Carol Spahn is an American executive and current director of the Peace Corps.
Carol Spahn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 21st Director of the Peace Corps | |
| Assumed office December 21, 2022 [1] | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jody Olsen |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Catholic University of America (BA) George Washington University (MA) |
Education
editSpahn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Catholic University of America and a Master of Arts in international development from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.[2]
Career
editSpahn served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania from 1994 to 1996. She later worked as the senior vice president of operations at Women for Women International and executive director of the Accordia Global Health Foundation. She was also the vice president, CFO, and treasurer of Small Enterprise Assistance Funds. Spahn has held executive positions at GE Capital and KPMG. She later returned to the Peace Corps to serve as a country director in Malawi and as chief of operations for eastern and southern Africa.[3]
On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden designated Spahn as acting director of the Peace Corps,[4][5] and she served in this capacity until November 16, 2021,[6] and as CEO from November 2021 until November 2022.[6][7]
In April 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Spahn to serve as director of the agency. Hearings on her nomination were held by the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 30, 2022, and her nomination was reported favorably by the committee on December 7, 2022. The United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote on December 13, 2022.[8] She was sworn in on January 11, 2023.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Leadership." December, 2022 Archived 2024-02-04 at peacecorps.gov (Error: unknown archive URL)
- ^ "Carol Spahn Named Acting Director of the Peace Corps". www.peacecorps.gov. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Carol Spahn Named Acting Director of the Peace Corps". Peace Corps. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Peace Corps Turns 60 Under The Pandemic". WVXU. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "President Biden has nominated Carol Spahn to be Director of the Peace Corps". Peace Corps Worldwide. April 6, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "New Executive Officer of the Peace Corps: Thomas Peng (Philippines)". Peace Corps Worldwide. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "PN1958 — Carol Spahn — Peace Corps 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Carol Spahn Sworn-In as 21st Director of the Peace Corps". Peace Corps. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.