This photo was taken by a RPCV at "Prolisok," just outside of Kyiv, Ukraine. "Prolisok" is where we spent our first nights in Ukraine, so it is a place of vivid memories for our entire group.
Press and media; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.;
Full text of the March 4, 1961 White House press release announcing the appointment of Sargent Shriver as first Director of the Peace Corps. Also provides brief biographies of early Peace Corps staff members.