[4] Although the couple wanted to serve in Turkey, Iran, or Afghanistan, Tschetter and his wife were assigned to teach family-planning techniques in Maharashtra,[5] India, beginning in 1966.

[4] Once as a Peace Corps volunteer, Tschetter traveled across India to deliver medicine to a village suffering from a smallpox epidemic.

"[6] Tschetter began his career in 1970 as both a retail and institutional investment executive with Blyth Eastman Dillon Union Securities.

[3] In an interview with Drew Houff of the Winchester Star in March 2008, Tschetter said that representing the Peace Corps is an honor.

"[8] During his confirmation hearings Tschetter announced that he would make recruiting older volunteers a priority for the Peace Corps.

[9] "I hope to examine the agency’s recruiting process in order to broaden the applicant pool and better tap into the Baby Boom generation-- a rich harvestable field of potential Volunteers.

"[10] Under the initiative, older volunteers will be placed in nine test countries: Cameroon, Lesotho and South Africa, along with Ukraine, Romania, Thailand, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Panama.

[11] As part of the program Peace Corps' recruiting messages will be focused on adults 50 and older and publicized through groups such as the AARP and the National Retired Teachers Association.

[14] "JFK was a role model for everyone I knew back in the early '60s," said Loyci Stockey, 64, who is beginning his service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda.

[14] "He'd spoken passionately (during) my high school graduation year about some new program he was starting called the Peace Corps.

[16] A local citizen, Juan Donald Duntugan, was subsequently arrested for Campbell's murder,[17] found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison in June, 2008.

[18] Tschetter visited the Philippines in September 2008 and met with President Arroyo to personally relay his gratitude for the speedy resolution of the Campbell case.

"[19] On June 14, 2007, the Peace Corps issued a press release announcing its strong disagreement with the decision of Michael Retzer, U.S.

"[20] The Press Release added that the adverse effects of Retzer's decision on the Peace Corps program in Tanzania included affecting "the morale of Volunteers, new trainees, and staff" and that "because of the number of staff transitions in Tanzania, the June training class is being reduced by half to ensure adequate support for currently serving Volunteers and the new training class.

[21] Dodd asked that Retzer rescind his cable of no confidence of Djondo or that the State Department provide a written apology to her.

[21] On June 28, the State Department provided a written letter of apology to Djondo and Senator Dodd released his hold on Green's nomination allowing it to go forward.

[23][25] On February 11, 2008 the Associated Press reported that Bolivian President Evo Morales had declared Cooper an "undesirable person.

[27] Tschetter said in a letter to Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum that Peace Corps is facing an estimated $8.7 million shortfall in its budget for FY2008 because of the weakening dollar and that the tight budget could force the Peace Corps to reduce the number of volunteers serving worldwide by 5% or 400 volunteers.

[27] On September 16, 2008, Peace Corps announced it was suspending operations in Bolivia due to "growing instability" and withdrawing all volunteers from the country.

In the case of Bolivia, there was increasing civil unrest, including blockading of major transportation routes, a mass protest and march planned, and escalating violence against Bolivian citizens.

[32] Thomas Shannon, the top US diplomat for Latin America, said that security had been the only reason for the pullout of Peace Corps volunteers.

[33] On October 22, 2008 the Voice of America reported that Peace Corps is re-opening its program in Liberia which closed in 1990 due to the Liberian Civil War.

[34] Peace Corps volunteers will work in teacher training programs, libraries, high schools, parent-teacher associations, and health care.