Carol Spahn is an American government official who is the designee to serve as director of the Peace Corps. She previously served as acting director from January to November 2021.

Education

Spahn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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and a Master of Arts in international development from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

Career

Spahn served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania from 1994 to 1996. She later worked as the senior vice president of operations at

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and executive director of the Accordia Global Health Foundation. She was also the vice president, CFO, and treasurer of

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. Spahn has held executive positions at GE Capital and

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. She later returned to the Peace Corps to serve as a country director in Malawi and as acting director from January 20, 2021, until November 16, 2021. 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.

References

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