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To the Honorable Members of the 117th United States Congress,

“We are miserably broken by what is happening [in Tigray]. We have lost everything,” Gebrahid Welderfael, a farmer sheltering at Sudan’s Um Rakuba refugee camp, told Reuters. “The one thing we have is that we saved our lives, but we’re suffering here, and we’re not much
better off than those who died."i As Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who served in Ethiopia and Eritrea, we committed to “help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served” and “to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.”

We continue to uphold this mission for those we worked and lived with during our services. We are asking that you support our call to action of publicly condemning the violence that is occurring throughout Ethiopia, and in particular, supporting a peaceful resolution to the war in Tigray.

These conflicts were not born overnight, and complex histories fuel the flames of current tensions. Many Ethiopians, including those in the country right now and those of the diaspora, continue to detail these issues thoughtfully through their own perspectives, which we urge you to use as references. Several articles have detailed the struggles between federal and regional governments for power, the forever growing issue of regional territorialism, and the mass communication blackouts that are commonplace in Oromia to quell dissent. Before the current attacks in Tigray began, approximately 600,000 people were already reliant on humanitarian assistance.ii In addition, the following stark realities in Tigray as of January 19, 2021 are concerning:

• Over 58,000 refugees have fled to Sudan.iii
• 2.3 million children require humanitarian aid that has been blocked from entering the
region since the start of the conflict.iv
• Telecommunications blackouts in much of the region have prevented people from
contacting their loved ones, and internet is inaccessible throughout the region.v
• There are severe water, food, and medicine shortages.vi
• More than 4.5 million people are in urgent need of emergency food aid.vii
• International media access is restricted.viii
• Over 2 million people have been displaced by the conflict.ix
• Tigrayans are facing ethnic profiling such as travel restrictions, unwarranted searches,
arrests, and job suspensions.x
• Eritrean refugees in Tigray have been killed, abducted and forcibly returned to Eritrea.xi
• Bank accounts opened within the Tigray region were frozen.xii
• Federal airstrikes have hit populated areas and civilian infrastructure, including
universities and cultural and religious sites.xiii

We ask that the United States does not forget that its strongest allies are not simply constituted of politicians in Addis Ababa. They are also the students, teachers, farmers, and healthcare workers that Peace Corps Volunteers collaborated with in the urban and rural communities currently
embroiled in turmoil. We are not writing in support of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) or any political entity, we are writing in support of human dignity.

We invite you to stand with us and urge you to take the following actions:

1. Release a public statement condemning current violence in the region as well as the continuation of blocked telecommunications and internet access.
2. Advocate for the full opening of Tigrayan borders to local and international press in order to document human rights abuses so that all actors can be held accountable.
3. Use available diplomatic pressures to ensure the safe transference of humanitarian aid into all areas of Tigray, including support for Eritrean refugees currently residing there.
4. Urge the United Nations to conduct an investigation into the violence committed against all Ethiopian peoples within the last five years.
5. Condemn all parties inciting violence and advocate for sound reconciliation practices where open dialogue from all those involved is welcome without fear of retribution.
6. Support the bipartisan Senate Resolution 798 proposed by Senator Risch and Senator Cardin on December 10, 2020 concerning the US’s response to the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which incorporates many of the aforementioned demands.xiv

On the first of February it will have been 92 days since this conflict began. Inaction at this critical point in the conflict is unacceptable. As the fighting ostensibly winds down, we are quite sure that the war will continue on a much more pernicious level. Do not turn a blind eye to these
devastations of war. Instead, make clear your support of humanity in a region that is currently being threatened with protracted violence. Let us stand together now.

Sincerely,
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and other friends of Ethiopia

