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[[Image:Mark Schneider Testifies.jpg|right|thumb|250 px|Mark Schneider, 15th Director of the United States [[Peace Corps]], testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 25, 2005 about enhancing the Peace Corps, empowering Peace Corps Volunteers and expanding the Peace Corps to 15,000 by its 50th anniversary.]]
| name = Mark Schneider
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'''Mark L. Schneider''' served as the 15th director of [[Peace Corps]] (1999-2001).
| image = Mark Schneider Testifies.jpg
| office = Director of the [[Peace Corps]]
| president = [[Bill Clinton]]
| term_start = December 23, 1999
| term_end = January 20, 2001
| predecessor = [[Mark D. Gearan]]
| successor = [[Gaddi Vasquez]]
| birth_name = Mark Lewis Schneider
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1941}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = [[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[San Jose State University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
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'''Mark Lewis Schneider''' (born 1941) served as the 15th director of the [[Peace Corps]] (1999–2001).


==Education and Peace Corps Service==
==Education and Peace Corps Service==
Schneider grew up in [[Antioch, California]] where he attended Antioch High School and was class [[salutatorian]].<ref name=PCOLJewish>Jewish Bulletin News. "Ex-Antioch resident becomes head of the Peace Corps" by Merry Madway Eisenstadt and Andy Altman-Ohr. December 23, 1999. The original story is a [http://www.jewishsf.com/bk000114/uspeacecorps.shtml dead link]. An archival copy is [http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/1011871/2012497.html available here]</ref>. Schneider attended U.C. Berkeley on a four year scholarship and graduated in 1963 majoring in journalism.<ref name=PCOLJewish/>
Schneider grew up in [[Antioch, California]], where he attended Antioch High School and was class [[salutatorian]].<ref name=PCOLJewish>Jewish Bulletin News. "Ex-Antioch resident becomes head of the Peace Corps" by Merry Madway Eisenstadt and Andy Altman-Ohr. December 23, 1999. The original story is a [http://www.jewishsf.com/bk000114/uspeacecorps.shtml dead link]. An archival copy is [http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/1011871/2012497.html available here]</ref> Schneider attended [[University of California, Berkeley|U.C. Berkeley]] on a four-year scholarship and graduated in 1963 majoring in journalism.<ref name=PCOLJewish/>


Schneider joined the [[Peace Corps]] and served in El Salvador with his wife, Susan, then married for one year, where they helped build a bridge across a ravine and introduced a school milk program.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/> As Peace Corps Director Schneider revisited his old site on an official visit to El Salvador in March, 1999.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/>[ The bridge Schneider helped build is still standing and has been named after him.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta>[http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Coast/6364/director.htm Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Inc. "New Peace Corps Director Visits His Volunteer Site"]</ref>
Schneider joined the Peace Corps and served in [[El Salvador]] with his wife, Susan, then married for one year, where they helped build a bridge across a ravine and introduced a school milk program.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/> As Peace Corps Director Schneider revisited his old site on an official visit to El Salvador in March, 1999.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/> The bridge Schneider helped build is still standing and has been named after him.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021005000525/http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Coast/6364/director.htm Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Inc. "New Peace Corps Director Visits His Volunteer Site"]</ref>


Schneider called his Peace Corps service "the most illuminating, rewarding and exhausting period of my life.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> I saw the constant struggle to survive in the developing world -- children without enough to eat, mothers without access to health care, fathers unable to find work to earn the income to care for their families."<ref name=PCOLJewish/> Returning from the Peace Corps, Schneider earned a Master's degree in political science from San Jose State.<ref name=PCOLJewish/>
Schneider called his Peace Corps service "the most illuminating, rewarding and exhausting period of my life.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> I saw the constant struggle to survive in the developing world -- children without enough to eat, mothers without access to health care, fathers unable to find work to earn the income to care for their families."<ref name=PCOLJewish/> Returning from the Peace Corps, Schneider earned a [[Master's degree]] in [[political science]] from [[San José State University|San Jose State]].<ref name=PCOLJewish/>


