As part of her first official tour, Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn swore-in the inaugural group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve in Vietnam during a ceremony held on Friday in Hanoi.
Peace Corps volunteers swear during a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 30.
The event saw the attendance of representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training, the US Government, and administrators and teachers from the schools where the volunteers will co-teach.
“As we approach the New Year, this swearing-in offers us the opportunity to take a moment from our busy lives to appreciate and recognise the power of human connection,” said Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn. “As the 143rd partner country of the Peace Corps, Vietnam is a welcome addition to our global community, and I look forward to seeing how volunteers and teachers work together to inspire the next generation.”
Peace Corps’ English education program in Vietnam, officially established with the signing of an implementing agreement in July 2020, is a collaborative partnership between Peace Corps and Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training. Since arriving in Vietnam in October, the nine English education volunteers successfully completed a comprehensive cross-cultural, language, and technical training program which prepared them to understand and follow the policies and practices of the Vietnamese education system and to co-teach alongside Vietnamese teachers for two years.
Following today’s swearing-in ceremony, the volunteers will begin their work in secondary schools of Hanoi districts with Vietnamese counterparts and students.
