June 7, 2023 – Peace Corps Worldwide

Paul Neville (Tonga) First U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Tonga

Jun 07 2023

United States Charge d’Affaires in Tonga Wednesday, June 7, 2023 – 19:37 Nuku’alofa, Tonga • He made a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku in Nuku’alofa on 7 June. Mr. Neville was a U.S Peace Corps Volunteer from 2000-2002, where he served at Kolovai on western Tongatapu. On 20 May, in Nuku’alofa, a ceremonial flag raising was held to open the first United States of America Embassy in Tonga, held at the National Reserve Bank Building. A large scale opening is being scheduled for later in the year. The embassy opening comes less than one year after Vice President Harris announced that the United States would pursue discussions to establish an embassy in Tonga, and it is the beginning of a new chapter of U.S-Tonga relations. While a PCV in Tonga, Paul established Tonga’s first public internet cafe and highest-funded computer center in Peace Corps history. Directed beach restoration and income generating . . .

RPCVs in Akron, Ohio host movie by Alana DeJoseph (Mali) — A TOWERING TASK

Jun 07 2023

NORVA hosts free screening of Peace Corps documentary Akron Beacon Journal What does “global citizenship” really mean? Since 1961, more than 200,00 American volunteers have collaborated directly with everyday people around the globe in the name of peace. Follow their story in “A Towering Task,” an award-winning documentary on the history of the Peace Corps. The Northern Ohio Returned Volunteer Association presents a free screening at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, at the main branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., downtown Akron. Narrated by Annette Benning, the film chronicles the political machinations that led to an entirely new government agency during the height of the Cold War. It shows how idealistic American volunteers, past and present, work side-by-side with host country nationals to transform U.S. global relations. “A Towering Task puts a human face on the Peace Corps and makes sense . . .

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