==Government Service==
==Government Service==
Schneider was a member of Senator [[Ted Kennedy|Edward Kennedy]]'s staff from 1970 to 1977.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> From 1977 to 1979, Schneider served as a senior policy adviser to the director of the Pan American Health Organization then senior deputy assistant secretary for human rights at the Department of State.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> During the Clinton Administration Schneider was appointed assistant administrator for Latin America at the U.S. Agency for International Development in November 1993 directing U.S. foreign assistance programs in this hemisphere, supporting democracy, social and economic development and environmental protection.<ref name=PCOLJewish/>
Schneider was a member of Senator [[Ted Kennedy|Edward Kennedy]]'s staff from 1970 to 1977.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> From 1977 to 1979, Schneider served as a senior policy adviser to the director of the [[Pan American Health Organization]] then senior deputy assistant secretary for human rights at the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]].<ref name=PCOLJewish/> During the [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|Clinton Administration]] Schneider was appointed assistant administrator for [[Latin America]] at the [[United States Agency for International Development|U.S. Agency for International Development]] in November 1993 directing U.S. foreign assistance programs in this hemisphere, supporting democracy, social and economic development and environmental protection.<ref name=PCOLJewish/>


==Peace Corps Director==
==Peace Corps Director==
President Clinton named Schneider as Director of the Peace Corps in a [[recess appointment]] on December 23, 1999.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/> "I want to express my gratitude and sincerest appreciation to President Clinton for the trust he has shown in appointing me to be the Director of the Peace Corps," Schneider said.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/> "As a former Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador from 1966-68, this appointment constitutes the highest honor I can imagine receiving."<ref name=PCOLPipeline>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010424040828/http://www.pipeline.com/~ybycui/fop/nanduti/markxiii.htm Pipeline. "Mark L. Schneider Named Director of the Peace Corps" December 23, 1999.]</ref> "The opportunity to follow so many distinguished men and women who preceded me as Peace Corps Director also carries a certain degree of humility. From the Honorable R. Sargent Shriver to Loret Ruppe and Senator Paul Coverdell to Carol Bellamy and my immediate predecessor, Mark Gearan, there is an enormous legacy to which I pledge to contribute to the best of my ability," Schneider added.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>
President Clinton named Schneider as Director of the Peace Corps in a [[recess appointment]] on December 23, 1999.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/> "I want to express my gratitude and sincerest appreciation to President Clinton for the trust he has shown in appointing me to be the Director of the Peace Corps," Schneider said.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/> "As a former Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador from 1966-68, this appointment constitutes the highest honor I can imagine receiving."<ref name=PCOLPipeline>{{cite web|url=http://www.pipeline.com/~ybycui/fop/nanduti/markxiii.htm |title=Pipeline. "Mark L. Schneider Named Director of the Peace Corps" December 23, 1999 |accessdate=2007-08-18 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010424040828/http://www.pipeline.com/~ybycui/fop/nanduti/markxiii.htm |archivedate=April 24, 2001 }}.</ref> "The opportunity to follow so many distinguished men and women who preceded me as Peace Corps Director also carries a certain degree of humility. From the Honorable R. Sargent Shriver to Loret Ruppe and Senator Paul Coverdell to Carol Bellamy and my immediate predecessor, Mark Gearan, there is an enormous legacy to which I pledge to contribute to the best of my ability," Schneider added.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>


Schneider was the second returned Volunteer ([[El Salvador]], 1966–68) to head the agency and the first practicing Jew to head the agency.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> Schneider credits his parents and their Jewish values with motivating him to join the Peace Corps.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> "I actually do think that the ethics and values that come out of my religious background are reflected in what the Peace Corps does and what the Peace Corps is," Schneider said.<ref name=PCOLJewish/>
Schneider was the second returned Volunteer (El Salvador, 1966–1968) to head the agency and the first practicing [[Jew]] to head the agency.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> Schneider credits his parents and their Jewish values with motivating him to join the Peace Corps.<ref name=PCOLJewish/> "I actually do think that the ethics and values that come out of my religious background are reflected in what the Peace Corps does and what the Peace Corps is," Schneider said.<ref name=PCOLJewish/>


===Digital Peace Corps===
===Digital Peace Corps===
Schneider launched an initiative at a Peace Corps Day ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library on March 7, 1999 to increase Volunteers' participation in helping prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and also sought Volunteers to work on information technology projects to enhance development of overseas communities.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/> “This technology will, in my view, simply give volunteers the green light to innovate, in bridging the digital divide, while remaining true to the core mission that President Kennedy set out for the Peace Corps – to help the people of the developing world help themselves," Schneider said.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/>
Schneider launched an initiative at a Peace Corps Day ceremony at the [[John F. Kennedy Library]] on March 7, 1999, to increase Volunteers' participation in helping prevent the spread of [[HIV/AIDS in Africa]], and also sought Volunteers to work on information technology projects to enhance development of overseas communities.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/> "This technology will, in my view, simply give volunteers the green light to innovate, in bridging the digital divide, while remaining true to the core mission that President Kennedy set out for the Peace Corps – to help the people of the developing world help themselves," Schneider said.<ref name=PCOLAtlanta/>


