-64
Robert Gelbard, asst. Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement: Bolivia 1964-66
Cameron R. Hume, Ambassador to Algeria: Libya, 1968-69
James F. Mack, Ambassador to Guyana: Honduras 1963-'65
Ellen Shippee, Ambassador to Malawi: El Salvador 1966-68
Brenda Brown Schoonover, Ambassador to Togo: Philippines 1961-63
Dane Smith, Ambassador to Senegal: Ethiopia 1963-1965.
Peter Tomsen, Ambassador to Armenia: Nepal 1964-66
William H. Twaddell, Ambassador to Nigeria: Brazil 1963-65
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