CONTINUED GOR INTEREST IN PEACE CORPS

UNCLAS KIGALI 000236 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR AF/C DEPARTMENT PASS TO PEACE CORPS WASHINGTON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID PHUM PREL RW SUBJECT: CONTINUED GOR INTEREST IN PEACE CORPS ¶1. On 9 March Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Murigande in response to a request by the Minister to discuss the return of the US Peace Corps to Rwanda. Minister Murigande explained that he had met with a Peace Corps delegation led by Mr. Henry McCoy in 2004 and he asked if there was any progress made in getting the Peace Corps to return to Rwanda. ¶2. Ambassador Arietti recounted his actions in Washington in 2005 to encourage a Peace Corps return to Rwanda, including meetings and briefings at Peace Corps Headquarters. He said that it was likely that the first efforts by the Peace Corps in Rwanda would be in the education or health sectors but noted that funding limitations would be the biggest constraint to a near term deployment. Ambassador Arietti assured FM Murigande that he would continue to work with Peace Corps Headquarters and the Department on a Peace Corps return to Rwanda. ARIETTI