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National Significance
The Peace Corps Plaza in the National Service Park is a tribute to Peace Corps Volunteers nationwide as it recognizes and celebrates the legacy of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) and their commitment to national service.Â
As an integral part of a National Service Park, the Plaza is designed to honor the contributions of RPCVs but also to serve as a platform for educating and inspiring the public nationwide, with a particular emphasis on engaging the young.Â
The Peace Corps Plaza actively promotes a sense of inclusivity by extending an invitation to all RPCVs, regardless of where they served or currently reside. It highlights the widespread impact of the Peace Corps' ideals on American life and culture.Â
Through this approach, the Plaza transcends regional boundaries and is a testament to the universal spirit of volunteerism that is deeply ingrained in the nation's fabric.
The thermometer below represents the extent of donations made by the larger Peace Corps community: volunteers from all 50 States and Washington D.C. and the countries where they served as Peace Corps Volunteers.
Peace Corps Countries
Peace Corps Countries
Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chad
Chile
Republic of China
Columbia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea (Conakry)
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ivory Coast    (Côte d'Ivoire)
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia
(74%)
(74%)
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papau New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saipan
Samoa
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
St. Kitts
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Swaziland / eSwatini
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor Leste
Togo
Tonga
Truk
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zaire
Zambia
Some of the countries not yet represented
Argentina
Central African Republic
Republic of Congo
Czech Republic
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Zimbabwe
PC Volunteer Brick Donation by Region / Country (partial)
PC Volunteer Brick Donation by Region / Country (partial)
Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil - 38
Paraguay - 21
Colombia - 20
El Salvador - 19
Dominican Republic - 18
Guatemala - 15
. . .
Asia & Pacific
Malaysia - 23
Philippines - 22
Thailand - 21
India - 19
Nepal - 16
Afghanistan - 13
. . .
Africa
Eswatini (Swaziland) - 21
Ghana - 20
Kenya - 20
Liberia - 20
Ethiopia - 17
Morocco - 15
. . .
Europe
Turkey - 5
Ukraine - 5
Moldova - 3
. . .
Middle East
Jordan - 1
Oman - 1
Yemen - 1
. . .
PC Volunteer Brick Donation by Region / Country (partial)
PC Volunteer Brick Donation by Region / Country (partial)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
William Barlak 1971-1973 (In Honor of)
Nancy Benson 1972-1974
Jonathan Cohanne 1971-1973
Bob &Â Lee Devenney 1965-1967
Terry J. and Jean M. Elwell Keir 2002-2004
Carol Sallee 1965-1967
Ronald P. & Diane O. Schaefer 1968-1970
Bob & Margo Chapman Shaw 1964-1966
Louis T. Tomaino 1969-1971
Karen Beattie Welch 1968-1970
Jane M Willard 1972-1974
Albania
Albania
Neda & P.J. Jahangiri 2019-2020
HWilliam M. Trunk 2007-2009
Armenia
Armenia
Charles Ihrke 2004-2006
Deborah Johnston 2002-2004
Mary Kathleen Kacen 2002-2005
Heather M. Konjura 2006-2008
Sueko Kumagai 1992-1994
Vanessa Bowie Rankin 2008-2010
Samuel Rankin 2009-2011
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Chuck & Jan Allton 2012-2014
Connie Hayes 2009-2011
Alexandria Kassman 2009-2012
Robert Sturm 2013-2015
Bahrain
Bahrain
Deborah A. Steinbar 1976-1978
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Lauralea Gilpin PC Staff
