Controversy. Several people think that Shepard Smith is either gay or possibly gay. He was previously married to a woman named Virginia Donald for about 6 years and does not have any children.
The Peace Corps is one of the smallest instruments in the foreign policy toolkit of the United States. It is a âboutiqueâ agency with a superb reputation. The Bush administration has proposed doubling the number of Peace Corps volunteers working in developing countries to 14,000 by 2007, still below the 1966 peak of over 15,000 volunteers. Bipartisan support for the Peace Corps is strong and its cost is miniscule.
The United States âis full of young people eager to serve the cause of peace in the most useful way,â Kennedy said. Over the past 63 years, the Peace Corps has sent more than 215,000 Peace Corps volunteers to 139 countries.Check out this map to see if there are volunteers in your country. Peace Corps was the ultimate cross-cultural experience.ince President Kennedyâs time, the Peace Corps has grown to reflect Americaâs own diversity. Women volunteers now outnumber men 63 percent to 37 percent. Minorities make up 24 percent of volunteers, and the average age of participants has risen to 28.7 years old.