==International Crisis Group==
==International Crisis Group==
Schneider is a senior vice-president of the [[International Crisis Group]]. In this role he has testified before Congress and written op-ed pieces for the [[Washington Times]], [[Boston Globe]], and the [[International Herald Tribune]] on the political situation in Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Pakistan.
Schneider is a senior vice-president of the [[International Crisis Group]]. In this role he has testified before Congress and written op-ed pieces for ''[[The Washington Times]]'', ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', and the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'' on the political situation in [[Afghanistan]], [[Haiti]], [[Venezuela]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Pakistan]].


===Expansion of the Peace Corps===
===Expansion of the Peace Corps===
On July 25, 2007 Schneider testified before Senator [[Chris Dodd]]'s Senate Subcommittee in support of the Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act and said he was convinced the new legislation contained three critical elements that would enable the Peace Corps to double in size to 15,000 Volunteers by the time it celebrates its 50th anniversary on 1 March 2011.<ref name=PCOLTestimony/> "Those elements are first, authorizing the necessary funds; second, empowering Volunteers which will mean better management, improved programming and site selection, safer and more satisfied Volunteers and third, removal of financial, medical, and bureaucratic obstacles to recruiting senior Volunteers," said Schneider.<ref name=PCOLTestimony>[http://www.senate.gov/~foreign/testimony/2007/SchneiderTestimony070725.pdf United States Senate. "Testimony by Mark L. Schneider, former Director of the Peace Corps, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Enhancing the Peace Corps, Empowering Peace Corps Volunteers and Expanding to 15,000 by its 50th anniversary" 25 July 2007.]</ref>
On July 25, 2007, Schneider testified before Senator [[Chris Dodd]]'s Senate Subcommittee in support of the Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act and said he was convinced the new legislation contained three critical elements that would enable the Peace Corps to double in size to 15,000 Volunteers by the time it celebrates its 50th anniversary on 1 March 2011.<ref name=PCOLTestimony/> "Those elements are first, authorizing the necessary funds; second, empowering Volunteers which will mean better management, improved programming and site selection, safer and more satisfied Volunteers and third, removal of financial, medical, and bureaucratic obstacles to recruiting senior Volunteers," said Schneider.<ref name=PCOLTestimony>[https://www.senate.gov/~foreign/testimony/2007/SchneiderTestimony070725.pdf United States Senate. "Testimony by Mark L. Schneider, former Director of the Peace Corps, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Enhancing the Peace Corps, Empowering Peace Corps Volunteers and Expanding to 15,000 by its 50th anniversary" 25 July 2007.]</ref>


===Situation in Pakistan===
===Situation in Pakistan===
In an Op-ed piece in the August 15, 2007 issue of the [[Boston Globe]], "Getting answers on Pakistan," Schneider argued that time is running out on the military dictatorship in Pakistan and that the United States can either support a return to democracy or sit on the sidelines and watch Pakistan slide in chaos.<ref name=PCOLBoston/> "If Bhutto and Sharif are not allowed to participate in October's election, their mainstream moderate parties will be further alienated, leaving the political field open to Islamist forces," said Schneider.<ref name=PCOLBoston>[http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/08/15/getting_answers_on_pakistan/ Boston Globe. "Getting answers on Pakistan" by Mark Schneider. August 15, 2007.]</ref> "The Pakistani people have registered their desire for a democratic transition with street protests, which have been met by guns and gas. This increasingly vocal opposition, spearheaded by the bar associations, human rights groups, and the media, is channeling public resentment to military rule," Schneider added.<ref name=PCOLBoston/>
In an Op-ed piece in the August 15, 2007 issue of the ''Boston Globe'', "Getting answers on Pakistan," Schneider argued that time is running out on the military dictatorship in Pakistan and that the United States can either support a return to democracy or sit on the sidelines and watch Pakistan slide in chaos.<ref name=PCOLBoston/> "If Bhutto and Sharif are not allowed to participate in October's election, their mainstream moderate parties will be further alienated, leaving the political field open to Islamist forces," said Schneider.<ref name=PCOLBoston>[http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/08/15/getting_answers_on_pakistan/ Boston Globe. "Getting answers on Pakistan" by Mark Schneider. August 15, 2007.]</ref> "The Pakistani people have registered their desire for a democratic transition with street protests, which have been met by guns and gas. This increasingly vocal opposition, spearheaded by the bar associations, human rights groups, and the media, is channeling public resentment to military rule," Schneider added.<ref name=PCOLBoston/>