1. Patricia Haslach, US Ambassador to Ethiopia (2013-2016)
2. Vicki Huddleston, RPCV Peru; Charge d’Affairs in Ethiopia
3. Richard Olson, US Ambassador (retired)
4. Deborah Jones, US Ambassador (retired); FSO Ethiopia (1992-1994)
5. Heleen Bennett, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
6. Johannah Verhulst, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
7. Isabella Olson, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
8. Sarah Hunter, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
9. Kyle Mans, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
10. Tasha Feng, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
11. Elizabeth Alexion, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
12. Lilian Ashman, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
13. Breanna Mihalovich, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
14. Anisha Suri, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
15. Christine Homan, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
16. Megan Massinburg, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
17. Max Stanley, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
18. Joe Garzone, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
19. Mari Avicolli RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
20. Alexis Makrides, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
21. Timothy Koch, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
22. Michelle Giles, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
23. Cierra Slattengren, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
24. Nathaniel Hogg, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
25. Galen Phillips, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
26. Troy Swenson, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
27. Bryan Molk, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
28. Elizabeth Pelz, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
29. Jeremy Moree, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2018)
30. Christopher MacNeil, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2015)
31. Audrey Weaver Aanes, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1965-1967)
32. Michael Giles, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
33. Kiely Ford, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
34. Marc Flaherty, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
35. Janet Lee, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1974-1976); Fulbright Ethiopia (2017-2018)
36. Meghan Marreel-Alley, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
37. Daniel Luttrull, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
38. Amanda Habib, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
39. Jimi Hummer, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
40. Diana Winter, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
41. Bridget Eklund, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016)
42. Sara Brown, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2016)
43. Curt Dickinson, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
44. Joshua Gross, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
45. Julien Joy, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
46. Kellie Del Signore, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
47. Douglas Glosemeyer, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2016)
48. Anne Jones, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2019)
49. Alexandra Walker, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
50. Cecily Linsenmeyer, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
51. Alexander Reszutek, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
52. Cynthia Mosca, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1967-1969)
53. Daniel Mackay, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
54. Marianna Maurello, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
55. Jodi Pass, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
56. Courtney Swick, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
57. Chase Goldston, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
58. John Grap, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1973-1977)
59. Alex O’Connor, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
60. Sara Isaacs, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
61. Ben Rearick, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2013-2015)
62. Mary Webber, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
63. Jesse Brimmer, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
64. Heather Knorr, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
65. Kelsey Hill, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
66. Samantha Kvartunas, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
67. Hannah Kissel, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
68. Taylor Gleffe, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
69. Steven Finch, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1972-1974)
