25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE CORPS IN LATIN AMERICA - RUPPE

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25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE CORPS IN LATIN AMERICA - RUPPE

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TELEVISION DISCUSSION: LORET MILLER RUPPE, DIRECTOR, PEACE CORPS, DISCUSSES WHO DEFINES THE PEACE CORPS' PRIORITIES, ITS ROLE IN A WORLD MARKED BY VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM, THE EVOLUTION OF THE PEACE CORPS' GOALS IN LATIN AMERICA, THE ROLE OF THE PEACE CORPS IN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, THE STATUS OF RURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN COSTA RICA, PLANS TO STREAMLINE AND STRENGTHEN PROJECTS IN GUATEMALA, AND THE PEACE CORPS SITUATION IN NICARAGUA SINCE THE SANDINISTAS TOOK CONTROL.

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