Barbados
Barbados
Judy Miernik K. Palapala 1965-1967
Belize
Belize
Liza Paguyo Steman 1989-1991
Benin
Benin
Wes Peterson 1968-1970
Thomas Larson 1974-1976
Dahomey Peace Corps Group 1 1967-1969
Brazil
Brazil
John S. Brady 1966-1968
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Lauralea Gilpin PC Staff
Joshua & Chantelle Kley 2008-2010
Cambodia
Cambodia
Erica Herrmann 2007-2009
Michael Wanigasekera 2013-2015
Chad
Chad
Missy Hermes 1989--1991
David Lough 1969-1972
Comoros
Comoros
Bernice Marilyn Heiderman 2016-2018 (In Memory of -- from "All of Us")
Fred Pospisil 2016-2019
CĂ´te d'Ivoire (Ivory Ccoast)
CĂ´te d'Ivoire (Ivory Ccoast)
William R. Gaines Jr 1969-1971
Peg Dreyer Lepkowski 1978-1981
Olive Liechty 1972-1974
Gerald Plotkin 1976-1978
Richard Sidy 1969-1971
Dominica
Dominica
Theresa Meisenbacher 2017-Evac
Eastern Caribbean
Eastern Caribbean
Debra Carriere 1994-1996
Henry Scheinoist 1967-1970 (APCD / Acting PCD)
EritreaÂ
EritreaÂ
Anonymous 1964-1966
EstoniaÂ
EstoniaÂ
Mike Steward 1992-1994
Anne Turner 1998-2000
Georgia
Georgia
Jen McFann 2006-2008
Rachael Wolf 2013-2016
Greneda
Greneda
Theresa Meisenbacher 2020-Evac (In Memory of)
Haiti
Haiti
Shai Stephenson 2001-2003
Hungary
Hungary
Stephen Culp 1992-1994
Indonesia
Indonesia
Jim Noonan 1962-1964
Jordan
Jordan
Katia Haslberger Esarey 2014-2016
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Lynn Ross & Dan Riordan 1993-1995
Mike Stewart 1995-2000 (APCD)
Kiribati
Kiribati
Curt Rahman & Cindy Jurgensen 1981-1983
Kosovo
Kosovo
Brenda S. Dean 2020-2023
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Ryan Heriot 2004-2006
Aria Rita Ruks 2005-2007
Latvia
Latvia
Mary Adams 1995-1997
Deborah Most 1994-1996
Libya
Libya
Charles A. & Jane L. Beach 1968-1969
Macedonia
Macedonia
Brenda S. Dean 2002-2004
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Betty Leach Crowder 1970-1974 (In Honor of)
Gerald F. McAvoy 1966-1968
Mauritania
Mauritania
Stephen R. Curry 1990-1991
Elizabeth Kenton 2000-2003
Kelly Wesemann 1986-1988
Moldova
Moldova
Shireen Ghorbani 2003-2005
Valerie Harden 2017-2019
Nick Steffens 2003-2005
Mongolia
Mongolia
DuWayne M. Eilers 2003-2005
Shauna Giddings 1992-1994
Krista Mastel 2011-2014
Peace Corps Mongolia 1999-2001 (In Honor of ... from Peg Green)
Mozambique
Mozambique
Samuel Byrne 2009-2011
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Cal Mann 2017-2022
North Yemen
North Yemen
Lavinia Moxey 1981-1984
Craig Stein 1981-1984 (In Honor of)
Oman
Oman
Rashid Ocheltree 1977
Pakistan
Pakistan
Peter W Black 1962-1964
Palau
Palau
Peter W Black 1962-1964
May M. Coryell 1975-1978
Poland
Poland
William deJong-Lambert 1992-1994
Kathleen P O'Keefe 1997-1998
Christi Williams 1996-1998
Romania
Romania
Mike Luke 2008-2010
Saipan
Saipan
Betty Leach Crowder 1971-1972
Seychelles
Seychelles
Libby RussLeinweber 1978-1980 (In Honor of)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Lynn Ross & Dan Riordan 1984-1986
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
L. Stanley Ciereszko 1969-1971
Timor Leste
Timor Leste
Amy Sue Miller 2002-2003
Truk
Truk
Paul Skattum 1977-1979
Tom Thornton 1976
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Edward (Jack) & Jane S. Bardon 2003-2005
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
John Sommerhauser 1997-1979
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Mitch Wersal 1999-2001
Western Samoa
Western Samoa
Susan MacDonald Wroble 1983-1985
Yemen
Yemen
Pat Phillips 1986-1987
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Nancy Leimata Cole 2006-2008
Evan Gay 2007-2009
Charles Masilae Hunt 2006-2008
PC Headquarters (Washington, D.C.)
PC Headquarters (Washington, D.C.)
Patti Hurd 1989-1992
Sueko Kumagai 1996-2001
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