70. Eileen Malecki, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
71. Joel Miller, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
72. Esther Austin, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017)
73. Nicholas Strnad, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2008-2010)
74. Shawn Reinhardt, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
75. Ellie Bauer, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
76. Elaina Rahrig, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
77. Alima Chowdhury, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
78. Helen Kim, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
79. Jasmin De La Cerda, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
80. Katherine Shirley, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
81. Kimberlite Griffin, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2016)
82. Hayley Ashkenas, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
83. Christine Thompson, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
84. Kristen Nadeau, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018)
85. Vashti Armstrong, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
86. Jhonni Phillips, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2019)
87. Jordon Stanton, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
88. Michael Bonilla Del Río, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
89. Krista Jolivette, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
90. Paige Kimble, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2019)
91. Ryan Gaul, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
92. Caitlin Harrison, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
93. Levi Wollio, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
94. Anna Lande, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
95. Shelley Tekeste, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2008-2010)
96. Emma Sutter, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
97. Brianna Besch, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
98. Paul Lobron McDade, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
99. Benjamin Morse, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2011-2013)
100.Elliot Nuss, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
101.Chase Rollings, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2010-2012)
102.Devra Moehler, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1995-1997)
103.Alison Hanks-Sloan, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1995-1997)
104.Joseph Whelan, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
105.Thomas DeNatale, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2020)
106.Scott Mitsching, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
107.Colby Biesheuvel, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
108.Bernard Killion, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2019)
109.Sadiya Sassine, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
110.Spencer Sator, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2010-2012)
111.Brian Barbre, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2010-2012)
112.Jakayla Fulwood, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
113.Kelsey Lewis, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
114.Forrest Copeland, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2015)
115.Lillian DeSousa, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2019)
116.Brendan Boland, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2011-2014)
117.Christine Popp, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2016)
118.Jon Losey, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2008-2010)
119.Melody Halzel, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
120.Annie Kelly, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
121.Sarah Maniates, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
122.Amanda Spiegelberg, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2015)
123.Michael Elton, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
124.Kashiya Nwanguma, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2019)
125.Tricia Alcid, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
126.Brittany Sharpless, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2013-2015)
127.Megan McWilliams, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
128.Michael Walach, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2017-2019)
129.Erin Schreiber, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
130.Swathi Ayyagari, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
131.Anthony Navarrete, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
132.Bob Nguyen, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
133.Ramzy Bejjani, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
134.Rhianna Ericson, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
135.Taylor Blydenburgh, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
