Aaron Williams - Peace Corps director

Making a Difference: After suffering the ravages of civil war for more than a decade, the country is once again hosting American volunteers. NBC's Ron Allen reports.Add this to your queueAdded: Thu Oct 07 02:03:10 UTC 2010Air date: Wed Oct 06 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 03:44Read Full Story

In this 1962 clip, Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, discusses why the organization has been a success on NBC's Meet the Press.Add this to your queueAdded: Thu Aug 26 01:48:08 UTC 2010Air date: Wed Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 01:49Read Full Story

Congress heard testimony Wednesday from a number of former Peace Corps volunteers describing rape, beatings, and mistreatment they suffered while abroad. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.Add this to your queueAdded: Thu May 12 03:15:16 UTC 2011Air date: Wed May 11 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 02:33Read Full Story

Congress heard testimony Wednesday from a number of former Peace Corps volunteers describing rape, beatings, and mistreatment they suffered while abroad. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.Add this to your queueAdded: Thu May 12 03:15:16 UTC 2011Air date: Wed May 11 00:00:00 UTC 2011Duration: 02:33Read Full Story

President Obama has announced he will nominate Aaron Williams, the current vice president for international buisiness development with RTI International, to be the new director of the Peace Corps.The AP reported:Williams was a senior manager at the U.S. Agency for International Development and reached the rank of career minister in the Senior Foreign Service.If confirmed, Williams will fill a slot that has been occupied in an acting capacity by Jody K. Olsen, the Peace Corps' deputy director...Read Full Story