==Other Activities==
==Other activities==
On November 29, 2007 the State Department announced that Schneider had joined the Democracy Network, a network of former government officials, academics and members of nongovernmental organizations created to help Latin American and Caribbean nations deal with issues related to promoting and defending democracy in the region.<ref name=PCOLDemocracynetwork/> The network will advise governments issues like electoral and constitutional reform, access to justice, good governance, citizen participation, transparency and efforts to combat corruption.<ref name=PCOLDemocracynetwork>[http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=November&x=200711291324171xeneerg0.5433618 Department of State. "Democracy Network Created for the Americas" by Eric Green. November 29, 2007.]</ref>
On November 29, 2007 the State Department announced that Schneider had joined the Democracy Network, a network of former government officials, academics and members of nongovernmental organizations created to help [[Latin America]]n and [[Caribbean]] nations deal with issues related to promoting and defending democracy in the region.<ref name=PCOLDemocracynetwork/> The network will advise governments issues like electoral and constitutional reform, access to justice, good governance, citizen participation, transparency and efforts to combat corruption.<ref name=PCOLDemocracynetwork>[http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2007/November/200711291324171xeneerg0.5433618.html Department of State. "Democracy Network Created for the Americas" by Eric Green. November 29, 2007.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128203323/http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2007/November/200711291324171xeneerg0.5433618.html |date=November 28, 2010 }}</ref>


==Honors==
==Honors==
Schneider was the recipient of the Bernardo O'Higgins Medal for human rights work from the Government of Chile.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>
Schneider was the recipient of the [[Bernardo O'Higgins]] Medal for human rights work from the Government of [[Chile]].<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>


Schneider was a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellowship at Reed College.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>
Schneider was a [[Woodrow Wilson]] Visiting Fellowship at Reed College.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>


Schneider received a Congressional Fellowship from the American Political Science Association.<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>
Schneider received a Congressional Fellowship from the [[American Political Science Association]].<ref name=PCOLPipeline/>

Schneider received the [[Marshall Scholarship]].


==Citations==
==Citations==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/2629/4103.html ''Peace Corps Online'' bio]
*[http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/2629/4103.html ''Peace Corps Online'' bio]
*[http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=1315&l=1 ''International Crisis Group'' bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070322012147/http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=1315&l=1 ''International Crisis Group'' bio]
*[https://archive.today/20131119175719/http://www.peacecorps.gov/resources/media/medstories/434/ Bay Area Native Named As Peace Corps Chief]
*{{C-SPAN|39136}}


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Mark Schneider
Director of the Peace Corps
In office
December 23, 1999 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byMark D. Gearan
Succeeded byGaddi Vasquez
Personal details
Born
Mark Lewis Schneider

1941 (age 82–83)
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
San Jose State University (MA)

Mark Lewis Schneider (born 1941) served as the 15th director of the Peace Corps (1999–2001).

Education and Peace Corps Service[edit]

Schneider grew up in Antioch, California, where he attended Antioch High School and was class salutatorian.[1] Schneider attended U.C. Berkeley on a four-year scholarship and graduated in 1963 majoring in journalism.[1]

Schneider joined the Peace Corps and served in El Salvador with his wife, Susan, then married for one year, where they helped build a bridge across a ravine and introduced a school milk program.[2] As Peace Corps Director Schneider revisited his old site on an official visit to El Salvador in March, 1999.[2] The bridge Schneider helped build is still standing and has been named after him.[2]

Schneider called his Peace Corps service "the most illuminating, rewarding and exhausting period of my life.[1] I saw the constant struggle to survive in the developing world -- children without enough to eat, mothers without access to health care, fathers unable to find work to earn the income to care for their families."[1] Returning from the Peace Corps, Schneider earned a Master's degree in political science from San Jose State.[1]

Government Service[edit]

Schneider was a member of Senator Edward Kennedy's staff from 1970 to 1977.[1] From 1977 to 1979, Schneider served as a senior policy adviser to the director of the Pan American Health Organization then senior deputy assistant secretary for human rights at the Department of State.[1] During the Clinton Administration Schneider was appointed assistant administrator for Latin America at the U.S. Agency for International Development in November 1993 directing U.S. foreign assistance programs in this hemisphere, supporting democracy, social and economic development and environmental protection.[1]

Peace Corps Director[edit]