136.Haley Church, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
137.Emily Dooley, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
138.Andres Miller, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2019)
139.Merhawi Wells-Bogue, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea
140.Stive Berhe, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea
141.Mahteme Demewez, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea
142.Megan Wonderly, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
143.Kala Willette, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2016)
144.Alexandra Woodward, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2010-2012)
145.Haleigh Gulden, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
146.Charles Lreiman, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1968-1970)
147.Martin Keough, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
148.Andreas Martin, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1965-1968)
149.Laura Copeland, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2009-2011)
150.Lauren Wright, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
151.Phyllis Perna, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1968-1971)
152.Gilliane McShane, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2013-2015)
153.Michael O’Brien, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1967-1969)
154.Matthew Logan, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
155.Clark Fisher, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2019)
156.Natanya Dauster, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
157.Meg McCuen, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2015)
158.Betty Hagberg, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1964-1966)
159.William Aldrich, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1964-1966)
160.Jacob Gillis, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
161.Conor Dunn, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
162.Philip Lilienthal, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1965-1967)
163.Zeru Bezabh, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea
164.Tesfit Zerue, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea
165.Julie Tilton, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1966-1968)
166.Barry Stevens, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (1966-1968)
167.Jessica Dubow, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2016)
168.Erika Wilson, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2019-2020)
169.Pamela Cayemitte, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
170.Shayna Rosenblum, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2012-2014)
171.Habtay Kessete, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea
172.Erika Ozaki, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
173.Alesha Klein, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
174.Madeleine Gregory, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2016-2018)
175.Biri Gebrearegawi, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
176.Kevin Tobin, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2011-2013)
177.Carla Dollar, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2011-2013)
178.Laura Harrington, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2011-2014)
179.Andrew Tadross, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2011-2013)
180.Amanda Bradica, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2013-2015)
181.Keith Keyser, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2009-2013)
182.Alexandra Rutan, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
183.Johnathan Tremblay, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2016)
184.Sylvia Sedrak, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
185.Linda Stewart, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015)
186.Namir Mundino, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea
187.Adamma Ibe, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
188.Megan Muer, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
189.Nicklaus Lang, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2018-2020)
190.Ellery Rosin, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2014-2016)
191.John Meisenbacher, RPCV Ethiopia (2020), RPCV Eastern Caribbean (2017-2019), RPCV Ghana (2014-2016)
192.Emily Snyder, RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea (2015-2017)
193.Nancy Yuill, RPCV Botswana (1989-1991); Peace Corps Ethiopia Staff
194.James Carroll, RPCV Uganda, (2015-2017)
195.Caitlin Flynn, RPCV Benin (2017-2019)
196.Abby Reilly, RPCV Benin (2017-2019)
197.Tim Hirschel-Burns, RPCV Benin (2017-2019)
198.Sharron Toulouse, RPCV Korea (1966-1968)
199.Alex Hammerslough, RPCV Senegal (2017-2019)
200.Thaer Husien, RPCV Republic of Georgia (2014-2016)
201.Danielle King, RPCV Comoros (2018-2020)
202.Steven Tracy, RPCV Comoros (2018)
203.Virginia Pruity, RPCV Nigeria (1965-1967)
204.Molly Burgess, RPCV Uganda (2014-2016)
