President-elect Obama has said some very encouraging things about the future of the Peace Corps. Still ahead--the tough decision of choosing a new Director to lead the organization.
To provide advice, the NPCA board has sent a letter to the presidential transition team, outlining four principles to guide the selection. (Click here to read the entire letter here.) The principles lay out the most important qualities they would like to see in the next Peace Corps Director.
- The Director needs to be a forward thinking innovator, prepared to adapt the Peace
Corps to better meet the needs of the 21st century. - The Director needs to be a passionate advocate for the independence and integrity of
the Peace Corps. - The Director must emphasize the success of volunteers.
- The Director should embrace the greater Peace Corps community as a collaborative
partner with common interests and goals.
Finally, the next Director needs to be prepared to inspire service.
“We feel the next Director should understand the value and promise of the Peace Corps, have demonstrated experience in grassroots global development, and have sufficient passion to motivate volunteers and the clarity of vision to prepare and strengthen the Peace Corps initiative for the challenges of the coming decade,” they advise. “The next Director should also be able to raise attention and re-ignite the spirit and imagination of the American public for the need to advance the Peace Corps as part of your service agenda, like the first Director Sargent Shriver did.”
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