President Clinton named Schneider as Director of the Peace Corps in a recess appointment on December 23, 1999.[3] "I want to express my gratitude and sincerest appreciation to President Clinton for the trust he has shown in appointing me to be the Director of the Peace Corps," Schneider said.[3] "As a former Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador from 1966-68, this appointment constitutes the highest honor I can imagine receiving."[3] "The opportunity to follow so many distinguished men and women who preceded me as Peace Corps Director also carries a certain degree of humility. From the Honorable R. Sargent Shriver to Loret Ruppe and Senator Paul Coverdell to Carol Bellamy and my immediate predecessor, Mark Gearan, there is an enormous legacy to which I pledge to contribute to the best of my ability," Schneider added.[3]

Schneider was the second returned Volunteer (El Salvador, 1966–1968) to head the agency and the first practicing Jew to head the agency.[1] Schneider credits his parents and their Jewish values with motivating him to join the Peace Corps.[1] "I actually do think that the ethics and values that come out of my religious background are reflected in what the Peace Corps does and what the Peace Corps is," Schneider said.[1]

Digital Peace Corps[edit]

Schneider launched an initiative at a Peace Corps Day ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library on March 7, 1999, to increase Volunteers' participation in helping prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and also sought Volunteers to work on information technology projects to enhance development of overseas communities.[2] "This technology will, in my view, simply give volunteers the green light to innovate, in bridging the digital divide, while remaining true to the core mission that President Kennedy set out for the Peace Corps – to help the people of the developing world help themselves," Schneider said.[2]

International Crisis Group[edit]

Schneider is a senior vice-president of the International Crisis Group. In this role he has testified before Congress and written op-ed pieces for The Washington Times, The Boston Globe, and the International Herald Tribune on the political situation in Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Pakistan.

Expansion of the Peace Corps[edit]

On July 25, 2007, Schneider testified before Senator Chris Dodd's Senate Subcommittee in support of the Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act and said he was convinced the new legislation contained three critical elements that would enable the Peace Corps to double in size to 15,000 Volunteers by the time it celebrates its 50th anniversary on 1 March 2011.[4] "Those elements are first, authorizing the necessary funds; second, empowering Volunteers which will mean better management, improved programming and site selection, safer and more satisfied Volunteers and third, removal of financial, medical, and bureaucratic obstacles to recruiting senior Volunteers," said Schneider.[4]

Situation in Pakistan[edit]

In an Op-ed piece in the August 15, 2007 issue of the Boston Globe, "Getting answers on Pakistan," Schneider argued that time is running out on the military dictatorship in Pakistan and that the United States can either support a return to democracy or sit on the sidelines and watch Pakistan slide in chaos.[5] "If Bhutto and Sharif are not allowed to participate in October's election, their mainstream moderate parties will be further alienated, leaving the political field open to Islamist forces," said Schneider.[5] "The Pakistani people have registered their desire for a democratic transition with street protests, which have been met by guns and gas. This increasingly vocal opposition, spearheaded by the bar associations, human rights groups, and the media, is channeling public resentment to military rule," Schneider added.[5]

Other activities[edit]

On November 29, 2007 the State Department announced that Schneider had joined the Democracy Network, a network of former government officials, academics and members of nongovernmental organizations created to help Latin American and Caribbean nations deal with issues related to promoting and defending democracy in the region.[6] The network will advise governments issues like electoral and constitutional reform, access to justice, good governance, citizen participation, transparency and efforts to combat corruption.[6]

Honors[edit]

Schneider was the recipient of the Bernardo O'Higgins Medal for human rights work from the Government of Chile.[3]

Schneider was a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellowship at Reed College.[3]

Schneider received a Congressional Fellowship from the American Political Science Association.[3]

Schneider received the Marshall Scholarship.

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jewish Bulletin News. "Ex-Antioch resident becomes head of the Peace Corps" by Merry Madway Eisenstadt and Andy Altman-Ohr. December 23, 1999. The original story is a dead link. An archival copy is available here
  2. ^ a b c d e Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Inc. "New Peace Corps Director Visits His Volunteer Site"
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Pipeline. "Mark L. Schneider Named Director of the Peace Corps" December 23, 1999". Archived from the original on April 24, 2001. Retrieved 2007-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
  4. ^ a b United States Senate. "Testimony by Mark L. Schneider, former Director of the Peace Corps, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Enhancing the Peace Corps, Empowering Peace Corps Volunteers and Expanding to 15,000 by its 50th anniversary" 25 July 2007.
  5. ^ a b c Boston Globe. "Getting answers on Pakistan" by Mark Schneider. August 15, 2007.
  6. ^ a b Department of State. "Democracy Network Created for the Americas" by Eric Green. November 29, 2007. Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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