Personal and Office Files, ca. 1955 - ca. 1976

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Personal and Office Files, ca. 1955 - ca. 1976

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This series contains correspondence, clippings, speeches, schedules, lists, notes, financial records, and photographs collected by John Wesley Jones and reflecting his activities as U.S. Ambassador to Libya, U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Deputy Commandant for International Affairs at the National War College, and a member of the Special Consultative Commission of the Organization of American States. In addition to personal correspondence, the material concerns foreign aid, personal and business travel, the international economy, military assistance, and personnel management. There is also information related to the Peace Corps' activities in Peru.

8 linear feet, 8 linear inches

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11615675

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

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Peace Corps (U.S.)

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The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and have served in 139 countries. From the guide to the Brown University Peace Corps files, 1965-1967, (John Hay Library Special Collections) The Pea...

Jones, John Wesley, 1907-1998

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John Wesley Jones (1907-1998) was a Foreign Service officer and diplomat. After graduating from George Washington University in 1930, he joined the Foreign Service. He served in Mexico and Italy, and was one of the last diplomats to leave China after the Communist takeover. He was director of the State Department's Office of Western European Affairs in Washington from 1953 to 1957. In 1958 he was appointed Ambassador to Libya, and he served as Ambassador to Peru from 1963 to 1969. Fr...