Category: China

Negotiating the Peace Corps into China

Oct 2, 2025

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Ben East

in Books, China, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Peace Corps, Profiles in Service, Washington

No communist country had hosted a Peace Corps program until Peter Tomsen negotiated a role for Volunteers in China, an objective that would take over a decade to fulfillView post to subscribe to the site’s newsletter.
Profile: Peter Tomsen

Sep 30, 2025

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Ben East

in Books, China, Christmas, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Nonfiction, Peace Corps, Profiles in Service, Travel

Peter Tomsen cut a path from the Peace Corps to an ambassadorship through jungle warfare in Vietnam, negotiating Peace Corps into China, and serving as Special Envoy to Afghanistan after Soviet withdrawal.View post to subscribe to the site’s newsletter.