Senator Patrick Leahy: Peace Corps Director, Aaron Williams

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Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Operations Subcommittee of Appropriations, hosts Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams. They highlight a business operated by returned Peace Corps volunteer Charles Kerchner, who served in the Dominican Republic 2001-2003. Vermont is nationally ranked on the 2011 Peace Corps Top State list for per-capita volunteer production, with 47 currently-serving Peace Corps volunteers. Historically, Vermont has produced 1,422 Peace Corps volunteers who have helped promote a better understanding between Americans and the people of the 139 countries in which they have served.The University of Vermont ranks No. 5 on the 2012 top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the medium size category, with 42 undergraduate alumni currently serving overseas. Since the agency was founded in 1961, 801 UVM alumni have served in the Peace Corps.

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Summary

Production Date: 08/16/2012
Catalog Number: 9583
Archive Number: 9583
Series: Senator Patrick Leahy
Length: 00:29:07
Town: National
Geography: International
Event Type: Legislative
Content Type: Other

Airtimes

1 Thursday August 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM
2 Sunday August 19, 2012 at 4:00 PM
3 Monday August 20, 2012 at 2:30 PM
4 Monday August 20, 2012 at 9:15 PM
5 Tuesday August 21, 2012 at 2:15 AM
6 Tuesday August 21, 2012 at 8:15 AM
7 Wednesday August 22, 2012 at 4:20 PM
8 Thursday August 23, 2012 at 11:15 PM
9 Friday August 24, 2012 at 4:15 AM
10 Friday August 24, 2012 at 10:15 AM

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