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“of the Peace Corps March 1, 1991 We've got all the suspects lined up here. Thank you very much. [Laughter] Listen, please be seated. And welcome to the White House, a very special ceremony. And it's great to see so many familiar faces and distinguished former Directors of the Peace Corps, including especially the founding Director, Sarge Shriver. I'm also delighted to see the representatives from the Congress--Senator Pell; Senator Lugar; Congressman Broomfield; my old friend, Jim Leach--an especially warm welcome to you. It's our pleasure, all of ours, to be here today to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Peace Corps. I'm very proud to have standing at my side our very able Director, Paul Coverdell. The Peace Corps has come a long way and expanded a great deal in its proud history. Today the volunteers come from a more diverse population of Americans than ever before, and they're reaching out to an ever- widening circle of countries. The Peace Corps has long had three important goals. First, to help the people of host countries meet their needs for skilled men and women. Second, to help promote abroad a better understanding of our country--of America. And third, to promote a better understanding by Americans of other peoples throughout the world. And it has been exciting to watch as our volunteers, our ever- dedicated volunteers, continue to provide important training and skills in 73 countries that we are currently serving.…”