<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.peacecorps.gov </Td> </Tr> <P> The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government . The stated mission of the Peace Corps includes providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand American culture, and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries . The work is generally related to social and economic development . Each program participant, a Peace Corps Volunteer, is an American citizen, typically with a college degree, who works abroad for a period of two years after three months of training . </P> <P> Volunteers work with governments, schools, non-profit organizations, non-government organizations, and entrepreneurs in education, business, information technology, agriculture, and the environment . After 24 months of service, volunteers can request an extension of service . </P> <P> The program was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 21, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Pub. L. 87--293). The act declares the program's purpose as follows: </P>

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