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On the recordApril 9, 1963
Certificates of satisfactory service for the purposes of this Order shall be issued only to persons who have completed a full term of service (approximately two years) under the Peace Corps Act:
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11103—Providing for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services

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