Category: Profiles in Service
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Profile: Frank Almaguer
You Peace Corps people know so much more about the country than most of our politicians do. -attributed to Honduran President Carlos Roberto Flores
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Lawyer, Ambassador, Twain Scholar: Donald Bliss
Time to head to the Pacific Islands and see what Peace Corps lawyers were up to in Micronesia in 1966.
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Profile: Donald Bliss
Profiles in Service: Peace Corps Roots in American Diplomacy is now available and I’m reviving the practice of sharing memorable stories from the collection.
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Notes from the Hibernation
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In December I had a falling out with my publisher. The less said about it the better. Now I can announce that Arlington Hall Press will make Profiles in Service available this week. Link coming soon.
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Happy New Year
I wanted to reflect on what 2025 meant for me as a newly retired diplomat & RPCV, and and how SoftPower/FulStories contributed to that transition
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Getting Real Close
As the publication date draws near for Profiles in Service, the author puts in hours designing a cover jacket and reading the proof.
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Seeking Peace Corps Images
What strikes you as a singular, foremost image to capture the spirit of Peace Corps service and U.S. diplomacy over the last half century?
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Down on Jupiter Wins 3rd!
Award-winning author reads from his short story Down on Jupiter. Who can resist Floridaman? Or rubber chickens? Or Marla Jean imagining her boyfriend’s back: “Tenderize me, baby.”
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Backstory: Hope and Tragedy
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Former diplomat Ben East tries his hand at podcasting when his nonfiction fails to take hold. Will fellow public servant Rob Batchelder bail him out? Can the Great Indian Bustard help?
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Education in Cameroon and Mali
Ambassador White’s story, and the energy with which she told it, revealed the first, cleanest line from Peace Corps service to successful diplomacy
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