The Peace Corps is an organization started in 1961 by John F. Kennedy. The mission of the Peace Corps is:

 

To promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals...

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1) To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.

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2) To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.

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3) To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.

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