Ambassador James Warlick swears in the newest group of volunteers, Bulgaria-27, in Vratsa, Bulgaria as part of Peace Corps Bulgaria's 20th anniversary celebration. June 10th, 2011.
A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
This is taken in front of the American Embassy in Port Morseby just after Jean was sworn-in. Clayton was sworn-in 10 days earlier with the rest of the cohort. Jean's security clearance was delayed - Jean received an individual swearing in from the...
This photo was taken during our swearing in ceremony in Morocco. I wore a traditional l'kswa, which is a unique dress/style of clothing of the region to which I had been assigned.
This photo was taken in January 1988 after our Swearing-In Ceremony. Many of our trainers are in this photo as well as PCV's. These gatherings were always a good time.
This photo was taken during the swearing-in ceremony of the third and largest group of Volunteers to begin service in Haiti in 1984. Loret Miller Ruppe, the then-Director of the Peace Corps, came to Haiti to officiate. This photo shows eight of the...
This photo was taken in Accra Ghana August 1976. After weeks of language, and cultural training we were ready to be sworn in by Howard Stevenson(Peace Corp) and Shirley Temple Black (Ambasador)
This is the official photo of the Thai 35 Group on the day we graduated from training in Bangkok, Thailand. The next day everyone left for their assignments throughout Thailand. The photo includes the Volunteers, the instructors and the staff of...
Dance; Traditional dress; Host families; Swearing-in ceremonies
This photos was taken shortly after the Peace Corps swearing-in ceremony in Bulgaria on June 10, 2011. After the ceremony volunteers new and old and their host families and friends went out to the Plaza for music and dancing. As a brand new Peace...
This is a picture of the swearing-in ceremony. On the left of the picture is my host mom, Clara and on the right of the photo is my Institutional Point Person, John. They were there for me at swearing-in and they have continued to support me...
This is my host mother, Lenche, and me on November 26, 2009 in front of her home (and my home during the previous 3 months) in Macedonia. This was a bittersweet day for us both because it marked a great milestone in my service as a Volunteer but it...
After our swearing-in ceremony (the summer of 2010 in Armenia), we came back to our training village for a final night of goodbyes, toasts, and a lot of food. These are some of my extended host family who often sat on this bench in the shade to...