August 17, 2024 – Peace Corps Worldwide

Florida post office named after RPCV Pamela Jane Rock (Guatemala)

Aug 17 2024

RPCV in the news — Mauled Florida mail carrier who died from 5-dog attack to be honored with post office naming A post office in Florida will soon be renamed for a mail carrier who died in 2022 after being viciously mauled by dogs. The Pamela Jane Rock Post Office at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose will be dedicated on Monday, Aug. 26, the United States Postal Service said in a release. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-District 4, and Rep. Kat Cammack, R-District 3, sponsored a bill to dedicate the facility to her and President Biden signed it into law in May. “Pam had a servant’s heart, and it was obvious in the way she lived her life. While her time on this earth was tragically cut short, she served the U.S. Post Service with passion and integrity,” said Congressman Bean. “I’m looking forward to this special renaming ceremony where we will be able . . .

Alexandra Bell (Jamaica) — Department of State: Senior Policy Director at the Council for a Livable World

Aug 17 2024

RPCVs in the news— Alexandra Bell (@atomicbell) served at the State Department from 2010 to 2017, most recently as senior advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. She is now the Senior Policy Director at the Council for a Livable World. Before joining the State Department, Bell was the Project Manager at the Ploughshares Fund and a Research Assistant for Nuclear Policy at the Center for American Progress. Bell received a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the New School and a Bachelor’s degree in Peace, War and Defense from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 2001-2003, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica Bell is a Truman National Security Fellow, a Term Member with the Council on Foreign Relations, a 2017 Munich Security Council Young Leader, a member of the Project on Nuclear Issues Mid-Career Cadre . . .

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