Peace Corps Survives DOGE – for Now
Note from the Editor, by Paul Barker, Editor
Our shared experiences as Peace Corps Volunteers in Iran have drawn us together in an organization to remember and celebrate a country whose people, culture, language, art, and architecture we grew to love. Yet, as the Peace Corps Iran Association enters its final year, it is a source of sadness and anxiety to recognize that the future of the Peace Corps itself is uncertain. The Trump administration is demanding steep budget cuts which will lead to reductions pf 40% staff in PC headquarters and 25% of staff in country offices. It is intended that volunteer numbers will not be affected at this time. Peace Corps is surviving at a time when USAID and some other significant government bodies are not. PCIA members are encouraged to track evolving issues on Peace Corps at the RPCV website and to use advocacy tools at that site to write to Senators and Members of Congress to urge them to maintain and support funding and support for the Peace Corps.
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Contents of May 2025 Advocacy Bulletin
- Peace Corps Survives DOGE – for Now, Paul Barker
- And Hope for a New Iran Deal Survives – for Now
- Peace Corps Future
- Update on Peace Corps Agency Restructuring, Glenn Blumhorst
- DOGE Cuts and the Future of the Peace Corps, Jackie Spurlock, Abadeh, Riz, 197476
- From Vietnam to Peace Corps Service in Iran, Jim Endicott, Shiraz 1971-74
- Peace Corps and My International Career, by Ed Seiders, Noshahr, Chaloos, 1967-69
- The Peace Corps, A National Security Asset, Brad Hanson, Khaf, Shiraz 1973-76
- US Policy
- Advocacy Action, Letter to Members of Congress
- Iran Policy
- Region
- Nuclear, Missiles
- Human Rights
- History