205.Ryanne Bamieh, RPCV Comoros (2018-2020)
206.Monica Miller, RPCV Morocco (2018-2020)
207.Taylor Fox, RPCV Indonesia (2016-2018)
208.Robert J Green, RPCV Malawi (2013-2015)
209.Maya Bauer-Moshi, RPCV Senegal (2017-2019)
210.Bena Parker, RPCV Comoros (2017-2019)
211.Thomas Dahlke, RPCV Ukraine (2013-2014)
212.Becca Thacker, RPCV Indonesia (2016-2018)
213.Kerry Bailey, RPCV Senegal (2017-2019)
214.Brittany Sholl, RPCV Indonesia (2019-2020)
215.Lindsay Morrison, RPCV Comoros (2016-2017)
216.Caitlin Fellows, RPCV Senegal (2017-2019)
217.Abraham Kahasay, RPCV Indonesia (2016-2018)
218.Cherish Wanter, RPCV Senegal (2017-2020)
219.Darryl Alexander, RPCV Armenia (2016-2018)
220.Michael Kunkel, RPCV Madagascar (2014-2017)
221.Paige Sferrazza, RPCV Mozambique (2016-2018)
222.Cori Simmons, RPCV Togo (2015-2017)
223.Linnea Norton, RPCV (2019-2020)
224.Grace Rooney, RPCV Zambia (2019-2020)
225.Zachary Witkin, RPCV Senegal (2020)
226.Amy Runkle, RPCV Ecuador (2017-2019), RPCV Peru (2019-2020)
227.Megan DiDomenico, RPCV South Africa (2019-2020)
228.Stephanie Mazur, RPCV Uganda (2018-2020)
229.Payton Persinger, RPCV China (2018-2020)
230.Audrey Schmelzer, RPCV China (2018-2020)
231.Samantha Carrick, RPCV Ecuador (2011-2014)
232.Gayle Robinson, RPCV Ghana (2012-2014)
233.Bryan Cucinotta, RPCV Dominican Republic (2016-2019)
234.Kelly King, RPCV Jamaica (2019-2020)
235.Jennifer Steiner, RPCV Uganda (2018-2020)
236.Andrew Bryant, RPCV Guatemala (2019-2020)
237.Sabrina Smith, RPCV N. Macedonia (2019-2020)
238.Chelsie Moore, RPCV Peru (2016-2018)
239.Maura Sullivan, RPCV Zambia (2018-2020)
240.Bianca Henao, RPCV Thailand (2019-2020)
241.Alice Kahng, RPCV Burkina Faso (2016-2017)
242.Megan Kmetz, RPCV Morocco (2017-2019)
243.Tarah Stroub, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
244.Baylee Matison, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
245.May Thach, RPCV Zambia (2015-2019)
246.Jakob Leichtman, RPCV Ecuador (2020)
247.Lewis Johnson, RPCV Zambia (2019-2020)
248.Ellen Sears, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
249.Adam Becker, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
250.Camilla Cluett, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
251.Nick Sharma, RPCV Rwanda (2016-2018)
252.Patrick McHigh, RPCV Ukraine (2018-2020)
253.Sofia Howson, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
254.Chenmua Yang, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
255.Trevor Luu, RPCV Madagascar (2017-2019)
256.Elizabeth Morris, RPCV Zambia (2019-2020)
257.Griffith Swidler, RPCV Togo (2017-2019)
258.Allison Lenselink, RPCV Togo (2017-2019)
259.Anna Wallace, RPCV Togo (2017-2019)
260.Tyler Stewart, RPCV Togo (2017-2019)
261.Devynn Barnes, RPCV Togo (2017-2019)
262.Nicole Diarra, RPCV Madagascar (2010-2012)
263.Karol Lopez, RPCV Madagascar (2015-2018)
264.Fikru Goshu, RPCV Mali (2006-2008)
265.Patrick Toomey, RPCV Madagascar (2015-2017)
266.Olivia Diaz, RPCV Zambia (2018-2020)
267.Marnie Leonard, RPCV Togo (2018-2020)
268.Colleen McNally-Murphy, RPCV Mali (2011-2012)
269.Heather Gardner, RPCV Nicaragua (1997-1999)
270.Jenneffer Sixkiller, RPCV Republic of South Africa (2009-2011)
271.Trevor Sharpe, RPCV Madagascar (2014-2016)
272.Olivia D, RPCV (2014-2017)
273.Padee Yang, RPCV Malawi (2019-2020)
274.Jen Green Tilly, RPCV Madagascar (2003-2007)
275.Clancy Taylor, RPCV Albania (2017-2019)
276.Michael MacLeod, RPCV Thailand (1964-1968)
277.Bailey Carraway, RPCV Morocco (2019-2020)
278.Kathleen Bradley, RPCV Mozambique (2015-2017)
279.Fabenson Frisch, RPCV Ukraine (2017-2019)
280.Bethany Woodson, RPCV Burkina Faso (2015-2016)
281.Deryn Fink, RPCV Gambia (2017-2018)
282.Sierra Mead, RPCV Togo (2017-2019)
283.Saroya Madlala, RPCV Panama (2018-2020)
284.Peter Bergquist, RPCV Mozambique (2016-2019)
285.Amanda Pincock, RPCV Côte d’Ivoire and Madagascar (2001-2003)
286.Cindy Toscano, RPCV Dominican Republic (2014-2016), RPCV Liberia (2016-2017)
287.Rachel Olugbemi, RPCV Liberia (2017-2019)
288.Mayeen Mohammedi, RPCV The Gambia (2017-2019)
289.Angela Flltz, RPCV Moldova (2016-2018)
290.Sarah Delannoy, RPCV Armenia (2018-2019)
291.Nicole Turczak, RPCV Madagascar (2018-2020)
292.Denise Goldin-Dubois, RPCV Guinea (1994-1996)
293.Brianna Stadch, RPCV Philippines (2019-2020)
294.Michael Fatsis, RPCV (2018)
295.Emily Cain, RPCV The Gambia (2018-2020)
296.Shira Menter, RPCV Ecuador (2020)
297.Kelly Owens, RPCV Cameroon (2002-2004)
298.Hannah Long, RPCV Uganda (2013-2015)
299.Megan Clark, RPCV Mali (2007-2009)
300.Grant Schutzman, RPCV Mozambique (2018-2020)
301.Jennifer Cordle, RPCV Mali (2006-2009)
302.Bridget Norris, RPCV Burkina Faso (2014-2016)
303.Caitlin Dorame, RPCV Morocco (2018-2020)
304.Kacy Bartels, RPCV Morocco (2018-2020)
305.Modesty Gomez, RPCV (2018-2019)
306.David Kreft, RPCV Peru (2011-2014)
307.Katherin Sibel, RPCV Paraguay (2015-2017)
308.Christine Masters, RPCV Madagascar (2001-2002)
309.Charles Lindsey, RPCV Malawi (2017-2019)
310.Anna Gallerani, RPCV Malawi (2017-2019)
311.Jessica Klink, RPCV Tanzania (2016-2018)
