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.
After an address from Kennedy on August 28, 1961, the first group of volunteers left for Ghana and Tanzania. The program was formally authorized on September 22, 1961, by Congress, and within two years, over 7,300 Peace Corps volunteers were serving in 44 countries.This number would jump to 15,000 in June of 1966, the largest number in the organization's history.he program was formally authorized on September 22, 1961, by Congress, and within two years, over 7,300 Peace Corps volunteers were serving in 44 countries.