Tag: Mali

Education in Cameroon and Mali

Nov 6, 2025

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Ben East

in Africa, Books, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Inspiration, Nonfiction, Peace Corps, Podcast, Profiles in Service, Reading, Storytelling, Travel

Ambassador White’s story, and the energy with which she told it, revealed the first, cleanest line from Peace Corps service to successful diplomacy
Cold War Peace Corps

Sep 13, 2025

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Ben East

in Africa, Foreign Affairs, history, Peace Corps, Profiles in Service, Travel

Ben East shares a story about Parker Borg, tapped by Ronald Regan to be U.S. Ambassador in Mali, the first Returned Peace Corps Volunteer in such a position