312.Samantha McNelly, RPCV Cameroon (2014-2016)
313.Young Kwon, RPCV Morocco (2016-2018)
314.Kara Sparling, RPCV Panama (2015-2017)
315.Nikia Crollard, RPCV Mozambique (2017-2019)
316.Abram Saroufim, RPCV Liberia (2017-2019)
317.Yuri Horowitz, RPCV Mali (2006-2008)
318.Katherine Sonnefeldt, RPCV Togo (2015-2018)
319.Connor Kasch, RPCV Myanmar (2018-2020)
320.Eduard Verhulst, RPCV Zambia (2011-2013)
321.Kevin Drumm, RPCV Peru (2016-2018)
322.Daniel Kase, RPCV Ukraine (2018-2020)
323.Shai Stephenson, RPCV Haiti (2001-2003)
324.Christopher Brew, RPCV Togo (2016-2017)
325.Kaitlyn Shepard, RPCV Namibia (2013-2015)
326.Ryan Welby, RPCV Togo (2013-2015)
327.Pakou Thao, RPCV Indonesia (2016-2018)
328.Julie Crookham, RPCV Indonesia (2016-2018), Morocco (2018-2020)
329.Kelly Procopio, RPCV Swaziland (2011-2013)
330.Christopher Beardsley, RPCV Rwanda (2016-2018)
331.Benjamin Olinger, RPCV Jamaica (2017-2019)
332.Jerusha Simmons, RPCV The Gambia (2017-2019)
333.Samuel Pena, RPCV Colombia (2017)
334.Liana Kabins, RPCV Peru (2018-2020)
335.Laura Pearson, RPCV Cameroon (2011-2015)
336.Kelsey Rowe, RPCV Armenia (2016-2019)
337.Katie Shanks, RPCV Mozambique (2019-2020)
338.Νικόλαοσ Φλεσσασ, RPCV Ghana (2020)
339.Virginia Burger, RPCV Mali, Rwanda (2010-2013)
340.Jessica Wickman, RPCV Philippines (2017-2019)
341.Neah Ortman, RPCV Rwanda (2015-2017)
342.Haley Dolan, RPCV Madagascar (2019-2020)
343.Jared Rogers, RPCV Mali (2010-2012), Guyana (2013-2014)
344.Elizabeth Parant, RPCV North Macedonia (2018-2020)
345.Jamie Backhaus, RPCV Mozambique (2012-2015)
346.Stockton Duvall, RPCV Madagascar (2019-2020)
347.Caleb Montague, RPCV Tanzania (2016-2019)
348.Steven Peterson, RPCV Tanzania (2016-2018)
349.Kaile Pelayo, RPCV Indonesia (2019-2020)
350.Mark Koenig, RPCV Tanzania (2018)
351.Noah Nieting, RPCV Benin (2017-2019)
352.Ridley Walters, Ukraine and Malawi (Peace Corps 2007-2009; Fulbright 2018-2019)
353.Erin Curley, RPCV Malawi (2019-2020)
354.Kathryn Stewart, RPCV Botswana (1976-1978); adoptive parent of a child from Tigray
355.Lauren Swick, RPCV Mali (2000-2002)
356.Nathan Schneider, RPCV Benin (2018-2020)
357.Kai Schmidt, RPCV Benin (2017-2019)
358.Maki McCornick, RPCV Colombia (2018-2020)
359.Bailey Shepard, RPCV Mali/Guinea (2015-2017)
360.Mulugeta Sumur, RPCV
361.Hana Hobscheid, Fulbright, Jordan (2019-2020)
362.Seth Thomas, Fulbright, Jordan (2019-2020)
363.Omar Taweh, Fulbright, Jordan (2019-2020)
364.Jesus Gonzalez, Fulbright, Jordan (2019-2020)
365.Dominique Lopiccolo, Fulbright
366.Grady Kelper, Fulbright ETA, Jordan (2019-2020)
367.Allison Larmann, Fulbright, Malaysia (2018-2019)
368.Deve Wishart, Fulbright, Germany (2018-2019)
369.Liam Nicoll, Fulbright 2019-2020)
370.Molly Hickey, Fulbright, Jordan (2019-2020)
371.Mitchel Collins, Fulbright, Paraguay (2020)
372.Vanessa Avalone, Fulbright ETA, Malaysia (2018)
373.Kevin Tang, Fulbright, Jordan
374.Kate Knight, Fulbright (2019-2020)
375.Hannah Vilas, Fulbright Scholar, Argentina (2019)
376.Amy Smerdel, Boren Scholar, Senegal (2018-2019)
377.Barghav Sivaguru, Boren Scholar
378.Quinn Carolan, Boren Scholar, Senegal
379.Madeline Brancel, David L. Boren Scholar, Mozambique (2015-2016)
380.Kyana Bell, AmeriCorps (Summer 2017)
381.Emma Hollandsworth, AmeriCorps (2018-2019)
382.Farrah Beck, AmeriCorps (2015-2016, 2018-2019)
383.Mika Perkins, AmeriCorps (2018-2019)
384.John Hartman, AmeriCorps (2017-2019)
385.Jane Goldkamp, AmeriCorps (2017-2019)
386.Bridget Millen, AmeriCorps (2018-2019)
387.Luvia Castro, AmeriCorps (2019-2020+)
388.Julianne DeGuardi, AmeriCorps (2017-2018)
389.Rebecca Williams, AmeriCorps (2018)
390.Shelby Anderson, AmeriCorps (2018-2019)
391.Madison McRill, AmeriCorps (2018-2019)
392.Marina Mendes, AmeriCorps City Year and CivicSpark Volunteer (2019-2020)
393.Danielle Douglas, AmeriCorps City Year, Denver (2017-2018)
394.Maia Baltzley, AmeriCorps Monterey County United for Literacy (2019-2021)
395.Grace Healy, AmeriCorps NCCC (2014-2015)
396.Brandon Dellis, AmeriCorps VISTA
397.Danielle Kolker, AmeriCorps VISTA (2019-2020)
398.Ashley Tobeck, AmeriCorps VISTA (2018-2019)
399.Timothy Williams, AmeriCorps (2018-2020)
400.Bridget Flanery, AmeriCorps City Year (2020-2021)
401.Leah Willover, AmeriCorps
402.Stevie Hunter, AmeriCorps VISTA (2018-2019)
403.Michael Dirsmith, US Army Veteran having served in Ethiopia (1967-1969)
404.Ciara Rivera, Graduate Student McCourt School of Public Policy, Mali (2015-2019)
405.Michael Haile, Working in another organization, Ethiopia (2006-2021)
406.Danielle Warhall, Concerned citizen, United States
407.Bridget Webber, Concerned Citizen of USA
408.Lillian Wiley, Concerned friend of RPCV, United States
409.Susanna Creed, Clinton School of Public Service
410.Jacqueline Bennett, Parent of RPCV Ethiopia
411.Ian Douglas, U.S. Citizen
412.Katherine Dirsmith, Concerned Citizen
413.Maxwell Kalyani
414.Rachel Wilson
415.Kiros Yohans
416.Madeline Elia
417.Brynn Keenan
418.Jason Nuss
419.Gloria Nuss
420.Nicholas Ruiz

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