Peace Corps Commemorative

The Peace Corps program was established by Executive Order 10924, which was issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961.

The program was legislatively authorized by Congress on September 21, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Pub.L.

[4] Under the Commemorative Works Act of 1986, new memorials and monuments were banned on federal lands within the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region unless they received congressional authorization and passed through a lengthy and stringent site, design, and construction approval process.

113-78 is titled "Memorial to Commemorate America's Commitment to International Service and Global Prosperity".

On May 6, 2014, the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation (PCCF) submitted a preliminary site report to the NCMAC.

Although the smallest site (less than a quarter of an acre), it scored the highest on a Park Service ranking.

The site was opposed by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C, which cited the loss of green space.

[12] Since 2015, the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation has solicited, received and reviewed hundreds of design concept proposals for the Louisiana Avenue site.

[13] On September 17, 2020, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts unanimously approved the proposed design concept.