Happy 50th Birthday Peace Corps!

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of when President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10934 to create the Peace Corps. Ghana was the first country that received volunteers, although there is some discussion about which country received the first volunteers.

Currently Ghana has over 140 volunteers serving in all 10 regions. For the volunteers serving in Ghana we like to say "Peace Corps was born in America, but learned to walk in Ghana."

I feel very fortunate to continue the tradition of Peace Corp Volunteers serving in Ghana.